Tag: Congress
In border visit, John Cornyn resists calls to expand visas for foreign workers
HIDALGO — During a visit to the border Friday, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said changes in immigration laws should wait until the border is...
More Americans will die than be born in 2030, CBO predicts—leaving immigrants as the only source of population growth | Fortune
For the first time in modern history, the United States is on the brink of losing its most basic engine of growth: more births...
The Epstein Files and the Seven Member Rule
With passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November, the American public received a crash course on an archaic congressional mechanism known as the discharge...
The Rio Grande Valley among Texas regions most impacted by expiring health insurance subsidies
McALLEN — Alix Flores, 62, has jumped from different careers over the years, working with nonprofits, in corporate America, as a teacher at a Brownsville...
With ACA subsidies set to expire, Texas Republicans in Congress remain hazy about path forward
Most Republicans in the U.S. House agree they don’t want to extend expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, but the party — including members...
Texas Democratic candidates unite in the Rio Grande Valley to court Latino voters
WESLACO — In a joint Democratic rally in South Texas, U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico and Tejano music star Bobby Pulido, who is running...
The Assault on Law School Clinics is an Attack on Democracy Itself
Less than a year into Trump’s second administration, the attack on democratic institutions is palpable. Among the most alarming targets are law school clinics—programs...
Is Jasmine Crockett’s Senate campaign an asset or a liability for Democrats? It depends on who you ask.
Depending on who you asked, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s decision this week to run for Senate meant one of two things.In the eyes of...
Law and Policy for a U.S-South Korea Nuclear Submarine Program
President Donald Trump proclaimed recently that, based on the strength of the military alliance between the United States and South Korea, he had “given...
Timeline of Vessel Strikes and Related Actions
The following timeline chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern...
