AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday sued Texas over a new law that would allow police to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally, taking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to court again over his escalating response to border crossers arriving from Mexico. The lawsuit draws Texas into another clash over immigration at…… MORE
DENVER (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Colorado ruling that bars him from the state’s ballot over his role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The Republican presidential candidate on Wednesday appealed the Colorado Supreme Court’s finding that an insurrection clause in the Constitution’s 14th…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The clock is winding down on the Department of Justice’s threat to sue Texas over the state’s controversial new border law that takes effect March 5. Senate Bill 4 criminalizes illegal border crossings, allows police to arrest those caught doing it and requires judges to expel them to Mexico. Governor…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Funeral services have been set for former longtime North Texas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. The Democratic trailblazer died on New Year’s Eve at 88 years old. A viewing will be held at the Hall of State in Fair Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, January 8. It…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Saturday to reject former President Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution, saying the suggestion that he cannot be held to account for crimes in office “threatens the democratic and constitutional foundation” of the country. The filing from Smith’s team was…… MORE