Senate Confirms Pruitt As EPA Administrator
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Friday won Senate confirmation to head the EPA, a federal agency that he repeatedly sued to rein in its reach during the Obama administration.
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Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Friday won Senate confirmation to head the EPA, a federal agency that he repeatedly sued to rein in its reach during the Obama administration.
A draft memo obtained by The Associated Press outlines a Trump administration proposal under consideration to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants.
During a Thursday appearance, Gov. Greg Abbott slammed the NFL for criticizing a bill in the Texas Legislature that would prohibit transgender people from using the public restroom of their choice.
The Oklahoma House approved legislation Thursday to eliminate the electric chair as a method of execution, although it's been more than 50 years since the state's last electrocution.
The nationwide Day Without Immigrants movement is being felt in North Texas. Organizers are encouraging immigrants to boycott their jobs, businesses and keep their children out of school.
Gov. Greg Abbott has long backed the idea of state lawmakers nationwide convening to impose a federal balanced budget amendment, term limits and other checks to thwart Washington "overreach."
Federal agents have raided the office of a Democratic state Senator from San Antonio with close ties to a scandal ridden oil field services company.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Trump's pick to run the White House budget office. South Carolina Rep. Mick Mulvaney just barely squeaked through on a 51-49 vote.
He's no stranger to the courtroom, but this time around he's the one on trial. Today the criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is headed back to the Collin County Courthouse.
Lawmakers, aides and lobbyists say the proposals take a conservative approach dominated by tax breaks and a transition away from today's Medicaid program.
President Trump has offered the job of National Security Adviser to Vice Admiral Robert Harward, sources close to the situation told CBS News' Major Garrett.
Andrew "Andy" Puzder, chief executive officer of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Hardee's and Carl's Jr, announced Wednesday he is withdrawing his nomination for Secretary of Labor.
Organizers in North Texas and cities across the U.S. are telling immigrants to miss class, work and not to patronize businesses Thursday.
President Donald Trump is asking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "hold back" on settlements for a bit.
President Donald Trump says his ousted National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is a "wonderful man" who has been treated "very, very unfairly" by the media.
