Politics

Phelan’s election to the gavel was one of the House’s first order of business Tuesday, when the Legislature kicked off the 2021 legislative session.

The latest news on President Trump's visit to the RGV and subsequent protests.

The article references President Trump's repeated false claims of widespread voter fraud as well as specific comments during a rally ahead of the riot. Read the full text of the resolution.

William Burns worked for decades at the State Department. President-elect Joe Biden says he "shares my profound belief that intelligence must be apolitical."

Under the tentative plan, Trump would fly into Harlingen and take a helicopter to McAllen.

President Donald Trump said Friday he will skip President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, refusing to fulfill the outgoing president’s traditional role in the peaceful transition of power and undercutting his own message just one day earlier on the need for “national healing and unity.”

While some constitutional scholars argue that the pardon power is absolute, most believe a president cannot pardon himself.

Cruz was one of the senators who objected to the ceremonial counting of Electoral College votes. He said he bears no responsibility for the riot and chaos that ensued on Wednesday.

SMU presidential historian Sharron Conrad joined Think host Krys Boyd to talk about the unprecedented nature of the attack and the role of President Trump in American history.

Republican Jason Villalba, a former member of the Texas House of Representatives, says President Trump has turned some conservatives into extremists who act on his lies. He said he hopes the Republican party can regroup and return to its traditional identity.

The House speaker said she had already made her interest known to Vice President Pence, and if he and the Cabinet don't act "Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment."

Here are the lawmakers who voted to object to states' election results after pro-Trump extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol building.