Government and Politics
TEXARKANA -- A crowd of more than 60 people gathered Sunday near the downtown federal building to mount a united front against Friday's Supreme Court ruling di…
by Gazette Staff June 26, 2022WASHINGTON -- The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that a…
by Alan Fram, The Associated Press June 24, 2022Juul on Friday asked a federal court to block a government order to stop selling its electronic cigarettes.
by Tom Murphy, AP Health Writer June 24, 2022WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump hounded the Justice Department to pursue his false election fraud claims, contacting the agency's leader "virtually every day" and s…
by Eric Tucker, The Associated Press June 23, 2022LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas School Safety Commission discussed a slew of recommendations Tuesday about what can be done to improve safety at Arkansas schools, …
by Stephen Simpson June 23, 2022TEXARKANA, Texas -- City Manager David Orr has announced two assistant city managers and several director-level promotions.
by Staff Report June 22, 2022WASHINGTON -- Florida Sen. Rick Scott, chair of the GOP's Senate elections committee, on Wednesday criticized the Texas Republican Party's new platform for not…
by Jill Colvin, The Associated Press June 22, 2022TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Andrew Gillum, the 2018 Democratic nominee for Florida governor, is facing 21 federal charges related to a scheme to seek donations and fu…
by Brendan Farrington, The Associated Press June 22, 2022REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. -- President Joe Biden said Monday that he's considering a federal holiday on the gasoline tax, possibly saving U.S. consumers as much as …
by Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak, The Associated Press June 20, 2022JERUSALEM -- Israel's weakened coalition government announced Monday that it would dissolve parliament and call new elections, setting the stage for the possib…
by Josef Federman, The Associated Press June 20, 2022WASHINGTON -- Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they may subpoena former Vice President Mike Pence and are waiting to h…
June 20, 2022A legislative panel Thursday endorsed rules designed to implement a new state law aimed at protecting historic monuments, taking a step closer to ending more t…
by Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette June 18, 2022WASHINGTON -- In its first three hearings, the House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection has laid out the beginnings of its case against former Presid…
by Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press June 18, 2022TEXARKANA, Texas -- Miller County recently received a second installment of $4,201,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds, which the county is planning to put t…
by From Staff Reports June 17, 2022NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Making his first public appearance since the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection began its hearings laying bare his despe…
by Jill Colvin, The Associated Press June 17, 2022