Biden signs stopgap bill to avert government shutdown

President Joe Biden signed a stopgap bill Thursday afternoon which will allow government funding through Dec. 3, averting a government shutdown.

DHS issues new rules that limit arrests, deportation of migrants

The Biden administration on Thursday announced new rules that require authorities to only pursue migrants who recently crossed into the country without permission or are deemed to pose a threat to public safety.

House prepares for clash over $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill

Pelosi said she wants to see the House pass Biden's, $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill Thursday, though she suggested the vote might face delays

Senators argue over Supreme Court’s decision on Texas abortion law

Some members of Congress accused the United States Supreme Court of playing politics by letting the ban on most abortions in Texas stand.

Senate GOP blocks borrowing bill aimed at averting government shutdown

It’s all making for a tumultuous moment for Biden and his party, with consequences certain to shape his presidency and the lawmakers' own political futures.

Texas reduces Black, Hispanic majority congressional districts in proposed redistricting map

Democrats, who have been out of power for decades in Texas, have attempted to make state elections more competitive but the redrawing of congressional maps gives the GOP an opportunity to lock in their advantage for another decade.

Abbott dodges question on changing Texas abortion law for rape victims

Gov. Greg Abbott refused to say if he would support a bill that adds exemptions for rape and incest victims to the new law restricting abortions in Texas.

House passes bill aimed at protecting abortion rights amid state challenges

Legislation passed by the House on Friday would guarantee a woman’s right to an abortion. But it's a largely symbolic gesture because Republican opposition will doom the measure in the Senate.

Texas to audit 2020 election results in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin & Harris counties

Hours after former President Donald Trump pressed Gov. Greg Abbott for a review of last year's election results in Texas, the state said it would audit the results in four counties, including three in North Texas.

House panel investigating Jan. 6 riot subpoenas former Trump advisers

A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed four advisers and associates to former President Donald Trump who were in contact with him before and during the attack.

Biden's special envoy to Haiti resigns to protest migrant expulsions

U.S. officials say the Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti resigned, protesting large-scale expulsions of Haitian migrants to their homeland wracked by civil strife and natural disaster.

Denton man gets prison sentence for threatening lawmakers

A man from Denton got a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence after admitting he threatened a former member of the United States Congress.

Donald Trump sues niece Mary Trump, NY Times over 2018 story on taxes

Mary Trump, the former president's estranged niece, and the New York Times are facing a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over a 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices that was based on confidential documents she provided to the newspaper’s reporters.

Government spending bill passed by House faces GOP opposition

The House has approved legislation to fund the government, suspend its borrowing limit and provide federal disaster and refugee aid.

Texas transgender sports bill advances out of committee

The bill would require transgender athletes to compete based on the gender on their original birth certificate. Supporters of the bill argue it keeps athletes safe from unfair competition while opponents say it unfairly targets the transgender community.

Biden says US 'not seeking a new Cold War' during UN address

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. is entering a “new era of diplomacy” during his first address before the U.N. General Assembly.