As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation’s neediest families and children.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19.

In this week’s episode, we talk about state House politics, proposals for the budget and the condition of water infrastructure in the state.

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President Donald Trump has implemented sweeping changes in the first days of his second administration.

According to the governor, 5,400 immigrants in Texas have a warrant for their arrest.

The decision to halt the program could prevent thousands of people detained in immigration detention centers from receiving legal advice.

Sean Duffy has been confirmed as transportation secretary, giving him a key role in President Donald Trump's administration.

Some of President Donald Trump's working-class and middle-class supporters see a lack of emphasis on lowering consumer costs and making daily American life more affordable.

The Justice Department appears poised to take a very different approach to investigating voting and elections.

President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder.

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters says he thinks it's time to turn over the reins so he won't be seeking a third term in 2026.

President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders focused on the military, including one that directs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future ban on their military service.

President Donald Trump has already forced Colombia to accept deportees by threatening tariffs and is readying the same move against Canada and Mexico as soon as Saturday.

Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

Texas decertified a widely used electronic pollbook after problems in November. Will a fix arrive in time for the next election?

Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools will be required to provide proof of their child’s U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposal rule approved by the State Board of Education.

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.

The top federal prosecutor for Washington is a conservative activist who promoted Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories about a stolen election, railed against the prosecution of the rioters who stormed the Capitol and represented some in court.

Kash Patel positioned himself as a steadfast Donald Trump loyalist well before the president picked him to run the FBI.

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico after championing conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary under President Joe Biden.

President Donald Trump says Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in April.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary.

Ending birthright citizenship, increasing oil drilling, and leaving WHO are just a few bills the state’s Republicans pushed in Congress this month.

President Donald Trump boasted about his first week in office as he rallied House Republicans to advance tax cuts, border security and other conservative priorities.

The Trump Justice Department says it has fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Donald Trump.

Tariffs are in the news at the moment.

President Donald Trump’s threat to tax imports from Colombia comes at a most inauspicious time.

The 400 members of a special tactical unit left bases in Houston and Fort Worth on Monday morning, according to the governor’s office.

Democratic former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Republican Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears are picking up steam in their bids to be Virginia's next governor.

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Emboldened by Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination and disdain for pandemic-era mandates, skeptics are pushing for bills to make it easier to opt out of vaccines.

A trial over North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming medical care for kids is happening in Bismarck.

Current and former European and U.S. officials have raised concerns about some of President Donald Trump’s picks for top intelligence posts.

President Donald Trump is on a mission to celebrate American greatness.

President Donald Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza has fallen flat with both countries' governments and perplexed a congressional ally.

A key ally of President Donald Trump says the White House pardoning rioters who fought with police while storming the U.S. Capitol in 2021 is “sending the wrong signal” and expressed concern about the future ramifications of issuing sweeping clemencies.

Fresh off of his unexpected departure from President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy has set his sights on becoming governor of Ohio, his home state.

Republicans put Pennsylvania and Wisconsin back in the win column in the 2024 presidential race.

The Democratic Party has so far been splintered in responding to President Donald Trump’s push against illegal immigration.

The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — female World War II pilots.

President Donald Trump has confirmed that inspectors general in various agencies have been fired.

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump's Cabinet picks and legislative priorities.

In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski had openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times.

There are still some unresolved races from the 2024 election, and one of them involves a seat on North Carolina’s highest court.

Donald Trump’s first week in office isn’t over yet, but what the Republican president has done so far offers clues about how his next four years in the White House may unfold.

The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency on the border with Mexico, saying “America’s sovereignty is under attack.”.

President Donald Trump’s pledge to help make Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream a reality is viewed with skepticism by many prominent Black and Hispanic civil rights leaders.

As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigration, lawmakers in some Democratic-led states are proposing new ways to resist his efforts.

Dr. Eithan Haim of Dallas had faced four counts for wrongfully disclosing the individually identifiable health information of underage patients at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston.

President Trump is reversing his predecessor’s efforts to clean up areas hardest hit by pollution from heavy industry, ports and roadways – communities that are often largely Black, Latino and low-income.

The Senate Judiciary Committee launched its investigation following the 2023 death of an 8-year-old girl at a facility in Harlingen.

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President Donald Trump's return to office could bring some temporary relief to the beleaguered U.S. coal industry.

The Senate has confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary in a dramatic late-night vote.

Millions of documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas have already been made public, but President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of still-classified files.

Senate Bill 2 starts a new debate on a school voucher program in Texas. A funding proposal would allow up to 100,000 K-12 students who want to enroll to a private school to participate.

President Trump has slashed a slew of EV-related policies, which could affect many states that have received billions of dollars in investment for electrification, notably Michigan.

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.

Americans see the federal government as rife with corruption, inefficiency and red tape — but they’re less sure about whether Elon Musk is the right person to fix it.

Republicans are eager to find replacements for former GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz in Tuesday’s special congressional primaries in Florida to add some breathing room to their slender majority in the U.S. House, but control of the chamber isn’t on the line.

Israeli and Palestinian supporters in Texas welcome the tenuous halt to the war sparked by a 2023 attack with cautious optimism.

President Donald Trump says he is considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers elsewhere have tried dozens of times in seeking to thwart their opponents.

Those binders full of executive orders that President Donald Trump has been signing with a flourish in recent days don’t just magically appear before him.

Utah lawmakers have advanced a bill that experts say would establish one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country.

A New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color.

More than two dozen Texas Democrats expressed concern about the elimination of a federal policy preventing immigration arrests at schools.

In a letter to U.S. congressional leaders, the governor blamed previous border security policy for leaving Texas “defenseless,” forcing state officials to spend billions.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on artificial intelligence Thursday that will revoke past government policies his order says “act as barriers to American AI innovation.”.

Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.

President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to disasters in California and North Carolina.

The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct.

The Senate has confirmed Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA.

The state bar had sought to sanction Paxton, which could have carried a punishment ranging from a private reprimand to disbarment.

In Brownsville, the city and local hospital have helped residents lose more than 23,000 pounds since 2008.

The Senate has advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary.

President Donald Trump's pardons of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and the rhetoric of retribution from some of those released this week is raising deep concern among attorneys, former federal investigators and experts who follow extremism.

President Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest rates, but an economy transformed by the pandemic will make those promises difficult to keep.

Numerous faith leaders across the U.S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump’s new administration has sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations.

President Donald Trump promised global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and threatened to impose tariffs if they don’t.

Vouchers would let parents use public funds to pay for their kids’ private education. Learn about how they could work and the political battle around them.

President Donald Trump’s promise to deport “millions and millions” of immigrants will hinge on securing money for detention centers.

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration.

Another change the newest presidential administration is keen on making a recognition of only two genders. The statement sent shockwaves through LGBTQ+ communities nationwide, including in San Antonio.

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Diocese of Washington, says she will continue to pray for President Donald Trump, hours after he lashed out at her over a sermon.

California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is unsure if he’s welcome to join President Donald Trump’s wildfire tour.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders to end the government’s diversity, equity and inclusion effort mark a sea change for the country.

The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.

Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.

Steve Bannon’s trial on charges that he duped donors who gave money to build a wall along the U.S. southern border will start a week later than scheduled after the conservative rabble-rouser hired new lawyers to pursue an aggressive defense strategy.

A Texas man has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison over his failed effort to dupe disgraced ex-congressman George Santos out of nearly $1 million.

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina says she is “seriously considering” a gubernatorial run in 2026.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the far-right extremist group leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, has visited Capitol Hill after President Donald Trump commuted his 18-year prison sentence.

Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin man who allegedly told police he tried to burn down a congressman's office because he was upset over the federal TikTok ban with felony arson.

President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.

President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders change the state’s approach on its management of water.

Both chambers set aside $1 billion for a voucher-like education savings account program — double what was on the table two years ago — in a sign that supporters are emboldened after recent electoral gains.

The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month.