When President Trump floated his budget for NASA for 2026, it slashed the science budget by half, proposed the end of the Artemis program’s Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft and Gateway ...

Texas' governor signed a disaster declaration and state authorities said more resources would be coming to Kerr County to ...

After months of intense back-and-forth negotiations, on-the-floor haggling and threats to tank the legislation, Republicans’ ...

As many states across the U.S. introduce anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, Peoria, Illinois, has become a destination for families ...

During her remarks in a Senate hearing in February, Senator Patty Murray blasted the Trump Administration over their devastating budget cuts. Murray stated, "It's not just illegal, it's devastating." ...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling means that Senate Bill 4, which allows local police to arrest suspected ...

During his remarks from the Senate floor in May, Senator Richard Durbin slammed his Republican colleagues over their attack on California's climate regulations.

Buried in the sweeping legislation is an $85 million provision to move NASA's most-flown spacecraft from the national ...

On a late February evening, President Trump sealed the deal for the first vote on his “one big, beautiful bill” with a ...

The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay the judgment, either during the upcoming special session or ...

Democrats last carried Texas in a presidential election 49 years ago, last elected a U.S. senator there in 1986 and have lost all statewide elections since 1994. Texas Republicans could, however, ...

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