Manchin has long been in the spotlight in Washington as a pivotal swing vote unafraid to break with his party over high-profile issues. But the focus on the conservative West Virginia Democrat has intensified during the Biden administration with Democrats controlling the narrowest possible majority in the Senate, which means the votes of every lawmaker … Read more
Sen. Josh Hawley Called ‘Transphobic’ by Law Professor in Heated Hearing | PEOPLE.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore PEOPLE.com Close this dialog window Share & More Close this dialog window View image Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley Called ‘Transphobic’ by Law Professor in Heated Senate Hearing this link is to an … Read more
The failure of the police response to the Uvalde shooting came into even sharper focus Tuesday afternoon, with the Austin American–Statesman and KVUE’s publication of leaked surveillance footage from inside the school. Two versions of the video were released by the media outlets: the video the Statesman obtained in its entirety (one hour and 22 … Read more
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling last month, some progressives have increasingly used the term “pregnant people” — as opposed to “women” — to refer to those whose right to abortion they seek to protect, in an effort to recognize that transgender men and non-binary people are also affected by the court’s decision, which overturned the … Read more
“President Trump is a 76-year-old man,” Cheney said at one point. “He is not an impressionable child.” “Donald Trump cannot escape responsibility by being willfully blind,” the Wyoming Republican said at another moment. Those quotes were part of a broader argument made by Cheney centered on the evolution of the approach that Trump and his … Read more
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news UVALDE — On the same day that a Texas House committee investigating the Uvalde school shooting announced plans to release footage of law enforcement response to the incident, a video showing police waiting for more … Read more
The committee walked through snippets of witness depositions, court documents, previously unseen emails and other materials, to make the case that Trump coyly courted these militants and saw them as his troops on the ground, to pressure Congress to overturn the 2020 election. “All of these efforts would converge and explode on January 6,” Rep. … Read more
“After our last hearing, President Trump tried to call a witness in our investigation, a witness you have not yet seen in these hearings,” the Wyoming Republican said at the conclusion of the hearing, which focused on ties between Trump and extremist groups that stormed the US Capitol. “That person declined to answer or respond … Read more
“Since we don’t control the air, our good air decided to float over to China’s bad air. So when China gets our good air, their bad air got to move. So it moves over to our good air space. Then — now we got we to clean that back up.” This is, um, not how … 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