Trump: gun control may have caused more deaths in Texas church shooting

President Donald Trump says stricter gun control measures might have led to additional casualties during a mass shooting at a South Texas church.

President Trump says Texas church shooting is about mental health, not guns

Responding to a U.S. mass shooting for the second time in six weeks, President Donald Trump said Monday that it wasn't 'a guns situation' that was behind the slayings of more than two dozen worshippers at a Texas church a day earlier.

George H.W. Bush calls Trump a 'blowhard' in new book: 'I don't like him'

Former President George H.W. Bush says he is not too excited about "blowhard" President Trump and confirmed in a new book that he voted for Hillary Clinton.

2017 Dallas Bond: Explained and Broken Down

Dallas voters will need to decide on 10 different bond propositions that add up to $1.05 billion.

Departing Twitter employee deactivates Trump's account

A Twitter customer support worker who was on his or her last day on the job deactivated President Donald Trump's account for a few minutes Thursday evening, the social media company reported.

Manafort attacks special counsel's case as 'embellished'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman attacked an indictment accusing him of money laundering and other financial crimes, dismissing as "embellished" a criminal case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller and his team of investigators.

Rep. Lamar Smith says he won't be seeking re-election

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Lamar Smith, a climate change skeptic who chairs the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, announced Thursday he won't run for re-election, making his 16th term in office his last. Smith, a Texas Republican, said in a statement "this seems like a good time to pass on the privilege of representing the 21st District to someone else."

Ballot watch: What 7 proposed Texas constitutional amendments do

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - No statewide offices are up for grabs on this year's ballot and congressional and legislative races elections are still a year away. But Texans are being asked to vote on seven amendments to the state Constitution - which has already grown to among the nation's longest thanks to so many past changes.

Big GOP tax bill would cut rates -- but also popular breaks

House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a tax cut plan that slashes the corporate tax rate, lowers taxes for most Americans but limits a cherished deduction for homeowners as President Donald Trump and the GOP seek to deliver on the first tax revamp in three decades.

Lawmakers release Russia-linked Facebook ads

Lawmakers on Wednesday released a trove of Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and whip up tensions around divisive social issues.

Trump demands 'much tougher' immigration law after NY attack

Roused by the first major ISIS-inspired attack on U.S. soil since he took office, President Donald Trump urged swift repeal of an immigration program that brought the suspect to America and laid into a political foe he said was responsible for it — though Republican George H. W. Bush signed the law.

'Breaking Bad' star: 'F--- you' to anyone who wants Trump to fail

“Breaking Bad” actor Bryan Cranston, notably outspoken against then-candidate Donald Trump, recently changed his tone, calling out those who don’t support the current president.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling won't run for re-election in 2018

In a surprising announcement, U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Dallas) announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election in 2018.

Texas Gov. Abbott in Washington to pitch $60B recovery bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is in Washington making the case to the White House and top Capitol Hill leaders for a $60 billion Texas Gulf Coast rebuilding package. Abbott told reporters that topping huge Hurricane Harvey recovery proposal are tens of billions of dollars for Army Corps of Engineers flood control and navigation projects and community development block grants

Trump: Aide at center of Russia probe 'proven to be a liar'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a former campaign aide thrust into the center of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe "has already proven to be a liar." On Twitter, Trump sought to dismiss George Papadopoulos, who has provided key evidence in the first criminal case connecting Trump's team to alleged intermediaries for Russia's government.

First Russia-Trump charges are special counsel warning shot

WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Robert Mueller is warning everyone in President Donald Trump's orbit: If they lie about contacts between his election campaign and Russians, they could end up on the wrong end of federal criminal charges.

Paul Manafort, Rick Gates plead not guilty to charges brought from Russia probe

President Donald Trump moved quickly Monday to distance himself and the White House from the indictment of his former campaign chairman and another aide, saying Paul Manafort's alleged misdeeds occurred "years ago" and insisting there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

DC court bars Trump from reversing transgender troops policy

A federal judge in Washington on Monday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from excluding transgender people from military service.