U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) walks to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 7, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Sen. Joe Manchin’s reelection campaign raised over $1 million over three months thanks to donations from the likes of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, multiple Wall Street leaders and energy giants. … Read more
Topline In a letter to President Joe Biden, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) expressed concern about the timing of a Justice Department antitrust investigation into the PGA Tour as it fights to fend off its new competitor, the Saudi government-funded LIV Golf – revealed just days before Biden’s first presidential visit to Saudi Arabia. Sen. John … Read more
A U.S. senator has raised suspicion of the timing of President Biden’s Justice Department investigating the PGA Tour in a potential antitrust case regarding its competition with Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas wrote an open letter to President Biden, questioning if it was a coincidence that this investigation was revealed in the … Read more
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. First Lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday after she said during a San Antonio speech that the Latino community was “as unique as the breakfast tacos” in the city. “The First Lady apologizes that her words … Read more
Joe Biden, as his former daughter-in-law recounts in her new memoir, comes on strong. That’s no surprise to anyone who has read the allegations of sexual inappropriateness against President Biden, or has seen the multiple videos and photos of creepy Uncle Joe with women and young girls: sniffing their hair, massaging their shoulders, pressing his … Read more
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 7, 2022.Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko (AP) On Thursday, soccer player Megan Rapinoe received the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the most prestigious civilian honor in the U.S. — and simultaneously paid … Read more
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during the third day of Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings on Judge Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 23, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina will challenge a grand jury subpoena seeking his testimony as part … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are hosting a Fourth of July barbecue for military families on the South Lawn of the White House Monday afternoon. Later in the day, they will watch the Independence Day fireworks display at the National Mall. The Fourth of July may be the most patriotic day … Read more
US President Joe Biden holds a press conference on the last day of the NATO Summit at the IFEMA Convention Center, in Madrid, Spain on June 30, 2022. Burak Akbulut | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would support suspending the Senate filibuster rule to codify the constitutional right … Read more
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have broad authority to require states to decarbonize their electricity sectors, a decision that is expected to dramatically slow the United States’ … Read more