State Rep. Bryan Slaton resigns ahead of expulsion vote over inappropriate relationship with aide  —  Slaton faced the prospect of becoming the first Texas House member to be expelled since 1927.  —  Rep. Bryan Slaton resigned from the Texas House on Monday after an investigation determined …

GOP Senator Cassidy Pushing to End Biden Student Debt Relief  —  A Republican senator accused President Joe Biden of “mortgaging our country's financial health” by extending a pause in student loan payments while he pursues a plan to cancel some of the loan debt, though he acknowledged …

Ron DeSantis bets big on his Disney feud  —  Interviews with voters, along with three polls, show strong GOP support for DeSantis over Disney in their fight, despite skepticism from some donors and strategists.  —  LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has heard plenty of warnings from donors …

Georgia GOP chairman says he was just following orders from Trump lawyers  —  Lawyers representing David Shafer, the embattled chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, are arguing their client should not be charged with any crimes for his actions following the 2020 election …

Trump prohibited from posting evidence in hush money case to social media, judge rules  —  Judge Juan Merchan largely sided with a request from the Manhattan district attorney's office regarding what Trump can publicly say about aspects of the case.  —  The New York state judge presiding …

The food fight in the White House: Biden's diet  —  There's a delicious (surf and) turf battle inside the Biden White House — over the president's plate.  — The food fight has pitted Joe Biden — who prefers carbs over greens — against First Lady Jill Biden, who has been pushing …

Kanye West treasurer resigns, alleges possible ‘unlawful’ campaign transaction  —  The head of the rapper's political operation denies any wrongdoing.  —  Patrick Krason, the treasurer for Kanye West's still-active presidential campaign account, told a federal regulator he had resigned on Monday …

Exclusive: McConnell details GOP efforts to not ‘screw this up’ in 2024 Senate battle  —  Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell should be brimming with confidence.  —  Republicans are in the driver's seat to take the Senate majority: with 23 seats held by Democrats, compared to just 11 for Republicans.

Government charges ‘Pink Beret’ Jan. 6 rioter IDed after an ex spotted her in a viral FBI tweet  —  An ex of Jennifer Inzunza Vargas Geller told NBC News that he recognized the woman in a tweet on his friend's phone while standing in line at a Joann Fabric and Crafts store.

Former Navy reservist sentenced to additional 4 years for Jan. 6 riot  —  Prosecutors described Hatchet Speed as an avowed antisemite,  —  A former Navy reservist who the government said expressed admiration for Hitler, among other antisemitic views, was sentenced to four years in prison …

Why non-White people might advocate white supremacy  —  Police have identified the man who shot and killed at least eight people at an outlet mall in Allen, Tex., over the weekend as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia.  —  Garcia was killed at the scene, meaning that efforts to determine the motivation for his actions are slower to emerge.

Why Texas, a clean energy powerhouse, is about to hit the brakes  —  The state's clean energy boom could be impeded by Texas leaders' push for legislation that would boost natural gas and place new restrictions on wind and solar projects  —  Already No. 1 in wind power …

Under the Radar, Right-Wing Push to Tighten Voting Laws Persists  —  The clashes in state capitals have faded, but the Republican push for stricter state election laws is organized and planning for the long term.  —  The first recent wave of legislation tightening voting laws came in 2021 …

Texas mall shooter shared extremist beliefs against Jews, women on apparent social media page  —  Mauricio Garcia, 33, maintained a profile on the Russian social networking platform OK.RU, which is part of a law enforcement investigation.  —  Extremist beliefs were shared on a social media page appearing …

'It's a Republican issue': The View conservatives blame GOP lawmakers for mass shootings  —  Two conservative co-hosts on “The View” assigned blame for the wave of mass shootings on Republican elected officials.  —  A gunman killed eight people and wounded seven others Saturday in Allen …

Gunman in Texas shooting was discharged from Army after 3 months  —  Officials are still trying to piece together the shooter's motivations and investigating suspected links to white supremacists.  —  ALLEN, Tex. — The gunman who killed eight people at an outlet mall in suburban Dallas …