FOX 7 Discussion: Candidate endorsed by Trump loses Texas runoff

Travis County GOP chairman Matt Mackowiak and Democratic consultant Joe Deshotel join Mike Warren to discuss the recent runoff for Texas District 6.

FOX 7 Discussion: First hearing on deadly Capitol riot on Jan 6

Travis County GOP executive director Brian Rudell and Texas Democratic Party co-executive director Jamarr Brown talk about the hearing on the deadly Capitol riot.

Infrastructure bill: Biden, senators reach $1T deal

President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement Wednesday on a $1 trillion national infrastructure package, and the Senate appeared ready to begin consideration of the key part of the administration's agenda.

FOX 7 Discussion: Concerns surrounding the Texas voting bills

Chris Davis, an elections administrator in Williamson County, talks to Mike Warren about his testimony at the legislature on House Bill 3.

Biden pushes 'buy American' efforts, energy investments at truck plant

President Joe Biden's visit to the facility in the Lehigh Valley comes as his administration pushes new “buy American” efforts and advocates for government investments and clean energy as ways to strengthen U.S. manufacturing.

Activists embark on voting rights march across Central Texas

The Moral March for Democracy brings together Democratic politicians and activists. It starts in Georgetown and will end in Austin.

Texans will soon be able to carry handguns in public without a license

Gov. Greg Abbott signed permitless carry, also known as constitutional carry, into law after it passed through the legislative session.

Cyber attacks: Biden warns of growing threats in 1st visit with US intelligence community

President Joe Biden used his first visit with rank-and-file members of the U.S. intelligence community to make a promise that he will “never politicize” their work.

Abbott orders Texas National Guard to assist with border arrests

Gov. Greg Abbott announced in June that those who commit criminal trespass or other state offenses will be subject to arrest and confinement.

Capitol police recount brutal attack at riot probe’s 1st hearing

Four police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the deadly Jan. 6 attack gave emotional testimony about being beaten and overwhelmed by rioters.

Biden: US will end military combat mission in Iraq by end of year

President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi are set to announce that they’ve come to an agreement to end the U.S. military’s combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year.

Biden's 8 US attorney nominations would include historic firsts

Biden is nominating eight people for U.S. attorney positions in D.C., Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Washington state.

Jesse Jackson among 39 arrested for sit-in at Sen. Sinema's office in Phoenix

Rev. Jesse Jackson took part in a protest in Phoenix that called on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to support ending the Senate filibuster. The protest ended in his arrest, along with dozens of others.

Trump critic Rep. Kinzinger joins committee to investigate US Capitol riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday named a second Republican critic of Donald Trump, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, to a special committee investigating the Capitol riot.

Minneapolis to vote on replacing police department this November

Minneapolis voters will vote this November on a charter amendment that will ask whether or not the city should replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety that "employs a comprehensive public health approach."

This Week in Texas Politics: COVID, Opal Lee and Longhorns in the SEC

This week, FOX 7's Rudy Koski and his panel of experts are focusing on a few things that may have flown under the radar in Texas.