House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republicans opened a probe into alleged organized efforts to inject bias into Wikipedia entries and the organization’s responses.  Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., and Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., chair of the panel’s subcommittee on cybersecurity, information technology, and government innovation, sent a letter Wednesday to Maryana Iskander, chief executive […]

The Texas House signaled it would move quickly on redistricting and other legislative matters after reaching a quorum Monday afternoon following the return of Democrats who had fled the state in protest against GOP efforts to push through a new congressional map.  The session lasted just under half an hour, with a number of bills being read […]

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would be meeting with Democrat congressional leaders to discuss government funding ahead of the upcoming deadline. Trump explained negotiations might be futile since Democrats were “afraid to approve anything” he might suggest. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer countered, saying the president had “no plan to lower costs for hardworking Americans, or stop cuts […]

The decision by state Democrat representatives to flee Texas over Republican congressional redistricting plans has ratcheted up tensions and started a new phase in the redistricting war around the country.  Democrat Govs. Gavin Newsom of California and New York’s Kathy Hochul responded by threatening to explore options to redraw their own districts to give Democrats […]