Todd J. Gillman
The Dallas Morning News
Washington, DC, United States
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Amid GOP schism on Ukraine aid, Cornyn and McCaul warn of dire outcome if Russia prevails
In the traditionally hawkish GOP, resistance is mounting to U.S. support for Ukraine, prompting the party's leading foreign policy voices to issue stern... → Read More
Jill Biden blasts Nikki Haley plan to test Joe Biden’s mental competence: ‘ridiculous’
First lady Jill Biden called it "ridiculous" for GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley to demand cognitive function testing when politicians turn 75, a poke at... → Read More
Bush marks two decades of PEPFAR, the global HIV/AIDS effort that’s saved 25M lives
An HIV diagnosis was a death sentence when George W. Bush launched PEPFAR in 2003. The global program has saved some 25 million lives under four presidents. → Read More
Texas bar loses bid to sanction Trump lawyer over 2020 election denial
A Texas judge tossed out the Texas bar's attempt to sanction former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell over election denial efforts. → Read More
Dementia tests for Trump and Biden? Nikki Haley jab also hits dozens in Congress over 75
Plugging generational change, Nikki Haley launched her 2024 campaign with a call for cognitive testing when politicians turn 75. The poke at Donald Trump and... → Read More
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won’t run for president in 2024, will only seek third term
Cruz had the option to run for both president and reelection to the Senate under Texas's 1959 "LBJ law." → Read More
Watch Live: Biden touts resilience after pandemic and Jan. 6 riot in State of the Union
Border? Mass shootings and gun laws? US involvement in Ukraine? Jobs and the economy? Which issues will make the list of America's hottest topics that... → Read More
Crockett ‘ready to rumble’ as Oversight games begin, Fallon defends focus on Hunter Biden
Republicans dreaming of making the Biden administration squirm have pinned their hopes on the new House Oversight Committee. Rising Dallas Democratic star... → Read More
Biden names Dallas prosecutor Damien Diggs first Black U.S. attorney for East Texas
President Joe Biden picked Damien Diggs to be the first Black U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, ending months of delay despite bipartisan... → Read More
5 GOP Texans skipped Biden’s freshmen mixer, citing COVID tests and schedule conflicts
Five Texas Republicans newly elected to Congress skipped a White House reception for freshmen. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Austin, says they missed a chance to press... → Read More
Texas Republicans demand Biden repay border costs; Paxton sues over new migrant plan
The 25 GOP Texans in the U.S. House also demanded a meeting with the president to discuss border crisis. → Read More
A dozen Texas Republicans back Mayorkas impeachment for border crisis
Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Sherman, filed the first articles of impeachment against a member of the Biden cabinet, accusing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro... → Read More
Biden honors Martin Luther King at Ebenezer church with nods to 2024 and voting rights
ATLANTA — President Joe Biden, in a Sunday sermon at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, used the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic pulpit to build... → Read More
Abbott says migrants’ camouflage shows border ‘invasion’ worsening, but it’s an old tactic
Camouflage clothing isn't a new tactic for migrants trying to avoid detection at the border, but Governor Greg Abbott says it is, and it's part of the "invasion... → Read More
Ted Cruz blasts Pete Buttigieg, calls for new transportation leadership after FAA debacle
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg took fire after the FAA grounded flights nationwide for 90 minutes, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and others questioned his... → Read More
Cruz calls Biden’s El Paso visit ‘infuriating;’ others blast sanitized view of border
GOP detractors blasted Biden for getting a ‘sanitized’ view of the havoc his policies created during his El Paso visit, his first border tour as president,... → Read More
Texas GOP Rep. Fallon files for Homeland Security’ Mayorkas impeachment over border crisis
Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Sherman, filed the first articles of impeachment against a member of the Biden cabinet, accusing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro... → Read More
House adjourned, McCarthy closes in on Speaker of the House after 15 holdouts flip
Until a speaker is chosen, none of the members elected in November – including those who won reelection – can be sworn in. → Read More
Biden’s first visit to border in crisis, El Paso on Sunday, blasted as long overdue
President Joe Biden will make his first border visit on Sunday with a stop in El Paso, after two years of pressure from Republicans who blame his policies for... → Read More
Would-be House speaker McCarthy eyes more concessions as Capitol stalemate enters Day 3
It's not clear whether McCarthy's overtures will get him across the finish line when the House convenes and resumes voting Thursday afternoon. → Read More