US war in Afghanistan will end August 31, Biden says

President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31.

Harris says Democrats will donate $25M to expand ‘I Will Vote’ campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Howard University, her alma mater, on July 8 where she spoke about the importance of protecting voting rights amid a Republican push to enact more restrictive voting laws.

FOX 7 Discussion: Texas Legislature funding fight

Texas Tribune political reporter Patrick Svitek joins Mike Warren to talk about the upcoming special session.

Texas Legislature Special Session agenda released by Gov. Abbott

A number of hot issue items are on the agenda following Texas Democrats' walkout on the final night of the 87th Legislative Session.

Congressman donates suit he wore to clean up after US Capitol riot to Smithsonian

“While some try to erase history, I will fight to tell the story so it never happens again,” U.S. Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey posted on Twitter Tuesday.

FOX 7 Discussion: Special session set to start in 2 days

Travis County GOP chairman Matt Mackowiak and Texas Democratic Party executive director Jamarr Brown discuss what could possibly be on the table.

‘Democracy did prevail’: Biden marks 6 months since Capitol riot

President Joe Biden marked six months since the deadly Capitol riot on Jan. 6, declaring in a statement released on Tuesday, “democracy did prevail.”

Georgetown City Council member resigns

Rachael Jonrowe, who represents District 6 in Georgetown, had announced her intention to resign in June, citing personal reasons.

Pentagon cancels $10B cloud-computing contract with Microsoft

The Pentagon said Tuesday it is canceling a cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion and will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon.

Allen West announces he is running against Governor Abbott

Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced Sunday he is running for governor, challenging fellow Republican Greg Abbott.

Military sexual assault prosecution changes backed by Biden

President Biden is backing a major change to the military justice system that would remove decisions on prosecuting sex assault cases from commanders.

SCOTUS declines case of florist who refused same-sex wedding job

The Supreme Court on Friday left in place a decision that a florist broke Washington state's anti-discrimination laws when she refused to provide services for a same-sex wedding.

Reps. Greene, Gaetz invite Britney Spears to testify before Congress about conservatorship

Four members of Congress, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, of Florida, have invited pop icon Britney Spears to testify before Congress.

Attorney General Merrick Garland orders halt of all federal executions

The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months.