Texas politics: School choice, immigration and the 'Trump train'
Overnight, the Texas House got into the school voucher debate with the filing of HB 1. That bill is only only one of the big issues This Week in Texas Politics.
Judge threatens to hold Donald Trump in contempt after deleted post is found on campaign website
Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial judge has threatened to hold the former president in contempt.
With Trump back at civil fraud trial, accountant testifies after key witness Michael Cohen postpones
Former President Donald Trump has returned to the Manhattan civil fraud trial that threatens to upend his real estate empire.
Biden campaign launches account on Trump's Truth Social, saying 'converts welcome'
President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign has launched an account on Donald Trump’s Truth Social, attempting to poke online fun at the Republican candidate he may face again in next fall’s election.
Prosecutor says gag order in Donald Trump election interference case wouldn't affect ability to campaign
The former president's defense team has called the gag order proposal an unconstitutional effort to “silence" his political speech as he campaigns for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Donald Trump's penthouse value estimate raised by millions due to fame, execs testify in fraud trial
An executive told a New York court Thursday that a $100 million hike in the estimate was based on a single email from a real estate broker who was told the triplex was three times its actual size.
Trump endorses Jim Jordan to replace Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
“Congressman Jim Jordan has been a STAR long before making his very successful journey to Washington, D.C., representing Ohio’s 4th Congressional District," Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social site. "He will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!"
Trump would accept House speakership for 'short period' while Republicans decide on permanent replacement
Trump said he would accept a short-term House speaker role to serve as a “unifier" for the GOP until a conclusion is reached on which member of Congress should take on the leadership post.
Trump's rhetoric offers insight into how he might govern as president again
Trump in recent weeks encouraged Biden's impeachment because of his own impeachments and urged his party to shut down the U.S. government with the hope it would stall some of the criminal cases he faces.
Trump's lawyers ask judge to postpone classified documents trial until after 2024 election
The presidential election is set for Nov. 5, 2024, with Trump currently leading the GOP field in the months before the primary season.
Trump lawyers go after accountant, appeal major pretrial ruling in New York fraud case
The trial that could block former President Donald Trump from doing business in New York is drilling down on a major question: Was it his company or was it hired accountants that bore responsibility for financial statements that the state calls fraudulent.
GOP lawmakers float Trump for House speaker after McCarthy's ousting
After Kevin McCarthy's ousting, Rep. Matt Gaetz's motion, an unlikely nominee emerges: former President Donald Trump for speaker.
Judge issues limited gag order after Trump sends disparaging post about court clerk
A New York judge has imposed a limited gag order with a stern warning after Donald Trump disparaged a key court staffer during his civil business fraud trial.
Trump wants future Republican debates canceled after refusing to participate in them
Donald Trump’s campaign is calling on the Republican National Committee to cancel all remaining presidential primary debates.
A riled Donald Trump sounds off outside New York fraud trial accusing him of lying about his wealth
Aggrieved and defiant, former President Donald Trump spent a day in court Monday for the sometimes testy start of a trial in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties.
'Workers of America are getting screwed': Trump speaks before Michigan UAW workers amid strike
“The workers of America are getting - I’m going to put it very nicely - screwed, you're getting screwed," Trump said. "Yesterday Joe Biden posed for photos at the picket line. But it is his policies that sent Michigan autoworkers to the unemployment line."
2nd GOP debate: Candidates take shots at Trump and each other
Donald Trump’s rivals were quick to lay into him during the second presidential debate on Wednesday, ripping the former president for skipping the event as they sought to blunt the momentum that has seen him build a commanding early lead in the Republican primary.
WATCH: Trump in Michigan to compete for union votes as GOP debates in California
Former President Donald Trump will be in Michigan on Wednesday to appeal to blue-collar workers amid the UAW strike against Detroit's Big Three.
Trump's rally to UAW members at non-union plant blasted by Fain as 'pathetic irony'
Trump has performed well with union members, though leadership of the UAW has poured cold water on any support for the former president.
Cassidy Hutchinson's book alleges Mark Meadows' suits smelled 'like a bonfire' from burning papers
A former aide in Donald Trump's White House says chief of staff Mark Meadows burned papers so often after the 2020 election his wife complained his suits smelled “like a bonfire.”