Trump Is Hosting Xi for a State Dinner. It’s a Rarity for the U.S. President.
The state dinner for President Xi on Thursday will be only the fourth hosted by President Trump, far fewer than past U.S. presidents.
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State Rep. James Talarico, Texas’ Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, kicks off The New American Dream Tour on Aug. 5 at Esports Stadium in Arlington.
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Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General and candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks on the opening night of the Republican Convention at American Airlines Center on Sept. 9 in Dallas.
Did taxpayers fund a $14K ad touting Trump’s success?
The government paid for a TV ad boosting Trump’s message ahead of the midterms. Lawmakers on both sides want answers.
Video: Republicans in Red-State Races Are Starting to Break From Trump
Our national political correspondent, Shane Goldmacher, explains how a growing number of Republican candidates in key battleground states are making calculated decisions to distance themselves from President Trump and his policies.
Trump urges Supreme Court to restart deportations to countries with poor human rights records
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to remove migrants to countries other than their homeland without giving them an opportunity to raise human rights concerns. The Justice Department filed an emergency appeal after a decision from the Boston-based 1st US Circuit Court
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Deportations to Third Countries
A lower federal court on Wednesday imposed restrictions on deporting migrants to countries other than their own.
In Alaska, Rowdy Members of Congress Are a Tradition
Revelations about the conduct of former Representative Mary Peltola may not faze voters who have long elected abrasive and sometimes violent figures to represent them.
‘Glee’ sucks but is a perfect analogy for American politics
What “Glee” lacks in good writing, it more than makes up for in its reflections onto our own world.
The Blogs: Iran Targets America´s Political Distress Point
From the blog of Yehudi Sabbagh at The Times of Israel