5 takeaways from FBI agent’s explosive congressional hearing

In an explosive, hourslong congressional hearing Thursday, FBI agent Peter Strzok was defiant as Republicans unleashed blistering attacks, saying his anti-Trump sentiment - captured in personal text messages - is evidence of bias at the Justice Department. Democrats threw their support behind Strzok with gusto.

Paul Ryan defends Jim Jordan, rejects calls for ethics probe

JULY 11: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan speaks with reporters during a news conference following a House Republican conference meeting July 11, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. House Republicans are promoting the results of their recent tax bill.

House to vote on immigration bill, will kick crisis back to White House

House Republicans moved to kick the migrant crisis created by President Donald Trump back to the White House on Tuesday by scheduling a vote for a broad immigration bill that is unlikely to pass before Congress goes on break, and almost certainly would be a nonstarter in the Senate if it does. After failing to pass a conservative immigration overhaul last week, deeply divided House Republicans faced similar low odds for success as they planned a second vote Wednesday on legislation that would fund a border wall and curb legal immigration programs, as well as provide legal status for so-called Dreamers and keep families together in detention.

East Texans weigh in on separation of children

In this Sunday, June 17, 2018, file photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, rest in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas. Child welfare agencies across America make wrenching decisions every day to separate children from their parents.

Tyler Paper wins 14 awards at Texas APME conference

Reporter Cory McCoy won first place for Freedom of Information for the work he did filing public information requests and tracking data about sexual assaults on local college campuses. Through his reporting, he found inconsistencies in how colleges reported sexual assaults and, in the case of one college, sexual assaults were omitted from the annual reporting required by federal law.

Has Mueller Already Been Subpoenaed in a Re-Impaneled Uranium One Investigation?

As the time seems ripe, we revisit here Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert's much ridiculed Uranium One chart presented at The House Judiciary Committee Committee Oversight hearing on November 14, 2017. Just prior to this hearing at a November 7th press conference, Gohmert had argued for Independent Counsel Robert Mueller's dismissal on the grounds that he was, "engaged in the cover-up of the initial Russian investigation that revealed Russia was trying to corner the market on uranium."

Rep. Gohmert Floats Resolution To Make Cesar Chavez’s Birthday…

A Texas lawmaker is facing backlash after announcing a resolution to declare the birthday of one of most venerated Mexican-American leaders "National Border Control Day." Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert this week tweeted he had filed the resolution, which calls for Chicano civil rights and United Farmworkers of America co-founder Cesar Chavez's birthday, March 31st, to be named in a manner that ostensibly praises border protection.

Newspaper readers saw a lot of ‘vulgarity’ but not a lot of ‘shithole’

Vice President Pence, left, and Rep. Louie Gohmert watch as President Trump signs a bill on Jan. 10. The Washington Post's initial report on President Trump's description of Haiti, El Salvador and the nations of Africa as "shitholes" didn't prompt much consternation about whether we should use the word itself in our reporting. "When the president says it, we'll use it verbatim," Post Executive Editor Martin Baron told Washingtonian about the decision.

The Latest: Charles Barkley slams Moore, Bannon in Alabama

Former professional basketball star Charles Barkley says Alabama voters must send Democrat Doug Jones to the Senate to assure the rest of the nation "we're not a bunch of damn idiots." An Alabama native, Barkley says Republican Roy Moore would continue to embarrass a state that has a history of politicians garnering negative attention.

Arizona GOP lawmaker resigns over surrogacy allegation

Republican Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona said Thursday he is resigning next month after revealing that he discussed surrogacy with two female staffers. The eight-term lawmaker, a staunch conservative and fierce opponent of abortion, said in a statement that he never physically intimidated, coerced or attempted to have any sexual contact with any member of his congressional staff.

Analysis: Sessions seeks balance in pondering Clinton probe

During a hearing on Capitol Hill, Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned about the propriety of initiating a criminal investigation of President Donald Trump's chief political rival, Hillary Clinton. Judiciary Committee chairman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, left, and Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, center, talk with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, right, at the end of a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in Washington.

In Iowa, Donald Trump Jr. focuses on the hunt

At a northwest Iowa hunting preserve more than 1,000 miles from Washington, a group of hunters clad in neon orange formed a line at the top of a hill, proceeding forward through a deep thicket of brush, kicking up pheasants. A bird spooked, was shot with precision, got picked up by a dog and promptly stuffed into the back of a hunter's vest.

Louis Gohmert: Recall John McCain’s Seat Because Of No Vote On Trumpcare

Rep. Louis Gohmert told Fox News' Steve Doocy that Sen. McCain should be recalled because of the stress of fighting cancer and because he broke his word on repealing Obamacare. Fox and Friends brought on the Texas Congressman to complain along with Steve Doocy about how the Senate has failed to pass a healthcare bill that would repeal and replace Obamacare.

Truly fake news: Charlottesville story shows dangers of alt-right

At one time, what happened to Brennan Gilmore in the aftermath of the Charlottesville violence would likely have been dismissed as the work of a few troubled people on the lunatic fringes of American society. Now, however, it's a deeply disturbing sign of how far anti-government zealots and hate groups are willing to go to turn Americans against each other, sow distrust in our institutions and destroy our nation from within.

Gohmert: Anti-GOP Shooter Was ConditionedBy Media’s – Hate-Filled Propaganda’

Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert unloaded on the media and Obama-era holdovers at the Department of Justice on Wednesday after the FBI announced that it was treating last week's attempted mass assassination of Republican congressmen as "assault" rather than terrorism. Gohmert said that the FBI's refusal to label the attack as terrorism indicates that there are too many officials from the previous administration in the DOJ and charged that the left-wing shooter, James T. Hodgkinson, was conditioned by "hate-filled propaganda" from the media and some Democrats.