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GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales fends off hardline challenger in Texas House primary runoff

Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX) is projected to overcome challenges from the right and win the Republican primary for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gonzalez narrowly defeated YouTuber and gun enthusiast Brandon Herrera for the Republican race that covers San Antonio to El Paso. The Texas Republican failed to win more than […]

Iowa sued over hardline immigration law, rights groups claim it’s unconstitutional

Iowa’s attempt to crack down on illegal immigration is being challenged in court. A newly passed law making it a crime for undocumented immigrants who have previously been deported or denied entry to the United States to enter or re-enter the Hawkeye State is being debated as unconstitutional by civil rights and immigration groups. There […]

Texas Democrats see political opportunity in hardline immigration law

Judicial fraying over Texas’ controversial new immigration law has delayed its implementation, but it may not have political consequences. SB 4 is the latest in a series of immigration crackdowns at the local and state level, dating back at least to California’s Proposition 187, a 1994 ballot measure sponsored by then-Gov. Pete Wilson (R) represented […]

Republicans attempt to get hardline border security bill into foreign aid package

Some Senate Republicans are pushing for increased border security to be added to the foreign aid bill after a bipartisan immigration deal collapsed. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday introduced an amendment that would add tough border security measures to the foreign aid-only national security supplemental package that would send billions of dollars to Ukraine, […]

How hard-line Republicans pushed a Mayorkas impeachment to the floor

MAGA Republicans and House Democrats agree that the far right wing of the Republican conference deserves credit for impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The impeachment resolutions against Mayorkas, which will eventually number five in total, were introduced in the first days after Republicans took control of the House, following calls that began before the […]

Authorities in Miami Beach taking hardline approach to Spring Break 2024

Miami Beach officials are preparing for spring break, taking strict measures to prevent a repeat of last year’s chaos and unruly behavior in 2024. Every year, thousands of college students flock to the Magic City’s beaches, bars and nightclubs for celebrations that have been marred by crime, violence and shootings in recent years. Last year, […]