Trump administration ordered to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
The Department of Homeland Security tapped $20 million in taxpayer money for the ads, which the White House has defended as public service announcements.
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The Department of Homeland Security tapped $20 million in taxpayer money for the ads, which the White House has defended as public service announcements.
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Gov. Abbott said, "Her response is really an act of desperation, and it commits a cardinal sin. She thinks that she can fool the voters. Texas voters are not going to be fooled."
The race for state Senate District 9 is a rematch of the special election that resulted in a Democrat winning the seat for first time since 1992.
The Justice Department is investigating whether the major TV networks violated antitrust laws after they briefly suspended the TV press pool system in response to President Trump's decision to ban three news organizations from the White House.
In the days since U.S. House candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia publicly came forward alleging she was raped over the summer while repairing a campaign sign, she says women have been reaching out to her to share their own stories.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he's not concerned about the polls because he sees "the reality". He also discussed his plan to make Texas the most affordable state in the U.S.
State Senate District 9, which includes Fort Worth and other parts of the county, is on the ballot for a rematch in the upcoming November election. Democratic State Senator Taylor Rehmet, the incumbent, once again faces Republican challenger Leigh Wambsganss. Rehmet defeated Wambsganss back on January 31st in a special election runoff for the seat, 57% to 43%. Wambsganss said that Republicans saw what happened in her race in January and will be out at the polls come November.
State Senate District 9, which includes Fort Worth and other parts of the county, is on the ballot for a rematch in the upcoming November election. Democratic State Senator Taylor Rehmet, the incumbent, once again faces Republican challenger Leigh Wambsganss. Rehmet defeated Wambsganss back on January 31st in a special election runoff for the seat, 57% to 43%. Rehmet discussed why voters should re-elect him in November.
Former Dallas County Republican Party Chair Jennifer Stoddard Hadju said she thinks State Sen. Angela Paxton's ad will convince Republicans who have doubts about Ken Paxton to come home or at least think twice.
Jane Hope Hamilton ran President Joe Biden's Texas statewide campaign in 2020 and said she thinks the ad will backfire. After filing for divorce on biblical grounds and announcing it publicly, Angela Paxton is advising Republicans to vote for their party's entire ticket, like she is, without mentioning his name. "You have people who may have forgotten the details of the divorce or maybe set them aside and you have people who perhaps they didn't know, and now they are googling in real time," said Hamilton.
State Senator Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, has a lot of people talking about the new TV ad she appeared in to help Republicans, including her soon-to-be ex-husband, Senate candidate Ken Paxton. "I was a bit surprised," Former Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price said. "But when you stop and think about it. It tells you that the party has suddenly woken up and said, 'We're in trouble. Our candidate is not strong enough to do this.'"
"I am confident that Katie will deliver strong results for our Country as the next White House Press Secretary," President Trump said.
Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on whether the Pentagon will go ahead with livestreaming the execution of the Fort Hood shooter and said he would not tune in if it happens.
"Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do," said GOP Sen. Thom Tillis.
