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GOP

GOP lawmaker hears demands for ‘a fighter’ for speaker

WHARTON, Texas (AP) — As he travels his southeast Texas district this week, Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold has a message for his constituents: Despite appearances, the House GOP is not in disarray. His voters, in turn, have a message for him: Good riddance to the current slate of GOP leaders, and

Florida

Illegal immigrants push 2016 presidential race Democrats’ way, analyst says

One person, one potential vote — does that equal an unfair advantage for Democrats? The math may be complicated, but the formula is simple: as more and more immigrants illegally enter the U.S. and settle in various states, they help drive population increases that dictate which states gain Electoral College

Texas

Police cars’ ‘In God We Trust’ decals draw complaints

Written by David Warren DALLAS (AP) — A police department in a Texas Bible Belt community has placed large "In God We Trust" decals on its patrol vehicles in response to recent violence against law enforcement officers, drawing criticism from a watchdog group that says the decals amount to

Donald Trump

Bush, at Mexican border, denounces Trump’s immigration plan

Written by Sergio Bustos McALLEN, Texas (AP) — On his own visit to the Mexican border Monday, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush denounced Donald Trump's immigration plan as unrealistic and expensive. And he did it mostly in Spanish.

Barack Obama

Keystone XL review drags on 5 times longer than average

Written by Josh Lederman WASHINGTON (AP) — For six and a half years, the White House has had a quick comeback to questions about its yet-to-be-announced decision on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline: Talk to the State Department.

justice department

Feds take action to fix mistakenly awarded work permits

Written by Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — Problems have been fixed that led to about 2,100 work permits being mistakenly awarded under President Barack Obama's executive immigration action after a federal judge in Texas had put the plan on hold, the Justice Department said in newly filed

Texas

Chattanooga raises terrorism concerns

By Eric Tucker WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly shootings at military sites in Tennessee illustrate the threat that FBI officials have warned about: violence directed against a vulnerable government target by a lone gunman with apparent terrorist aspirations.