Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Mayor Johnson Welcomes GOP Presidential Candidate to Dallas following Party Switch

Mayor Johnson Welcomes GOP Presidential Candidate to Dallas following Party Switch

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson spent time with a Republican Presidential candidate on Tuesday in Dallas. Mayor Johnson had lunch with Republican Senator Tim Scott at Mi Cocina and took a walk through Klyde Warren Park. The Republican Presidential candidate applauded Johnson for the city’s reduced crime and his recent switch to the…MORE

Biden Administration Seals Participation Agreement with Manufacturers of 10 Drugs Targeted in First Medicare Price Negotiations

Biden Administration Seals Participation Agreement with Manufacturers of 10 Drugs Targeted in First Medicare Price Negotiations

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – President Joe Biden announced a major development in his push to make medications more affordable for Americans. On Tuesday morning, Biden said the manufacturers of all of the first 10 prescription drugs targeted for Medicare’s first price negotiations have agreed to participate. The development clears the way for talks that…MORE

Longtime Texas Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar Carjacked at Gun Point in Washington D.C.

Longtime Texas Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar Carjacked at Gun Point in Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked Monday night by three armed attackers, his office said. Cuellar’s chief of staff Jacob Hochberg released a statement hours after the incident: “As Congressman Cuellar was parking his car this evening, 3 armed assailants approached the Congressman and stole his vehicle. Luckily, he was not…MORE

HS Football Referee Removed from Games after Apparent Collision with Player

HS Football Referee Removed from Games after Apparent Collision with Player

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The UIL is addressing a concerning incident that occurred during the Whitney vs. Dallas Madison varsity football game on September 29, involving a sports official and a student athlete from Whitney High School. “In cooperation with the Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO), the UIL has taken action to reverse the game…MORE

McCarthy on Removal Threat: ‘Go Ahead and Try’

McCarthy on Removal Threat: ‘Go Ahead and Try’

WASHINGTON (AP) — “How would you be different as speaker, compared to Mr. Boehner?” a reporter asked then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in September 2015 as the California Republican pursued, and eventually gave up, his first attempt at the speakership. McCarthy laughed while standing next to outgoing Speaker John Boehner — who had just stepped…MORE