Trump's heir? Mike Pence re-emerges, lays groundwork for 2024 presidential run

Former Vice President Mike Pence is steadily reentering public life as he eyes a potential run for the White House in 2024 -- despite an apparent snub by former President Donald Trump.

Biden names diverse slate of judicial nominees for federal courts

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his first slate of judicial nominees to serve as federal district or appeals court judges.

White House, UN signal possible 'additional actions' after N. Korea missile tests

The Biden administration said Monday it's looking at “additional actions” that the United Nations might take to respond to North Korea’s recent missile tests.

‘This is deadly serious’: Biden calls for states to reinstate mask mandates amid uptick in COVID-19 cases

President Joe Biden implored state officials who lifted mask mandates to reinstate them as well as maintaining any preventative health measure to stave off a potential fourth COVID-19 surge, Monday.

Groups file lawsuit challenging Georgia’s Republican-backed election law

The Georgia NAACP and other civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging Georgia’s new Republican-backed election law.

Dominion Voting sues Fox News for $1.6B over 2020 election claims

Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing the cable news giant falsely claimed that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election.

Report: Organizations call to move MLB All-Star Game, The Masters over voting law

Controversial Republican-backed reform of elections in Georgia is facing backlash, including calls to move major sporting events out of the state in protest.

Texas U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn visit Texas-Mexico border

U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn will be visiting a day after President Biden pledged to address the influx of migrants crowding detention facilities. 

Court sides with Austin in mask mandate battle, denies injunction

Friday Judge Lora Livingston of the 261st District Civil Court ruled that Austin and Travis County’s mask mandates can remain in place. 

House Bill 54 could ban reality TV access to Texas law enforcement

HB 54, filed by state Rep. James Talarico, will be named after Javier Ambler, who died while being detained by Williamson County deputies in 2019.

Immigration takes center stage in Biden’s first press conference

With young migrants crowded into detention centers on the border, immigration took center stage at Joe Biden’s first formal press conference. 

Supporters of George Floyd Act rally at Capitol before first hearing

This is just the first step in a very long journey for HB 88. If it makes it through the Texas House it still has to go through the Senate.

White House officially withdraws Neera Tanden nomination for budget chief from Senate

The White House on Thursday officially withdrew the nomination of Neera Tanden to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget from the U.S. Senate.

CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, Google face new grilling by Congress

As malicious conspiracy theories continue to spread, lawmakers are pounding the social media companies over their market dominance, harvesting of user data and practices that some believe actually encourage the spread of engaging but potentially harmful misinformation.