Politics

The Senate has voted to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Joe Biden’s effort to reopen the nation’s schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Greg Abbott says he will make a statewide announcement Tuesday in Lubbock.

Merrick Garland passed the next step on his path to attorney general as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to advance his nomination.

Texas’ attorney general said Monday he’s suing electricity provider Griddy for passing along massive bills to its customers during last month’s winter storm.

Donald Trump’s return to the public eye comes at a time in which the Republican Party is still searching for its identity in the post-Trump era.

Former President Donald Trump, in results announced Sunday, won the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll with 55% of attendees saying they'd vote for him if the 2024 GOP primary were today.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked the state's attorney general and chief appeals court judge to jointly appoint an independent lawyer to investigate claims he sexually harassed at least two women who worked for him.

The three-day event is being held at the Hyatt Regency Orlando.

Democrats are ready to shove a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through the House on Friday.

The House passed a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package early Saturday, 219-212, that includes $1,400 checks for most Americans and billions of dollars for schools, state and local governments and businesses. Here's a look at some highlights of the legislation.

The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill early Saturday in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they'd revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage.

A man shoved a photojournalist on the deck of the Staten Island Ferry and was about to hit him with a metal rod when mayoral candidate Andrew Yang intervened.

The annual conference marks the first significant gathering of Republicans since the election and its aftermath as the party reckons with the faction that continues to support Trump and those who don’t.

There was a different tone to the first round of questions Friday in the second day of hearings by Texas lawmakers into last week’s power grid meltdown.

Sen. Rand Paul spoke during a hearing on the nomination for assistant secretary of health of Dr. Rachel Levine, who is transgender. He has been accused of making "ideological and harmful misrepresentations" during his questioning.

Opponents want to end what they call a visage of slavery. They propose to amend the state Constitution’s ban on indentured servitude to remove an exemption for people who are being punished for crimes.