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House GOP Rejects Immigration Bill, Postpones Vote On Another
Posted on · The measure's defeat was long expected. Many GOP moderates considered it too harsh and Democrats were solidly against it
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UPDATE: Trump Signs Order To End Family Separations
Posted on · An official with Health and Human Services says the more than 2,300 children separated from their parents at the border as a result of a zero-tolerance policy on illegal crossings won't be immediately reunited with their families.
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To Quell Growing Rebellion, House GOP Leaders Promise Action On Immigration In June
Posted on · Over initial objections by House GOP leaders, the House is expected to take up immigration legislation next month that threatens to further divide the party in the middle of an election year.
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House Bill Would Revive Mothballed Nevada Nuclear Waste Dump
Posted on · The bill would direct the Energy Department to continue a licensing process for Yucca Mountain while also moving forward with a separate plan for a temporary storage site in New Mexico or Texas
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House Approves Huge Spending Bill, Next To Senate
Posted on · The bill provides just $1.6 billion to start building pieces of President Donald Trump’s wall with Mexico and for other border security step
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House Passes School Gun Violence Bill, One Month After Florida School Shooting
Posted on · As students walked out of their schools to demand action to prevent gun violence, the House passed the first gun-related measure since the Parkland shooting
Texas Elections 2018
Democrats, Women Candidates Score Big In Texas Primaries
Posted on · For Republicans, the primary was a vivid exhibition of the Trump effect on GOP politics
Texas Elections 2018
Here’s What Happened In The 2018 Texas Primaries
Posted on · As polls opened in the Texas primaries on Tuesday, The Texas Tribune laid out seven key questions for election night. Now that the smoke is clearing, here are the answers.
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Federal Team Investigating Deadly Dallas House Explosion
Posted on · Four injured people were in the front yard and one of them was holding the unconscious 12-year-old girl, who was pronounced dead at a hospital
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Immigration Debate To Start As A Jump Ball In The Senate
Posted on · Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is launching an unpredictable process Monday, affording lawmakers the chance to bring any ideas to the floor. "Whoever gets to 60 [votes] wins," he said
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House Votes To Avert Federal Shutdown, Senate Chances Dim
Posted on · It remains unclear whether lawmakers will be able to find a way to keep federal offices open past a Friday night deadline
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UPDATE: Trump Celebrates After Congress Wraps Up Massive Tax Package
Posted on · The GOP-dominated House voted — a second time — along party lines on Wednesday to approve the complex legislation, following a narrow vote after midnight in the Senate.
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A New Nationwide Tax Bill Passed Today. How Does It Impact Texans?
Posted on · The House will vote Tuesday on the GOP's tax bill
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WATCH LIVE: Senate To Vote On GOP Tax Bill
Posted on · The Senate is expected to vote on the bill later Tuesday
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There’s A Democrat Running For Every Texas Congressional Seat Next Year
Posted on · Democrats are more motivated than they’ve been in years