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The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.

“Our work cannot be solely reactive,” Crockett told her colleagues, pitching herself as the most effective messenger among the Democratic hopefuls.

On Thursday, the U.S. House narrowly passed a sweeping bill that slashes about $3.8 trillion in taxes by scaling back social safety net programs including Medicaid and SNAP.

A new study about potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP found that Texas could see its gross domestic product shrink by $7 billion.

The confirmation of Turner’s death came just months after he won Texas’ 18th Congressional District race.

The Fort Worth Republican’s last vote in Congress was in July. She did not seek reelection this year.

President-elect Donald Trump and his newest top-lieutenant, Elon Musk, have sent Washington scrambling to avoid a government shutdown, even before Trump takes office.

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas led a letter calling for a briefing on why the state won’t review 2022 and 2023 deaths.

Five Texans were newly elected to Congress this year, four of whom are set to serve in January.

Julie Johnson’s win came as Sarah McBride of Delaware was elected the first openly transgender congressperson.

The 2024 election marks the first open race for the seat since U.S. Rep. Kay Granger’s election in 1996. She has served nearly three decades in Congress.

Brandon Gill, a former investment banker who ran a pro-Trump site that perpetuated misinformation about the 2020 election, prevails in Texas district 26 race.