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The former Justice Department official accused of trying to help President Trump overturn the 2020 election lashed out against the FBI agents who raided his home.

At the fifth public hearing of the House select committee investigating January 6, Republican committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger, former Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue, and former Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen discussed President Trump's insistence that federal officials pursue a "wild, baseless conspiracy theory" about an Italian satellite switching ballots.

The California Democratic slammed the extremist congresswoman for inciting violence and shared audio of a call threatening his children.

A recount in Texas affirmed Democrat U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar as the winner Tuesday of his primary race against progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros, who had trailed by fewer than 200 votes following a runoff in May. Cuellar, a nine-term congressman, defeated Cisneros by 289 votes, according to results of the recount announced by by the Texas Democratic Party. It is the second time that Cisneros, a 29-year-old immigration attorney who once interned for Cuellar, has lost a challenge to her former boss, whose moderate record along Texas' heavily Hispanic southern border has aligned him at times with Republicans on issues including abortion and guns.

The attorney for Rep. Lauren Boebert sent a letter to the American Muckrakers PAC's David Wheeler about the "false and defamatory statements" claiming the congresswoman was an escort.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said that reports of troopers waiting idly outside two adjoining classrooms at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School, where a gunman killed 21 people last month, are “inaccurate.”

A Democrat’s rebuttal to ‘Soldiers didn’t die’

Well, all the children who were massacred in Uvalde and past shootings had heartbeats, some of them from 5 to 10 years and above. You’d rather protect the rights of guns than the rights of little children to live their lives. Some people believe that you should not vote for a Democrat because they’re “pro abortion,” while in reality they’re just pro-choice. Yet you vote for Republicans who do nothing but turn a blind eye when it comes to children dying. He couldn’t buy a handgun, but he could buy these guns of mass destruction not only one but 300 bullets!

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Early voting ends Friday for the June 14 special election for the U.S. District 34 congressional seat. As of Wednesday, 6,759 early votes had been cast, according to Cameron County’s office of Elections and Voter Registration. There are 19 early voting locations across Cameron County. Greg Abbott on April 4 called for the special election following Vela’s announcement that he was resigning. Vela’s term ends in January.

U.S. Sen. Raphael G.

Fighting for civil rights and three decades in the House have primed Mississippi's Bennie Thompson for the most high-profile moment of his career — leading this month's hearings on Jan. 6.

The co-founder of the group formed by ex-Republicans says the Texas governor "has gone full-on MAGA" in his quest for a third term.

More than half a billion dollars in federal funding will be sent to four U.S. states to expand broadband access as part of a sweeping national effort to bring affordable service to rural and low-income Americans, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Tuesday. Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia and West Virginia are the first to benefit from this aspect of the $10 billion Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, which is expected to bring internet service to 200,000 homes and businesses in the four states.

Jessica Cisneros requests a recount after finishing just 281 votes behind U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in their May 24 Democratic primary runoff.

Rep. Don Beyer's bill could pass without GOP votes under the reconciliation process. Under it, an AR-15 would cost up to $22,000.

As the Boy Scouts sell off a number of campgrounds, conservationists, government officials and others are scrambling to find ways to preserve them as open space.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said there was “no excuse” for a video he watched of the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene failing to reach prosecutors for another six months. Edwards said there isn't a good explanation for the key video not being promptly turned over but emphasized that he didn't know in October 2020 that he was seeing evidence that wasn't available to the authorities with the power to charge the troopers seen beating, stunning and dragging Greene. “There’s no excuse for it,” Edwards said.

"There was error at every level, including the legislative level. Greg Abbott has plenty of blame in all of this," Senator Gutierrez said.

"There was error at every level, including the legislative level. Greg Abbott has plenty of blame in all of this," Senator Gutierrez said.

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A Texas state senator says the commander at the scene of a school shooting in Texas was not informed of panicked 911 calls from inside the school building.

California lawmakers are considering 13 bills that would expand access to abortion and welcome women from states where abortion is being banned or restricted.

In Newtown, Conn., a new Sandy Hook Elementary opened in 2016, four years after the shooting there. In other places, some have said that leaving buildings in place can offer survivors a way to heal.

Michael Sussmann, a former attorney for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, was found not guilty of allegations that he lied to the FBI. The charges were brought by special counsel John Durham in an investigation that started during the Trump administration. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson, a Loyola Law School professor, discussed the breaking news.

Thousands gathered inside of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston for the NRA convention while swaths of others convened outside in protest, advocating for gun control legislation.

"Their child likely bled out. In that span of 30 or 40 minutes extra, that little girl might have lived," state Sen. Ronald Gutierrez said on Sunday.

Fifty years ago, the nation was gripped by media coverage of Nixon’s crimes — and there was no Fox News to tell it to look away.

Muñoz criticized the Texas Department of Public Safety for its shifting accounts of what occurred at the school on Tuesday, but he cautioned against making too many conclusions. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat who represents Uvalde, said, “We’re all angry. He confirmed that officers waited for nearly an hour in a hallway outside the locked classroom, where authorities say Salvador Rolando Ramos was shooting children and killing their teachers. The president heads to Uvalde on Sunday to meet the families of the victims. AdvertisementHere in Uvalde, a seemingly endless schedule of funerals has been released, beginning Tuesday and stretching for nearly two weeks.

Abbott insisted Wednesday that he had worked to make Texas schools safer, even as he spoke near the site where 19 students and 2 teachers were slain by gunfire.

During the 87th legislative session last year, elected state lawmakers weighed in on dozens of firearm-related bills that were later signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott.

Progressive Democrat Michelle Vallejo held on to a 23-vote lead early into Wednesday morning.

Early voting in showed razor-thin margins between Jessica Cisneros and incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar in the runoff.

Early vote results had former Judge Peter Sakai with a wide lead over state Rep. Ina Minjarez in their Democratic runoff for Bexar County judge Tuesday.

"I am here on this floor to beg — to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues," he said. "Find a path forward here."

Sakai, a 67-year-old Rio Grande Valley native, now appears to be the Democrat who will face Republican Trish DeBerry in the Nov. 8 general election.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing back on the decision by the conservative Catholic archbishop of San Francisco to deny her Communion over her support of abortion rights.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back Tuesday on the decision by San Francisco's conservative Catholic archbishop to deny her Communion over her support of abortion rights, saying she respects that people have opposing views but not when they impose them on others. Pelosi made her comments on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” In a letter last month to Pelosi, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said he would refuse her Communion after she vowed to codify into law the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 24 for the primary runoff election.

Perdue was referring to statements Abrams made Saturday during a fundraising dinner, in which she referred to the state’s poor ranking in multiple issues, including incarceration, mental health and maternal mortality rates. Kemp and Perdue are running against each other for the GOP nomination. Perdue, however, offered none of this context when attacking Abrams on Monday. “The only thing she wants is to be president of the United States,” Perdue said. “Stacey Abrams totally dominates Brian Kemp,” Trump said.

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says he's home again after suffering a minor stroke.

Georgia's senior congressman is facing his toughest challenge from Republicans in more than a decade.

The former New York City mayor says he'll run in the newly drawn 10th Congressional District.

The deal would cap a 15-year effort to recognize illnesses suffered by soldiers exposed to toxic burn pits as service-related disabilities.

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says he has suffered a minor stroke and is being treated at George Washington University Hospital.

IRS boss Charles Rettig is under fire over the destruction of data related to millions of tax returns. President Joe Biden is being asked to replace him.

Regular and specialized baby formulas have been running low across the U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she will ask President Biden to consider using the Defense Production Act to boost production.

The Senate has confirmed economist Phillip Jefferson to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.

A New York judge said he will lift the contempt of court order if Donald Trump meets conditions including paying $110,000 in fines he's racked up for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena.

The decision comes after some voters sued the state, saying a map drawn by DeSantis's staff unfairly eliminates a congressional district held by a Black Democrat.

Trump must also explain his and his company’s document retention policies, among other conditions.

The May 24 runoff election will decide races that did not have a majority winner during the March 1 primary.

The law could put doctors, and even patients, in prison for up to four years. And the state's attorney general says she can't stop local prosecutors from enforcing it.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the request in hopes of freeing up financial assistance for recovery efforts.

Furious Senate Democrats are vowing to vote on legislation to protect abortion access for millions of Americans.

A Los Angeles protest over the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would throw out Roe v.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is asking President Joe Biden to declare a disaster as firefighters scramble to clear brush, build fire lines and spray water to keep the largest blaze burning in the U.S. from destroying more homes.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vows that Washington will stand with Ukraine until it defeats Russia.

Nancy Pelosi is the highest-ranking U.S. leader to visit Ukraine since Russia's invasion.

Former President Donald Trump has appealed a New York judge’s decision to hold him in contempt of court and fine him $10,000 per day for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued in the state attorney general’s civil investigation into his business dealings.

Truckers protesting in an Oakland, Calif., neighborhood on Friday afternoon had to end their demonstration when residents attacked the convoy with eggs — many, many eggs.

On May 7 voters can weigh in on two state constitutional amendments as well as a city bond proposals in San Antonio. Several local school districts have bond issues on the ballot and there are some municipalities deciding on mayor and city council races.

The U.S. government will sharply boost royalty rates for companies as federal officials weigh efforts to fight climate change against pressure to bring down high gasoline prices.

The Biden administration is sharply raising rates for royalties companies must pay for oil and natural gas extracted from federal lands as it moves forward under court order with sales of public fossil fuel reserves in nine states.

The Interior Department on Friday said it’s moving forward with the first onshore sales of public oil and natural gas drilling leases under President Joe Biden, but will sharply increase royalty rates for companies as federal officials weigh efforts to fight climate change against pressure to bring down high gasoline prices. The royalty rate for new leases will increase to 18.75% from 12.5%. Biden suspended new leasing just a week after taking office in January 2021.

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday urging him to immediately stop the duplicative inspections at Texas land ports of entry.

Criticism of the policy that Gov. Abbott has said is needed to curb illegal immigration continues to grow.

The South Texas Democrat announced last year that he wouldn’t seek reelection. He’s leaving early to take a job at a law firm.

Farmworkers in Oregon would earn overtime pay for the first time in the state under a bill that the Legislature has approved.

Find the latest, updated election results for the 2022 primary election in Texas on March 1, 2022.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Bexar County voters can choose from any polling location.

The Texas primary marks the first midterm primary election of any U.S. state in 2022.

Find the latest, updated election results for the 2022 primary election in Texas on March 1, 2022.

The U.S. Senate is launching a bipartisan working group of lawmakers to scrutinize conditions within the Bureau of Prisons following reporting by The Associated Press that uncovered widespread corruption and abuse in federal prisons.

West Virginia’s only Black female lawmaker has filed a lawsuit alleging harassment and intimidation.

Gubernatorial hopeful Beto O'Rourke is stopping in San Antonio on Thursday as part of his 12-day tour focused on last year's failure of the power grid.

Federal prosecutors say a Hawaii state senator and a state representative took bribes including cash, hotel rooms and casino chips in exchange for shaping legislation that would benefit a company involved in publicly financed cesspool conversion projects.

The House has approved legislation financing federal agencies for another month.

There was something fishy about New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ declarations that he’s a vegan.

Manhattan’s district attorney is trying to blunt questions about his commitment to prosecuting armed robbery and assaults on police.

There may not be a presidential election in 2022, but it’s still an important election year.

A San Antonio state lawmaker is once again taking aim at a state-mandated test that assesses school district and campus performance.

The two-term Republican governor likely faces off against a Democratic challenger. Watch as we go behind the scenes.

Luther became nationally known at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 when she refused to shut down her Dallas salon in defiance of emergency orders. She was sentenced to a week in jail but was released after only a few days.

Legislative leaders overseeing the Texas Military Department say they are looking into reports of suicides, habitual pay problems and poor working conditions on Gov. Greg Abbott's highly touted border mission.

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants New York to impose term limits on her office and other statewide elected officials and ban them from earning an outside income.

The late former Senate majority leader from Nevada, Harry Reid, will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda next week.

House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn says he has tested positive for COVID-19, though he is fully vaccinated with a booster and has no symptoms.

Abbott vetoed legislation in June that would have helped shore up the Universal Service Fund, which supports telecommunications in rural Texas. He said it would have “imposed a new fee on millions of Texans.”

Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, seeking to end her civil investigation into his business practices.

Massachusetts congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is upset that her beloved Mariah Carey Christmas album has gone missing.

President Joe Biden will be in the house for the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday.

A state lawmaker from San Antonio announced Monday her intentions to run for Bexar County judge.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has taken the state’s case against the nation’s three biggest drug distributors to trial.

Two members of the House of Representatives are urging the NFL and the Washington Football Team to release individuals from non-disclosure agreements that would prevent them from discussing sexual harassment and workplace issues at owner Daniel Snyder’s club.

New York City will require police officers, firefighters and other municipal workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be placed on unpaid leave.

A government watchdog group says it has filed an ethics complaint against White House press secretary Jen Psaki for a comment she made earlier this week about Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe.

Several far-reaching laws aimed at boosting police accountability and transparency are set to take effect in Maryland this week.

Taylor, a Friendswood Republican, chairs the Senate Education Committee. Dutton, a Houston Democrat, chairs the House Public Education Committee.