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November 15, 2019

The night of June 18, David Marcus and his team at Facebook pulled an all-nighter as they prepared for a big company announcement the next day.


November 15, 2019

Over 80 members of the House of Representatives have now called on White House senior adviser Stephen Miller to resign after leaked emails published this week showed his affinity for white nationalism.


November 14, 2019

As the Getty Fire bellowed over an affluent part of Los Angeles last month, belching black smoke and turning the skies a hellish red, dozens of housekeepers and nannies trudged up hills, headed to work in multi-million-dollar homes.


November 12, 2019

WASHINGTON — Hispanic lawmakers from Texas and around the country blasted President Donald Trump as a bigot Tuesday, as he dusted off a provocative claim that many young immigrants protected from deportation under an Obama-era program he ended were "hardened criminals."


November 7, 2019

HOUSTON – The fallout continues from the impending state takeover of the Houston Independent School District, including the impact it will have on a school at the center of the state's decision to take control.

Elaine Jackson Willis is working hard to keep Wheatley High School open.


November 5, 2019

When Katie Hill made her powerful speech about misogynistic double standards on the House floor last Thursday before getting ready to resign, there were only a handful of other members of Congress present: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York); Rep. Ayanna Pressley (Massachusetts); Rep. Lori Trahan (Massachusetts); Rep. Ilhan Omar (Minnesota); Rep.


November 5, 2019

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg provided only a few additional details about the company's proposed cryptocurrency to a House Financial Services Committee on Oct. 23 that generally didn't like what it heard.


November 4, 2019

Houstonians will decide on Tuesday who to elect as the next city controller, which isn't an easy thing to do. The controller is the city's financial watchdog, an independent elected official who keeps an eye on the city's cash flow.


November 3, 2019

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A House divided down the middle took steps forward Thursday to formalize the impeachment inquiry process and make the ongoing congressional investigation open to the public.

The resolution was approved with a vote of 232 to 196. All of the Texas Democrats voted for the resolution. All of the Republicans voted no.


November 1, 2019

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House took a formal step Thursday toward impeaching President Donald Trump as the chamber passed a measure that lays down the rules going forward in the current fact-finding phase.