Texas Republicans say ‘hunt down’ Democrats who are leaving state over redistricting

by admin | Aug 4, 2025 | Politics

Brandon Bell/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — Democratic statehouse legislators are planning to leave Texas on Sunday in order to break the quorum of a special legislative session in which Republican state legislators are aiming to pass a new congressional map that...

Former football coach Derek Dooley entering Georgia Senate race

by admin | Aug 4, 2025 | Politics

Frederick Breedon/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Derek Dooley, a former University of Tennessee football coach, is launching a bid Monday for the Senate in Georgia, entering a shifting political landscape as candidates vie for coveted endorsements and the chance to...

Texas House Democrats plan to flee state to try to stop proposed congressional maps

by admin | Aug 3, 2025 | Politics

P A Thompson/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — Democratic statehouse legislators are planning to leave Texas on Sunday in order to break the quorum of a special legislative session in which Republican state legislators are aiming to pass a new congressional map that...

Deadly DC plane crash was years in the making, air traffic manager tells NTSB

by admin | Aug 3, 2025 | Politics

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The deadly mid-air collision at Reagan Airport in January was years in the making, the operations manager of the DCA air traffic control tower on the night of the accident told the National Transportation Safety Board...

Office of Special Counsel says it’s opened Hatch Act probe of Jack Smith

by admin | Aug 2, 2025 | Politics

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Office of Special Counsel confirmed Saturday that it has opened an investigation into former Special Counsel Jack Smith and whether he violated the Hatch Act through his criminal investigations into President...