Trump says he'll visit flood-ravaged Central Texas on Friday
President Trump said Sunday that he would have gone to Texas immediately but he would be "in their way."
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President Trump said Sunday that he would have gone to Texas immediately but he would be "in their way."
President Trump said the U.S. will impose steep levies on imports from 20 countries starting next month, raising pressure on trading partners.
The Trump administration said Monday it will soon revoke the legal immigration status of more than 70,000 immigrants from Honduras and Nicaragua.
The Trump administration is expected to send dozens of letters to countries that have not made a trade deal, warning them that higher tariffs could kick in next month.
All Texas Republicans in the House, along with Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, voted for it. Democrats who serve in Congress voted against the measure and called it "one ugly bill."
Now that Ken Paxton is running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate against incumbent John Cornyn, multiple candidates have either announced their campaigns to become the state's top prosecutor, while others have said they're strongly considering jumping into the race.
In a poll released by the Texas Politics Project at UT Austin last month, political corruption topped the list of concerns by Texans. Overall, 17% said that's the biggest problem facing the state, which is more than inflation and prices, and immigration and border security.
President Trump and Republicans in Congress are celebrating after both the House and Senate passed what they call the "one big, beautiful bill".
The new law came after lengthy debates among Republicans in the House and Senate.
Eye on Politics takes a look at what's next in Texas politics as candidates for various races in the state begin to emerge.
According to a poll released by the Texas Politics Project at UT Austin last month, 17 percent of Texans said political corruption is the biggest problem facing the state.
Assistant Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the deportation flight carrying the deportees landed in South Sudan just before midnight EST on Friday.
Republican Congressman Keith Self discusses his vote for the "One Big Beautiful Bill". He also addresses some of his concerns about the spending and what changed his vote.
Former Congressman Colin Allred discusses why he is running for U.S. Senate again and his priorities. "I'm running for one reason, and that's to make sure the Texans know that I'm going to be on their side," said Allred. "I'm going to fight for them, to lower their costs, to stop corrupt politicians, quite honestly, like Ken Paxton, and John Cornyn from rigging the economy, you know, against working Texans."
Dr. Joshua Blank, Research Director of the Texas Politics Project at UT Austin, discusses the state of the U.S. Senate race.
