The Laken Riley act was passed with Bipartisan support Photo Courtesy of AP WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives gave final approval Wednesday to the Laken Riley Act, a sweeping bill that mandates the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft or violent crimes. The bill, which marks the first significant immigration legislation President Donald…… MORE
The current interim city manager is set to take on the permanent role – one that, in Dallas’ form of government, has more responsibility and power than the mayor DALLAS — A former Dallas City Hall intern is poised to become the city’s most influential public official after the Dallas City Council voted to appoint…… MORE
Brennan was one of 51 intel officials who signed a letter claiming Hunter Biden’s laptop had the ‘earmarks’ of a Russian operation Ex-CIA Director John Brennan responded to the revocation of his security clearance on Tuesday, accusing President Donald Trump of “misrepresenting the facts” regarding the Hunter Biden laptop story. Trump issued an executive order…… MORE
AP PHOTO/ Evan Vucci WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the Trump administration took significant steps toward ending affirmative action in federal contracting, directing that all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff be placed on paid leave and ultimately laid off. This move follows an executive order signed by Trump on his first day in office,…… MORE
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has instructed its federal prosecutors to investigate state or local officials who hinder the Trump administration’s efforts to enforce immigration laws, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday. The memo, written by Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, also directs prosecutors to revert to the policy…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will continue building on his barrage of Inauguration Day announcements today, announcing a new partnership to invest in artificial intelligence. Three major business leaders — SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison — joined Trump announcing creation of a new company…… MORE
One person was killed, another is in critical condition, and a firefighter was hospitalized after a garage fire. What We Know: Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a 911 call about a fire at a one-story duplex in the 10600 block of Boedeker Street just before 6 a.m. Monday. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the blaze had started…… MORE
After President Trump was sworn in, Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas placed more buoys in the Rio Grande along the Texas-Mexico border TEXAS, USA — Just after President Donald Trump was sworn into office on Monday, the state of Texas announced it had deployed additional buoys in the Rio Grande. In the wake of Trump’s…… MORE
Musk put his hand to his heart and raised it up at an angle that had many googling “nazi salute.” WASHINGTON — Social media erupted with chatter after Elon Musk delivered a speech following President Trump’s inauguration on Monday, but it wasn’t his words that sparked the frenzy. The Tesla CEO and X (formerly Twitter)…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, promising a “revolution of common sense” and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions. Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House,…… MORE
