Trump Will Keep Using 'Drain The Swamp' Mantra
President-elect Donald Trump says he's sticking with his "drain the swamp" campaign mantra after a top supporter suggested otherwise.
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President-elect Donald Trump says he's sticking with his "drain the swamp" campaign mantra after a top supporter suggested otherwise.
Donald Trump on Wednesday entered the final phase of his high-profile search for a running mate, arranging last-minute meetings with his finalists and family members as his staff prepares for a Friday announcement.
Gov. Rick Perry and old friend and former 2012 presidential rival Newt Gingrich are set to share a stage in Austin.
A Dallas pastor is the target of a new billboard campaign by the American Atheists.
Gov. Rick Perry is making his first campaign trip on behalf of Mitt Romney to Nevada.
What is to stop a foreign country from funneling money through US businesses or political donors into Super PACs to buy US elections?
Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday's Texas primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalize his status as the general election challenger.
Gov. Rick Perry announced Wednesday that he is endorsing Mitt Romney as the Republican Party's presidential candidate.
During a one-on-one interview in Plano on Wednesday, Governor Rick Perry said that he was leaning toward running for president again in 2016.
Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he's not leaving the Presidential race anytime soon. "I'm the tortoise in this race," Gingrich says. "I'll just keep coming forward and I'm still here."
Republican presidential contender Ron Paul continues his three-day "town hall" tour of Texas with an event in Fort Worth.
Rick Santorum is facing political reality. He is suspending his campaign today -- but essentially, he's dropping his run for the White House.
Ron Paul said that he has no plans to drop out of the Republican presidential race, despite the fact that he is way behind in last place.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry took to the stage at an exclusive journalists' gala Saturday night to roast himself — and poke fun at his gubernatorial predecessor George W. Bush, and presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum.
Rick Santorum is the winner of the Louisiana Republican presidential primary, defeating GOP front-runner Mitt Romney in yet another conservative Southern state.
Mitt Romney's victory in Illinois came as no surprise, and it further cements his path to the Republican nomination in the primary.
A new poll on the Texas primary race is good news for Mitt Romney.
Some Republicans are buzzing after a report by Fox News late Sunday that Newt Gingrich's campaign is considering naming Texas Governor Rick Perry as its Vice-Presidential running-mate before the Republican National Convention in August.
Two new polls show Newt Gingrich is running third place in a state that he needs to win badly -- Alabama. Voters there head to the polls on Tuesday.
Ohio and Tennessee are two important states Tuesday, because they are the biggest contests in which candidates don't have a home advantage.
Voters in 10 states participate in primaries and caucuses on Tuesday, and no one candidate is expected to deliver a knockout blow.
The Ohio primary is shaping up to be a real nail-biter on Super Tuesday. It's one of 10 states where voters will select which Republican should become the party's nominee to try to unseat President Barack Obama.
Mitt Romney rolled to a double-digit victory in Washington state's Republican presidential caucuses Saturday night, his fourth campaign triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in the run-up to 10 Super Tuesday contests in all regions of the country.
Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and their Republican presidential rivals vied for delegates Saturday in Washington state caucuses, a quiet prelude to 10 Super Tuesday contests next week in all regions of the country.
As Santorum has said repeatedly, if you don't like the state of the race, wait a couple of weeks, and it will change.
Kristen Reed, who has Down syndrome, runs her own booth at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo – a milestone her father once feared might never be possible.
Police say an 18-year-old armed with a modified handgun opened fire from a bathroom, wounding his grandmother and striking an officer's vest before being shot by police.
Wylie ISD launched a review after visitors displayed religious materials during lunch. The district's superintendent apologized to families.
The dispute comes amid heightened scrutiny of immigration detention practices across Texas.
"I hope no one ever finds themselves in the same situation of brutal legal abuse that I did," Artemy Ostaninsaid in his final statement in court.
Kristen Reed, who has Down syndrome, runs her own booth at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo – a milestone her father once feared might never be possible.
Police say an 18-year-old armed with a modified handgun opened fire from a bathroom, wounding his grandmother and striking an officer's vest before being shot by police.
Wylie ISD launched a review after visitors displayed religious materials during lunch. The district's superintendent apologized to families.
According to the TEFA website, more than 1,400 private schools from Pre-K to high schools are participating.
The dispute comes amid heightened scrutiny of immigration detention practices across Texas.
The CEO a Dallas nonprofit resigned after a CBS News Texas I-Team investigation that revealed the organization had failed to follow through on its core promises.
Seven years after a deadly school bus-train crash in Athens, the same crossing still lacks gates or lights—despite repeated promises to fix it.
A CBS News Texas investigation found those daily meals no longer being delivered to schools, despite the nonprofit's claims to the contrary.
It once fed thousands of kids. So, how did a Dallas non-profit's core mission fall apart? CBS News Texas investigates.
A Fort Worth firefighter severely burned in the line of duty is speaking out after his family, the public and politicians said the workers' compensation system failed him, denying him of much needed care.
Chairwoman of the Tarrant County Democratic Party Allison Campolo discusses the big upset victory by Democrat Taylor Rehmet over Republican Leigh Wambsganss in the Texas Senate District 9 race. She tells Jack Fink that she predicts a blue wave in Tarrant County in November.
Chairman of the Tarrant County GOP, Tim Davis, discusses the Democrats' big win in the Texas Senate District 9 race, a Republican majority district. He tells Jack Fink that he predicts Republicans will win the seat back in November.
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock (R) discusses the data coming in on the first day families could apply for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program. On the first day of enrollment for the taxpayer-funded school choice program in Texas, more than 20,000 people had applied by noon, and 8,000 people applied in the first hour.
"Right now we have the Wild West. I want to see some rules of the road," said Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
Federal authorities are releasing fourth-grader Elizabeth Zuna, the first of several students detained by immigration officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights, school officials said.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
While retailers like Amazon, Macy's and Target are extending their return window for gifts bought during the holidays, some stores are adding fees to return purchases.
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller is calling for a statewide ban on non-water additives, such as fluoride, in the public water system.
Last year, over 16 million vehicles drove on North Texas toll roads without paying, accumulating more than $69 million in unpaid tolls.
U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. But the U.S. still ranks below dozens of other countries.
Weather-related closures left Carter BloodCare 4,000 units of blood and blood components short of what it needs.
The state of Texas is investing $50 million in research on psychedelic therapies.
Walk with a Doc invites community members to join low-pressure group walks led by physicians.
The largest nurses strike ever in New York City is underway as thousands of NYSNA members walk off their jobs at major hospitals.
Prominent political and business leaders are named in the documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.
A Dallas coffee chain says it's caught in a political firestorm after a walkout over an ICE discount.
During the World Cup, soccer fans will be able to get a taste of what North Texas' new professional soccer team, Atletico Dallas, has to offer.
Salad and Go, a drive-thru salad chain, said on Wednesday that it will close all remaining Texas and Oklahoma stores.
Venezuela is said to have the largest amount of these reserves in the world.
Nico Harrison's vision for the Dallas Mavericks is officially dead.
American athletes are preparing for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. These are some of the top Team USA competitors to watch.
The death last month of former NFL player Kevin Johnson is possibly linked to three other killings of unhoused people in the same area that occurred over the last four months, detectives said.
Thomas Harley scored at 2:05 of overtime, and the Dallas Stars matched their longest winning streak of the season at five games with a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
Munn was promoted from defensive coordinator after Riley Dodge joined the staff at SMU.
The sheriff says the note was sent to a local Arizona news station, which agreed not to report on it, following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Many Super Bowl 60 ads are already online, along with teasers for commercials that will be unveiled during the NFL championship on Feb. 8.
Prominent political and business leaders are named in the documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
