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With a Partial Government Shutdown Just Days Away, Congress Moves into Crisis Mode
(WFAA image) WASHINGTON (AP) - With five days to go before a government shutdown, Congress returns to work in crisis mode. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans ...
Sep 26, 2023
Biden to Join the UAW Picket Line in Michigan
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – S (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets in Michigan during their strike against...
Sep 26, 2023
Whistleblowers Who Reported Texas AG Ken Paxton To FBI Want Court To Continue Lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A group of whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the FBI said Monday they are not giving up their own legal fight against the Republican after his acqui...
Sep 25, 2023
AAC Unveils Upgrades ahead of Stars and Mavs Seasons
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Leadership from the Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars and American Airlines Center unveiled the centerpiece of recent renovation on Monday at the AAC. The attention was focused...
Sep 25, 2023
El Paso Walmart Mass Shooter to Pay $5 Million to the Victims’ Families
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A white gunman from Allen who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in 2019 agreed Monday to pay more than $5 million to families of the victims.Pa...
Sep 25, 2023
3-Year-Old Farmers Branch Toddler at the Center of Amber Alert Found Safe
UPDATE: 10:50 a.m.: Farmers Branch police announced the toddler at the center of an Amber Alert Monday morning has been found safe.Investigators said 3-year-old Aylin Umanzor Carcamo vanished around 4...
Sep 25, 2023
Toddler Killed, Woman Critical After Random Shooting at House Near Fair Park
Mike Forbes (X)Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A toddler is dead and a woman is hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting last night at a house near Fair ParkWFAA TV’s Mike Forbes was on th...
Sep 25, 2023
White House Preparing For Government Shutdown As House Republicans Lack A Viable Endgame For Funding
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 29: (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has direct federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for...
Sep 22, 2023
Donations Being Accepted for Family of Fallen Arlington Police Officer
TARRANT COUNTY – (WBAP/KLIF) – The non-profit, Tarrant County Blue is raising money for the family of fallen Arlington Police officer Darrin McMichael, who was killed In the Line of Duty t...
Sep 22, 2023
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Switches to the Republican Party
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson (WFAA)Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a longtime Democrat, said he’s switched parties.In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal Johnson sai...
Sep 22, 2023
