In the aftermath of rioters breaching the Capitol, incited by the rhetoric of President Trump, several Texas Democrats are joining a chorus of calls for Vice President Pence and the U.S. Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment against the President. All the Democrats on...
Trump Tragedy
back to archiveSheila Jackson Lee calls on Trump to rein in Proud Boys
Police and the National Guard in Washington D.C. are bracing for violence as pro-Trump and far-right protesters around the U.S. to gather in the nation’s capital to protest President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. In a series of tweets Monday, Rep. Sheila Jackson...
Pelosi gives Trump impeachment inquiry her stamp of approval
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced the House of Representatives would be moving forward with a formal impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump. The actions of the president, she said, are a “betrayal of [the president’s] oath of office, a betrayal of our...
As more jump on impeachment train, John Cornyn tries to downplay it
In the wake of the allegations against President Trump regarding Ukraine, Texas Democrats from the U.S. House who were previously on the fence about impeachment warmed to it in a cascade of tweets and statements on Tuesday. They were U.S. Reps. Colin Allred and Eddie...
As Congress returns to Washington, so does impeachment
Members of Congress are heading back to work in Washington, D.C. next week after a long recess, and for Democrats in the U.S. House, impeachment discussions are expected to continue. More than half of Democrats support impeachment or impeachment proceedings....
Trump says Texas “loves” the NRA. But only a quarter of us do.
As we know, President Trump doesn’t know Texas. Maybe that’s why he’s struggling politically here. On Tuesday, Trump tweeted, “People are fleeing New York like never before. If they own a business, they are twice as likely to flee. And if they are a victim of...
O’Rourke on migrant family drowning: ‘Trump is responsible for these deaths.’
The tragic photo that is overwhelming the internet shows a drowned father and daughter who died attempting to cross the Rio Grande river is opening America’s eyes to the cruel immigration policy of the Trump administration. So far, Texas’ presidential candidates have...
Texas presidential candidates double down on Trump’s impeachment after Mueller breaks silence
After more than two years of keeping a low-profile, outgoing special counsel Robert Mueller finally spoke publicly about his investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election. At a Justice Department news conference on Wednesday, Mueller said, “We did...