When asked what he will do as the Brazos Valley’s congressman to prevent this kind of mass shooting in the community, he spoke of mental health issues he says the pandemic has exacerbated.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Monday announced he won’t throw out the first pitch at the Rangers home opener after Major League Baseball rescinded its decision to hold its summer All-Star Game in Atlanta following passage of a sweeping new voting law in the state.
U.S. officials found no evidence that foreign actors changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process in last November’s presidential election, according to government reports Tuesday affirming the integrity of the contest won by President Joe Biden.
Court papers say Federico Klein was seen wearing a “Make America Great Again" hat amid the throng of people trying to force their way into the Capitol.
The solid start to the three-month special enrollment period indicates a pent-up demand for health insurance as the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark.
Matt Schlapp, chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference and a Trump ally, said discussion panels on election integrity would highlight “huge” evidence of illegal voting in Georgia, Nevada and elsewhere that ultimately swung the election for Democrat Joe Biden.
The sweeping proposal from state Sen. Patrick Testin, of Stevens Point, comes after the Dallas Mavericks did not play “The Star-Spangled Banner” before home games earlier this season.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the U.S. economy’s ongoing weakness Tuesday in remarks that suggested that the Fed sees no need to alter its ultra-low interest rate policies anytime soon.
This week marks the beginning of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, all while lawmakers try to figure out what to do with the next round of coronavirus relief.Congressman Pete Sessions, (R) District 17, joined the crew on BVTM Monday to discuss the busy week ahead.
“There is an economic and health crisis that needs attention, and I don’t think he can wait to build consensus before implementing his policies on those two crises,” said Gottlieb on Brazos Valley This Morning Wednesday.
Ann Bowman, a state and local politics scholar at the Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service, says a presidential administration can affect how state and local governments do their jobs.
The $900-billon bill passed Congress with bipartisan support this week, heading to Pres. Donald Trump’s desk to be signed into law. Instead, the president called for larger direct payments.
Electors across the country were casting ballots Monday and are expected to deliver the 270 votes needed to award the election to former Vice President Joe Biden by the end of the day. Trump and many Texas Republicans have not yet acknowledged defeat.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block the battleground states from casting "unlawful and constitutionally tainted votes" in the Electoral College. There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud, experts say.
Michigan’s largest county reversed course and unanimously certified its presidential election results Tuesday night after Republicans first blocked the move in a party-line vote that threatened to temporarily stall official approval of Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the state.
The message from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.was that Republicans should concede the presidential election was won by Biden and immediately return to negotiations on COVID relief.
The retiring congressman was interviewed live on Brazos Valley This Morning on Nov. 11, providing his first official comments since the election was called for Democrat Joe Biden over President Donald Trump.
Wanda Watson says that with a little more time and a little less pandemic, Democrats running for office in Brazos County would have stood a better chance in this reliably red district.
Election Day in Brazos County went about as smoothly as officials could have hoped after reporting very few irregularities or obstacles that hindered people from voting.
