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On the heels of that hearing, Jon T. Kosloski, the newly-appointed director of AARO, will testify Tuesday before a Senate ...

Texas's governor and the FBI issued warnings to Texans about Chinese spies working to intimidate, physically hurt and kidnap ...

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Monday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a “new major legislative initiative for the Texas Senate,” a state-funded ...

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With Republicans set to control a unified government next year, Democrats need to crank up the pressure on the Senate GOP, ...

A Texas law passed last year banned TikTok and other apps from government-issued devices because of "security risk." ...

Despite the backing of Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz still needs to be approved by the Republican-controlled Senate to become ...

So far Trump has looked elsewhere for his earliest cabinet and high-level staff appointments, in some cases passing over ...

It’s unlikely U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will use his position of power to evolve his thinking on climate change, the way the late ...