TX: The Issue Is - Air conditioning in Texas prisons
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The Texas Trio discusses Rep. Carl Sherman's fights for air conditioning in Texas prisons during record high temps.

Texas: The Issue Is - Air conditioning in Texas prisons
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State prisons with no air conditioning: it's a familiar issue that heats up every summer. But this year, with the current heat wave, the debate has gotten even hotter.

GOP leader McConnell freezes during news conference at Capitol

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference on Tuesday after stopping his remarks mid-sentence and staring off into space for several seconds.

Whistleblower claims US is concealing program that captures UFOs

David Grusch, a retired major general, claims the U.S. has had information about "non-human" activity since the 1930s.

DOJ to make prosecutor in Hunter Biden case available to testify before Congress

The offer by the Justice Department on Monday sets up a clash with House Republicans who have demanded U.S. Attorney David Weiss of Delaware come in soon for a closed-door interview.

'Mama bear' voters could be the deciding factor in the 2024 election

These are conservative mothers and grandmothers who’ve organized for “parental rights,” including banning discussion of gender identity in schools.

Hearing continues for lawsuit over Texas' ban on abortions

There was another day of emotional testimony at a hearing in Austin for Texas women who are suing the state over its abortion ban. They spoke publicly about their pregnancy losses.

President Biden visits Philly shipyard as he courts organized labor and pushes green jobs

President Joe Biden has paid a visit to Philadelphia's shipyard to make a pitch that unions will be building America’s renewable energy future. He's courting organized labor at a moment when some major unions are weighing strikes that could disrupt the growth he wants to campaign on in 2024.

Texas women suing the state over its ban on abortions

The women claim that despite suffering, what they called "dangerous pregnancy complications," doctors would not perform an abortion.

Donald Trump downplays legal challenges on campaign trail in Iowa after revealing target letter

Headlining a Republican county meeting, the former president attacked the Justice Department while trying to make light of what could be his third criminal indictment since March.

Donald Trump's classified documents case set for first pretrial conference hearing

The former president and his codefendant and aide, Walt Nauta, have pleaded not guilty to a 38-count indictment that accuses them of conspiring to hide classified documents from Justice Department investigators.

Ken Paxton, impeached and suspended from office, raised $1.7 million in less than 2 weeks

Paxton’s campaign said 2,343 donors contributed to the Republican attorney general in 12 days when a fundraising freeze lifted after the regular legislative session.

GOP might stop FBI from moving headquarters in wake of agency's Trump probes

The shifting attitudes among Republican members of Congress toward the FBI underscore the way Trump’s personal grievances have become legislative policy.

Biden admin cancels $39B in student loan debt for 800,000-plus borrowers

The administration says the new round of student loan forgiveness address “historical inaccuracies" in counting payments that qualify toward income-driven repayment plans.