Tag: Texas

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) speaks during an interview with the Washington Examiner, at his office on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, January 16, 2019.

SEAL veteran Dan Crenshaw’s mission: Make the GOP ‘cool again’

Al Weaver · January 18, 2019 5:00 am

A Planned Parenthood clinic is seen Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, in Houston.

Appeals court gives Texas permission to strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood

Anna Giaritelli · January 18, 2019 1:27 am

Beltway Confidential

Drug smugglers bring 700 lbs of cocaine into US, then flee into Mexico across border with no physical barrier

Eddie Scarry · January 18, 2019 12:44 am

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke speaks during a campaign rally in El Paso, Texas.

Magazine - Your Land

Baba O’Rourke’s teenage wasteland

Seth Mandel · January 18, 2019 12:00 am

Crenshaw O'Rourke

Dan Crenshaw: ‘Weird’ Beto O’Rourke ‘should never be president’ because he questioned Constitution

Al Weaver · January 17, 2019 6:27 pm

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. D-Texas, returns to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing after a break on Capitol Hill.

House Democrat sued for allegedly firing staffer over rape complaint

Naomi Lim · January 17, 2019 4:32 am

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, the 2018 Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, speaks during a campaign rally in El Paso, Texas.

Beltway Confidential

Beto O’Rourke made provocative comments on American principles. They deserve a response

Quin Hillyer · January 17, 2019 12:47 am

Rep.-elect Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, left seated, listen during member-elect orientations on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Dan Crenshaw warns withdrawing troops from Syria will leave a vacuum for ISIS to fill

Diana Stancy Correll · January 16, 2019 10:43 pm

Ward Three Councilmember Mary Cheh speaks during the 2015 District of Columbia Inauguration ceremony at the Convention Center in Washington, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015.

The ‘100 by 32’ green energy fad means higher costs, less reliability for DC residents

Washington Examiner · January 16, 2019 5:00 am

Texas' AFL-CIO has recently endorsed Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas as O'Rourke tries to win against Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. It was a reversal from a commitment the union made to not endorse any candidate in the 2018 Senate election. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Beltway Confidential

Asked about immigration reform, Beto O’Rourke admits ignorance: ‘I don’t know’

Philip Wegmann · January 15, 2019 9:23 pm

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers assist travelers with luggage through a security screening area during a partial federal government shutdown Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in SeaTac, Wash. TSA staff are among tens of thousands of federal employees considered essential as the federal government shutdown moves into its second week. They are working without pay until the shutdown ends, but will likely be paid retroactively later on.

Houston airport closes terminal due to TSA staffing shortage amid shutdown

Vaishnavee Sharma · January 14, 2019 2:05 am

President Trump speaks as he tours the U.S. border with Mexico at the Rio Grande on the southern border in McAllen, Texas.

Energy and Environment

Trump eases off using disaster relief funds for his wall after bipartisan pushback

Josh Siegel · January 12, 2019 2:05 am