Posted 9:19 AM 3/11/2026 by GABBY BIRENBAUM | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

Sen. John Cornyn announced he supports scrapping the filibuster if needed to pass a voting restrictions bill, a marked change from his longtime support of the procedural tool as he courts the endorsement of President Donald Trump.

In an op-ed in the New York Post, Cornyn argued that (More)

Posted 12:44 PM 3/10/2026 by HANNAH FINGERHUT, MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, MICHAEL SCHNEIDER, MICHAEL CATALINI and BILL BARROW Associated Press

DE SOTO, Iowa (AP) — Standing alongside his son's Ford pickup truck at a central Iowa gas station off Interstate 80, Francisco Castillo was not happy.

He had voted for President Donald Trump in the last election. He believed Trump had strengthened the economy in his first term, and (More)

Posted 7:30 PM 3/9/2026 by JON GAMBRELL, WILL WEISSERT and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran could be short-lived, but he left open the possibility of an escalation in fighting if global oil supplies are disrupted by the Islamic Republic, which chose a new hard-line supreme (More)

Posted 9:04 PM 3/7/2026 by LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America "springs forward" Sunday for daylight saving time. Losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day; it also could harm your health.

Darker mornings and more evening light knock your body clock out of whack &mdash (More)

Posted 5:04 PM 3/6/2026 by STAN CHOE AP Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again Friday because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street's worst week since October.

The S&P 500 dropped 1.3% after a report showed U.S. employers (More)

Posted 11:33 AM 3/5/2026 by MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration's immigration crackdown and disaster response.

Trump, who (More)

Posted 9:44 AM 3/4/2026 by GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer

GENEVA (AP) — With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

How the conflict will affect the world's most watched sporting event is the latest issue facing organizers (More)