What Ever Happened to Ethics Reform? The House speaker battle wasn’t really about cleaning house. Texas Observer · Mar 10, 2025
The IRS Bleeds Plus: Ceasefire talks, J.D. Vance as the future of the GOP, the government's war on treehouses, and more... Reason · Mar 10, 2025
More Elected Democrats Are Becoming Republicans As The GOP Strengthens Grip On Texas South Texas, once a region of moderate Democratic voters, is turning redder as officials switch parties, GOP gains ground and Musk donates in key races. Latin Times · Mar 10, 2025
Red state activists refuse to give up As GOP state lawmakers threaten reproductive rights, advocates are doubling down on their fight for freedom Salon · Mar 9, 2025
Long-term stopgap measure sets up partisan clash - Roll Call Republicans on Saturday rolled out a long-term stopgap funding bill, challenging Democrats to accept it or risk a partial government shutdown. Roll Call · Mar 8, 2025
Trump's imperial desires undermine MAGA If Trump were to criticize Putin's invasion, it would make it more difficult for him to justify his own actions Salon · Mar 8, 2025
Businesses Plead With Trump to Halt Workplace Raids As ICE Faces Pressure to Ramp Up Deportations "No amount of lobbying from certain business sectors will change what the new GOP and President Trump are determined to implement," said a Trump advisor consulted by Axios Latin Times · Mar 8, 2025
Trump is bulldozing some Republicans’ priorities. They should be nervous ANALYSIS: From the CHIPs and Science Act to Ukraine to tariffs, Trump’s moves are undermining Republican agendas, Eric Garcia reports The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025
Christi Craddick, Don Huffines announce bids for Texas comptroller after Hegar tapped for A&M chancellor Hegar’s impending departure from the comptroller’s seat creates a rare opening for one of Texas’ coveted statewide offices. The Texas Tribune · Mar 7, 2025
Hispanic Democrat slams ‘xenophobic’ Republican tweet calling him an ‘illegal immigrant’ ‘The Republican Party has been invaded by xenophobic feelings and xenophobes,’ Adriano Espaillat tells The Independent The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025
Judge pauses GOP states' lawsuit to limit people in the US illegally from census count A federal judge has agreed with Trump administration lawyers to pause a lawsuit filed by four Republican state attorneys general that attempted to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from numbers used to divvy up congressional seats among states The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025
Democrats Rush To Defend Fellow Lawmaker After Republicans Call Him 'Illegal Immigrant' Espaillat, who is the first Dominican-American and former undocumented migrant to serve in Congress, gave the Spanish rebuttal to Trump's Congressional address. Latin Times · Mar 6, 2025
Pentagon press secretary has a ‘long history’ of bigoted social media posts and now faces calls to resign The 26-year-old MAGA supporter joined the Pentagon’s press office in January The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025
At the Races: Censure and sensitivity - Roll Call Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including censure resolutions and Democratic angst. Roll Call · Mar 6, 2025
Latin Times · Mar 6, 2025 AOC Confronts Eric Adams on Corruption Case During Sanctuary Cities Hearing: 'Never Any Quid Pro Quo' Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grilled the NYC mayor over an alleged quid pro quo between him and the Trump administration. Adams rejected all allegations
Salon · Mar 6, 2025 The United States of MAGA lacks unity It’s Donald Trump’s state — but there is no union
The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025 House GOP moves to punish Rep. Al Green for heckling Trump’s speech ‘This was beyond the pale. It went on and on, disrupting the entire evening so I felt it had to be responded to,’ Rep. Daniel Newhouse says
The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025 The Latest: Mayors testify in Congress as Republicans take aim at ‘sanctuary cities’ Mayors from four major cities are testifying in Congress as Republicans take aim at “sanctuary cities,” arguing that they impede the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda and protect people who are in the United States illegally
Latin Times · Mar 5, 2025 Nancy Mace Calls Boston Mayor a 'Hypocrite' During Clashes With Democratic Mayors At Tense Hearing Republican Rep. Nancy Mace slammed Democratic mayors at a hearing over their sanctuary city policies
Roll Call · Mar 5, 2025 GOP senators pitch Musk on using 1974 budget law to cut spending - Roll Call Senate Republicans called on the Trump administration to use the rescissions process to claw back money already appropriated by Congress.
Latin Times · Mar 5, 2025 Tom Homan Defends NYC's Adams' Immigration Policies During GOP-Led Grilling: He is 'Trying To Protect New Yorkers' Border czar Tom Homan defended Mayor Adams as the Democrat faces questions from Congress for his city's sanctuary policies and faces calls for resignation.
Roll Call · Mar 5, 2025 Some GOP senators wait it out on tariffs after Trump warns of ‘little disturbance’ - Roll Call Some Republican senators are taking a wait-and-see approach on President Trump’s tariffs as the 2026 midterm elections loom.
Latin Times · Mar 5, 2025 Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Blasts Homan for 'Lying About My City': 'Bring Him Under Oath' Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is being questioned along with other Democratic mayors for Boston's sanctuary policies for allegedly thwarting Trump's deportation efforts.
The Texas Tribune · Mar 5, 2025 Texas Senate panel advances bill requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms The committee also gave initial approval to a bill that would allow prayer in schools.
Latin Times · Mar 4, 2025 Republicans Advised to Avoid In-Person Town Halls Following Heated Confrontations Over Trump Layoffs The caution comes on the same day in which California Republican Jay Obernolte was called a nazi during a heated "community coffee"