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Brooke Rollins says talks with Mexico may finally yield results as the country falls short on water deliveries owed under a 1944 treaty to Texas farmers.

The president's comments came a day after lawmakers heard from experts advocating for the push to stop the twice-yearly time change.

Trump weighed in on the controversial topic as Congress considers whether to keep the current system or switch to either permanent daylight savings or permanent standard time.

House Dem More Supportive Of Trump Tariffs Than Many Republicans

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, a member of the far-left group of progressive lawmakers known as "the Squad," told congregants at a historically Black church that America needs robust immigration because "we done picking cotton."

National Democrats believe they can win Texas' 15th Congressional District.

Even longtime Trump supporters are opposing the president’s tariffs as they roil the stock market.

Republicans acknowledge the stress they're feeling from President Trump's tariffs. Their Wall Street donors are feeling it too, with some giving top GOP lawmakers an earful this weekend.Why it matters: Trump is making it clear he won't tolerate any limits on his ability to impose tariffs, Axios scooped Monday. But rattled GOP donors wanted lawmakers to help convince the president that tariffs are crushing the economy.Trump was rankled by the introduction of such a bill by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). His veto threat sent a message to any Republican senators thinking about signing onto it: Don't even think about it."I don't think that has a future," Senate GOP leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said of the bill.Lawmakers declined to cite specific donor conversations, but their level of concern is high after three days of stock market chaos.The other side: Some Republican senators, notably Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), are openly critical of Trump's tariffs, insisting they are a tax on American consumers."Every country is freaking out. The American stock market is in decline. Now, we're in the second week. Where do we go from here?" Cruz said on his podcast on Monday.The bottom line: "Uh, yeah. Obviously everybody is concerned," Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), told Axios when asked if the market reaction is giving lawmakers pause.Simpson said he expects "some members will" raise concerns directly to the administration, telling Axios, "When I've done that, they've listened."Axios' Andrew Solender contributed reporting.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell yet again on Monday, keeping President Trump under pressure over the tariff policy that has roiled the world since it was announced last Wednesday. Trump appear adamant that tariffs are here to stay. He has argued both that they have the capacity to reinvigorate American manufacturing and that they are important [...]

After imposing tariffs on about 60 countries on his so-called “Liberation Day,” President Donald Trump is insisting that the stock market will “boom” again—but some of his most loyal supporters seem to be wavering.During an episode of his podcast on Thursday, right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro called Trump’s actions “probably unconstitutional” and “one of the biggest tax increases ... in the history of America.”“Trade wars are, in fact, not good and not easy to win. It is predicated on a bad idea of how international trade works,” Shapiro said, adding that Trump has a “fundamental misunderstanding of trade deficits.” “Trade deficits have nothing to do with the health of an economy. I can name you a period in American history where there was a fairly large surplus in America's balance of trade: the entire Great Depression,” he said.Another pro-Trumper with a surprising stance on Trump’s tariff policy is CNN commentator Scott Jennings. “I have mixed feelings about this, truthfully,” he said on CNN’s “News Night.”Cartoon by Clay Bennett“I wasn’t trained to believe in tariffs. You know, those of us who grew up as traditional Republicans have always thought what Ronald Reagan thought. And so what Trump is doing here is implanting new economic theory DNA inside of the Republican Party,” he added.Jennings also told his co-host that some of his GOP colleagues are outright “rejecting” Trump’s tariffs, while others are “reluctantly going along with it.” But, of course, there are many who are “enthusiastically embracing it,” he said.“So, I will just say this. If it works, it will be the ballsiest and gutsiest thing a president has done in decades. And if it doesn’t work, the political consequences fall on the shoulders of one man,” Jennings said.Even GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has shied away from expressing full support for Trump’s tariffs. During an interview with Larry Kudlow on Fox Business, Cruz said that he disagrees with Trump’s tariffs. “So, Larry, you know I’m always in favor of more tax cuts and bigger tax cuts, and I’m fighting to make this tax cut as big and bold as possible. Look, I think it is a mistake to assume that we will have high tariffs in perpetuity. I don’t think that would be good economic policy. I am not a fan of tariffs,” Cruz said. As of Friday morning, the Dow had dropped more than 2,000 points—its biggest decline since the beginning of the coronavirus in 2020.Even Trump’s billionaire tech besties are feeling the pain. Collectively, the “Magnificent 7”—the top seven tech companies in the stock market—have lost a combined $1 trillion. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell also forewarned that inflation could be here to stay—and it’s all thanks to Trump’s tariffs. ​​“We face a highly uncertain outlook with elevated risks of both higher unemployment and higher inflation,” he said. “While tariffs are highly likely to generate at least a temporary rise in inflation, it is also possible that the effects could be more persistent.” Campaign Action

The former Democratic district attorney, whose second and final term ended at the end of last year, joined the Precinct 3 office of Republican Tom Ramsey in January as a senior policy advisor.

Donald Trump’s tariffs were at once predictable and shocking. Predictable, in the sense that Trump had been crystal-clear about wanting across-the-board tariffs during the campaign. Shocking, because they have been implemented in a manner that appears extreme and incompetent even by previous Trump standards. As a result, the world is historically unsettled: One metric of [...]

The arduous 25 hour, 5 minute speech required days of physical preparation for the 55-year-old senator.

Donald Trump is trying to dominate the world

With President Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs, there is new political fallout with some republicans expressing reservations, including Sen. Ted Cruz who is warning that keeping high tariffs in place for an extended period of time would not be good economic policy. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports for TODAY.

The Senate parliamentarian plays a key role in budget reconciliation, which congressional Republicans are using to advance the president's policy goals.

The Texas senator made a rare questioning of the president.

'Congress has a constitutional role through the Commerce Clause on trade matters, and we should re-assume that role,' Sen. Chuck Grassley told reporters.

Republicans in the Senate started the process for passing a new version of President Donald Trump's budget to tackle the southern border and extend the 2017 tax cuts.

Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him—no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions.As fury mounts over the Trump administration’s leaking of classified military operations in an unsecure Signal group chat that included a reporter who did not have a security clearance, GOP lawmakers have continued to downplay the seriousness of the situation.The ridiculous defenses—ranging from lies about the contents of the messages to conspiracy theories about how the reporter got added to the conversation in the first place—are even rankling some Trump administration allies, who told Politico that President Donald Trump and his team need to own up to the error, fire those involved, and end the controversy.But that message has clearly not been heard by congressional Republicans, who are still defending the monumental fuck-up that risked U.S. troops who were carrying out an attack on a rebel group in Yemen—even as more details emerge confirming that classified information was shared on an insecure platform.Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said that he stands by the Trump administration officials who were involved—including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who shared in the chat the exact timing of the forthcoming attack and the weapons systems that would be used.“President Trump and his team have admitted that having a journalist in the group text was wrong, will be reviewed and falls in the category of ‘lessons learned’ so that it doesn’t happen again. I think President Trump has handled this matter well. Further, I believe that all the participants in the chat were under the impression they were using an appropriate and secure form of communication. This will also fall into the category of ‘lessons learned,’” Graham said in a statement.He ended with, “I continue to support all members of President Trump’s national security team. Lessons learned.”Similarly, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, Republican of Florida, said in an appearance on CNN that this was just an honest mistake made by rookie administration officials who didn’t know any better than to share classified information on a text chat including a reporter. "Remember, they're just starting in the job. This game just started. Let's see how they do the next two years, and then we can judge them. But not because of one mistake that they put a reporter—maybe they made a mistake and they put that ... listen, those that do not have any sins, they can throw the first stone,” she said.xxYouTube VideoGOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, who has become a regular in this series for saying idiotic things, said that anyone could have made the same mistake. “We all make mistakes. I don't know how it happened. It might have been a communication problem with somebody in the communications department," Tuberville told CNN, saying that there shouldn't be any investigations.xxYouTube VideoMeanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson said the blunder is not a fireable offense, which he certainly would not be saying had this been done by Democratic administration officials."I don't think someone should have lost their job over that because an errant number found their way onto a dialogue," Johnson said during a news conference on Tuesday.True to form, GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio lied about the war plans leak entirely. "The signal chat didn’t contain classified information. Terrorists were killed. Americans are safer," Jordan wrote on X.And while Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas admitted on his podcast that the Signal chat was "a huge screwup," he then downplayed the seriousness of it.“It’s sort of comparable to a butt dial,” he said.I don’t know about you, but when I accidentally butt dial someone, they usually just hear me telling my kids to put on their shoes, not spilling classified intel that could get people killed.Ultimately, while Republicans shirk their responsibility to investigate the obvious security failure and to hold the Trump administration accountable, Democrats are filling that void.For example, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding answers to what he described as “one of the most humiliating and dangerous national security breaches in modern American history—one that put the lives of American service members and intelligence officers carrying out military operations abroad at risk and a rupture in national security protocol that almost certainly violates federal criminal and civil statutes.”In the letter, Raskin demanded to know if there is an FBI investigation into the security breach, if there have been other instances of classified information being discussed in improper settings, and if the Trump administration is using Signal to conduct other official matters.And in a letter to Trump, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for “the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in American history” Hegseth to be removed from his administration.“His behavior shocks the conscience, risked American lives and likely violated the law,” he wrote. “Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth should be fired immediately.”Thank you to the Daily Kos community who continues to fight so hard with Daily Kos. 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Far-left Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, has undergone a week full of flubs and controversies that has her facing a possible censure in Congress and scathing criticism from the White House.

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board that is investigating the crash is appearing along with the leaders of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army's aviation division to answer questions in the Senate.

Chris Rocheleau, acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies at the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation panel hearing on the Potomac River crash investigation. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board says if investigators were able to quickly find alarming data about the number of close calls in the years before the fatal midair collision over the nation’s capital in January, then aviation safety regulators should have recognized the problem.

Due to "ongoing litigation," the Department of Government Efficiency removed details from its website on the more than 3,000 USAID contracts it claims to have canceled.

In his re-election campaign announcement, the Texas senator vows to be a partner to President Trump. But AG Ken Paxton says, "Texans won't believe your lies."

Rep. Jasmine Crockett is claiming her recent comment seeming to mock a disabled Republican as “Governor Hot Wheels" was misinterpreted. Her previous comments indicate otherwise.

One state official shared internal data that showed satellite service costs consumers 53% more over the course of 30 years.

"I have learned, as I serve on the DOGE Oversight committee, that there is only one language that the people that are in charge understand right now, and that language is money."

The boost in federal spending for SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by President Donald Trump and Musk’s allies and employees who now hold government positions.

DALLAS — From his strategic partnership with President Donald Trump to his headline-grabbing border policies, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is riding a wave of Republican popularity that has raised his national profile and could put a 2028 White House campaign within reach if he wants it.

Musk critics organized dozens of peaceful demonstrations at Tesla dealerships and factories across North America and Europe.

SEATTLE (AP) — Cybertrucks set ablaze. Bullets and Molotov cocktails aimed at Tesla showrooms.

As Democrats on Capitol Hill slam President Donald Trump’s tariffs and forecast a coming "Trump recession," Republicans say it is time to double down and deliver on the new administration’s agenda.

'We are just getting started'

The agencies include the departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, the Interior and the Treasury.

A recent UT Tyler poll has revealed how a surveyed group of voters feel about President Donald Trump's administration so far as well as the Texas Legislature.

Rep. Ralph Norman, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, supports President Trump's plan for Congress to pass a continuing resolution. Norman is pushing a Constitutional amendment to term limit members of Congress.

Muslim journalist Asra Nomani warned the Senate Judiciary Committee that a "frightening network" funding antisemitism in the U.S. must be investigated.

Kingsley Wilson has pushed conspiracy theories about Leo Frank and Haitian migrants, and argued against U.S. support for Israel and Ukraine.

The bill is designed to speed the removal of revenge porn, which is intimate imagery posted online without an individual's consent.

President Donald Trump has struck deals with several Latin American countries that have agreed to help the U.S. with its efforts to ramp up deportations of illegal migrants.

First lady Melania Trump will speak on Capitol Hill Monday for the first time since returning to the White House, participating in a roundtable with lawmakers from both chambers of Congress focused on punishing online abuse and revenge pornography.

First lady Melania Trump will speak on Capitol Hill Monday for the first time since returning to the White House, participating in a roundtable with lawmakers from both chambers of Congress focused on punishing online abuse and revenge pornography.

The bill is designed to speed the removal of revenge porn.

The bill is designed to speed the removal of revenge porn.

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell will end his Senate career with his most indelible mark on the nation’s federal courts and the chamber’s judicial confirmation process, a priority that changed the chamber’s rules and solidified a conservative Supreme Court for the foreseeable future.