St. Louis gun owner Mark McCloskey, who confronted protesters in front of home, considering US Senate run

Mark McCloskey, a St. Louis attorney who, along with his wife, armed himself and confronted protesters outside their home last year, said he is considering a run for a U.S. Senate seat.

Gov. Abbott casts ballot in city of Austin local election

Gov. Greg Abbott cast his ballot Tuesday in the city of Austin's local election and says that he voted yes on Proposition B.

FOX 7 Discussion: Push to make Texas more 'cannabis-friendly'

Jax Finkel, executive director of Texas NORML, joins Rebecca Thomas to discuss the push in the Texas legislature regarding marijuana.

Hearing set for Cedar Park land acquisition fight

On Wednesday, a long-running fight may end over the acquisition of some of the property owned by Tina and John Mallach along the new Bell Boulevard.

Local leaders respond to verdict in Derek Chauvin trial

Austin-area and Texas leaders are responding to the guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Trump says he's 'very seriously' considering 2024 presidential run

Former President Donald Trump told Fox News that he is strongly considering running again in 2024: "I am looking at it very seriously. Beyond seriously."

Arizona Supreme Court to hear challenge to new voter-approved education tax

The Arizona Supreme Court will hear an expedited constitutional challenge on April 20 to a new voter-approved tax on high-earning Arizonans that was designed to boost school funding.

‘Isolationist,’ ‘nativist’: George W. Bush sharply criticizes GOP in rare interview

Former President George W. Bush said the Republican Party he served has become “isolationist, protectionist and, to a certain extent, nativist” in a rare television interview.

Tennessee House passes bill mandating that fetal remains be buried or cremated

Medical providers in Tennessee would be required to cremate or bury fetal remains from surgical abortions under legislation advanced by the GOP-controlled House on Monday.

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez unveil Green New Deal proposal to modernize US public housing

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., announced the legislation Monday, seeking to increase the public housing commitment in Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan.

Gov. DeSantis signs anti-riot bill imposing harsher criminal penalties on violent protesters

Backed by law enforcement from all over Central Florida at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the governor signed his controversial anti-rioting bill into law on Monday. The measure is meant to stiffen penalties on violent protesters.

Caitlyn Jenner to ‘decide soon’ whether she will run for CA governor as Newsom faces recall

The Olympian and reality TV star addressed speculation of a potential campaign run on Twitter over the weekend after reports that she was coordinating with longtime GOP fundraiser Caroline Wren, who had ties to former President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign.

US, China agree to combat climate change with 'urgency'

The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, have agreed to cooperate with other countries to curb climate change.

Ted Cruz says he is done with wearing a mask at the Capitol

Some Capitol staffers and reporters have not yet received both rounds of their vaccine. One reporter asked Cruz to put a mask on while he gave a press conference last month. "Uh, yeah, when I'm talking in front of the TV cameras I'm not going to wear a mask," Cruz told the reporter. "And all of us have been immunized, so..." 

Hard-right Republicans considering new conservative group to save 'Anglo-Saxon' traditions

Hard-right House Republicans on Friday were discussing forming an America First Caucus, which one document described as championing “Anglo-Saxon political traditions” and warning that mass immigration was putting the “unique identity” of the U.S. at risk.

Political consultant shared internal Trump campaign polling data with Russia in 2016, Treasury says

The Treasury Department says Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian and Ukrainian political consultant, shared sensitive information from Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign with Russian intelligence services.