Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Capitol Hill’s Trump currency talk could boost Fort Worth cash plant Two congressmen propose printing President Donald Trump’s image on U.S. currency. The bucks would be printed in Fort Worth’s money factory.

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CALL TO ACTIVISM on X: "🚨MAJOR BREAKING: CBS has obtained aerial photos of the Fordo nuclear site before the bombings and claim it shows evidence that Iran REMOVED its nuclear material beforehand. 16 trucks were spotted moving material. https://t.co/u59hdoBNTI" / X 🚨MAJOR BREAKING: CBS has obtained aerial photos of the Fordo nuclear site before the bombings and claim it shows evidence that Iran REMOVED its nuclear material beforehand. 16 trucks were spotted moving material. https://t.co/u59hdoBNTI

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US Senate battle: Will Rep. Wesley Hunt shift Texas GOP primary race? As Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenges incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, will U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt join the GOP primary race and gain traction …

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The 5 Best-Dressed Men in Congress Politics is ugly. The fashion doesn’t have to be.

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Teacher's stabbing death to be reexamined after ME walks back ruling of suicide - ABC News

White House rescinds freeze on federal grants, in reversal The reversal followed criticism of the sudden freeze by the White House budget office.

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How to Help Victims of the LA Wildfires Firefighters have struggled to contain several blazes that were fanned by strong winds that cold worsen.

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Meredith Vieira’s husband Richard Cohen dies after living with multiple sclerosis for more than 50 years

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Opinion | The Best, Worst and Weirdest Political Stories of 2024 ​My year-end awards in politics for hottest king maker, biggest flash in the pan, top mean girl, most disappointing draft pick and more.

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Former FBI and CIA head prods Senate to reject Patel, Gabbard William Webster, the only person to lead both the FBI and CIA, wrote that neither nominee meets the demands of top intelligence jobs.

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Roy, a vocal critic of spending deals, seeks Rules gavel - Roll Call Texas Republican Chip Roy has added his name to the crowded list of applicants to chair the powerful Rules Committee in the next Congress.

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Going high profile: U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Austin, elected chair of Congressional Progressive Caucus. “The members of the Progressive Caucus know how to fight billionaires, grifters, and Republican frauds in Congress," he said.

Hawaii woman who vanished after landing at LAX crossed into Mexico on foot, no evidence of foul play: LAPD

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Elon Musk publicized the names of government employees he wants to cut. It’s terrifying federal workers | CNN Business When President-elect Donald Trump said Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would recommend major cuts to the federal government in his administration, many public employees knew that their jobs could be on ...

Federal employees worried about getting doxxed by the richest man in the world

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Two Presidents, Two Policies, One Superpower: America in Transition Even as President Biden brokers a cease-fire in Lebanon, President-elect Donald J. Trump is running his own foreign policy without waiting to be sworn in.

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Queen Letizia Poses for Annie Leibovitz in Jaw-Dropping New Photo That Could Be a Movie Poster

Mexico vows to retaliate if Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs

November 2024 National Poll: Trump Favorability Jumps Post-Election; 2028 Election Kicks Off with Harris and Vance Leading Primaries - Emerson Polling Democrats and Republicans Agree, the Holidays Are a Time to be Thankful for Family and…Full Release & Results

New this am--Emerson College poll after the election says President-elect Donald Trump’s favorability rating now is at 54%, a 6-point increase from his pre-election favorability of 48% emersoncollegepolling.com/november-202...

Special counsel Jack Smith moves to dismiss Trump’s D.C. prosecution