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In his first remarks since being acquitted on 16 articles of impeachment, the suspended Texas attorney general blamed Democrats while also taking aim at a number of high-profile Republicans.

It marked a screaming milestone in a two-decade political career that has seen Paxton harness the state’s increasingly conservative politics — and later the rise of Donald Trump — to stay in power longer than his vulnerabilities would suggest.

Texas’ senior senator said there’s “more than enough smoke” to warrant a deeper look at the president’s ties to his son, who was indicted Thursday.

Talk of a renewed push on 'Dreamers' legislation was tempered with realism about long-standing political gridlock after a court ruling.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced his plans Tuesday to launch an impeachment inquiry, saying it was the “logical next step” after months of probing by House Republicans into the Biden family. The investigations have so far yet to turn up evidence that the president violated the law.

Republicans were not in agreement about whether they supported suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared again that he plans to finish his term as leader despite freezing up twice at news conferences over the summer, brushing off questions about his health as he sought to reassure colleagues he’s still up to the job

Should the Kentucky senator decide to step down as Senate minority leader, his most likely successor would be one of the ‘three Johns’

Right-wing influencers pushed a paranoid, anti-immigrant hit movie — while pretending they'd never heard of QAnon

The senior senator from Texas has the ambition to become the Senate’s top Republican, but he remains loyal to McConnell, who has downplayed concerns about his well-being.

“Age is something that all of us experience, and it’s coming for all of us,” Cruz added. Fellow Texas Senate Republican John Cornyn said McConnell had told him that he was fine.