They say vice presidential debates don’t really mean anything, and that’s usually true. But one thing is clear: after Tuesday, JD Vance is the Republican's Taylor Swift – except he’s not mediocre, insufferable, or incapable of maintaining a long-term relationship. Does that matter for November? Calm, cool, capable, and in charge of the facts, JD Vance conclusively demonstrated that he’s smart, he’s adaptable, he knows how to connect with an audience – and its beyond any serious dispute that he was a terrific choice for vice president.
“It is clear that the root causes of the uptick in crime over the last several years are the pro-criminal policies implemented in Major Urban Areas – and the refusal of rogue prosecutors to enforce the laws on the books,” says a just released investigative report by the House Judiciary Committee, which details its findings of Violent & Non-Violent crime spikes in major Democrat-led cities following the “Defund the Police” movement, and liberal downgrading of serious crimes by the Biden-Harris White House.
As Hurricane Helene battered western North Carolina & eastern Tennessee – prompting large-scale flooding, massive destruction of local cities, and killing more than 130 Americans – President Biden spent the weekend on the beach in Delaware while Kamala Harris continued a California fundraising tour. Independent of the weather, the nation now has its first coast-wide port strike since 1977. Its a strike that could cost the U.S. economy up to $5 billion per day – and increase prices for Halloween & Christmas Holiday shoppers.
Governor Greg Abbott on Monday celebrated the Texas Stock Exchange (TSXE) and the state’s historic economic milestones during a press conference at the Governor’s Mansion in Austin. The Governor was joined at the press conference by TXSE Group Inc. Founder and CEO James Lee, former U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, Senator Tan Parker, Representative Giovanni Capriglione, Representative Morgan Meyer, and other business and community leaders.
"The City of Austin is illegally seeking to use public funding to support travel expenses for out-of-state abortions. The Texas Constitution prohibits governmental entities from doing so,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, filing suit against the City of Austin to prevent the it's unlawful use of public money to fund expenses for women traveling out of Texas. Austin appropriated $400,000 in taxpayer money for “Reproductive Health Grants” which “included support for airfare, gas reimbursements, hotel stays, ride reimbursements, childcare stipends, companion travel, and food.”
Three years after the Biden-Harris White House’s deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan – which resulted in the deaths of 13 brave U.S. Servicemembers and over 170 Afghan civilians – no one has been held accountable for the administration's dereliction of duty. This week at the UN General Assembly in New York, Mr. Biden touted his withdrawal as "the right decision" even though it left 1,000 Americans stranded under Taliban rule, and emboldened America’s adversaries around the globe.
In August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated reauthorizations for the Rio Grande LNG and Texas LNG projects, threatening 7,000 jobs and undermining $24 billion in investments in the Rio Grande Valley. On September 25, 2024, Sen. Cruz sent a letter to the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urging him to appeal this terrible decision.
Jennifer Krantz was with her husband in the checkout line at Sprankle's Grocery Store, along with her three boys, Brayden, Eddie & Frederick, when former President Donald Trump handed the clerk waiting on them a $100 bill. "Here, its going to go down a little bit," Trump told the clerk, to everyone's astonishment. "Her bill's going to go down $100," Trump said. Walking out of the store, Krantz said that having three growing boys means buying a lot of groceries, "and has put a big strain on our budget. It's been very difficult."
"I'm not feeling my best right now about where we are on Kamala Harris... We have her underwater in our polling," said Michigan Democrat Congresswoman – and U.S. Senate candidate Elissa Slotkin, who is running in the closely-watched Senate race to replace a fellow Democrat and hold on to the critical seat that could play a key role in determining which party controls Congress. She warned her donors and made the surprising comments during a virtual fundraising event last Wednesday, September 25th.
"Israel's successes in countering Hezbollah, including and especially the liquidation of Nasrallah, underscore in dramatic fashion that Israel and America share the same enemies – and that when our Israel allies move to advance their interests, they directly enhance the national security of Americans. Unfortunately, Israel's historical victories are being accomplished despite the policies of the Biden-Harris White House," said Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Ted Cruz.
U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement on the House passage of the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R. 8958). This bipartisan legislation reaffirms our commitment to leading global space and science endeavors and emphasizes the importance of commercial partnerships and international collaboration in advancing space exploration and scientific research.
On March 13th, 2024, Cong. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) wrote President Biden and Dept. of Homeland Security Sect Alejandro Mayorkas requesting detailed information regarding how many potential criminals were being released into our nation's local communities. Last Thursday evening, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deputy Director Patrick Lechleiter responded: as of July 2024, 662,566 illegal immigrants awaiting a hearing on ICE’s legal dockets have a criminal history.
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation calling for a statewide moment of silence at 7:00 AM CDT on Monday, October 7th, 2024, to honor the victims whose lives were tragically taken due to the acts of war committed by the brutal terrorist organization Hamas, and to remember those who are still being held hostage to this day. Gov. Abbott will lower the Texas and U.S. flags to half-staff next Monday, and asked religious leaders to light a candle at their next service in observance of this solemn day.
We keep hearing a lot about how America First conservatives, the faction of the Republican Party that took power in the wake of the utter failure of the GOP establishment, keep nominating terrible candidates. It’s the lame rationalization of people who want the power back that we stripped from them because of their gross incompetence, corruption, and condescension. Don’t buy it.
“If she was truly serious about addressing the Border Crisis, she would have done something about it as the sitting Vice President... For three and a half years, the Vice President has been in a position to address this crisis – but instead, she's ignored it," said first-term Mexican-American Cong. Juan Ciscomani, a Republican who represents Arizona's 6th Congressional District. "Border communities that have been calling for help,” Ciscomani said, noting that the region is less safe since Joe Biden opened the border in 2021.
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced The Advancing Research in Nuclear Fuel Recycling Act. The bill requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Academy of Science to create an independent committee of experts to study recycling the country’s spent nuclear fuel. The DOE-commissioned study would evaluate the cost, benefits, and risks of recycling our spent nuclear fuel compared to the status quo of interim storage.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced 36 Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grants totaling more than $8.6 million were awarded to 32 organizations in Dallas-Fort Worth and the North Texas region as part of the Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Grants Across Texas presentations. Presented by TVC today, the funding will provide services to more than 10,900 veterans and their families across 30 counties.
"I joined my colleagues on the House Oversight & Accountability Committee. Tuesday, I chaired my Subcommittee on Government Operations & the Federal Workforce to oversee the egregious spending habits of the Department of Defense, and am carefully watching as taxpayers deserve transparency in how their hard-earned dollars are being spent to support them. The DOD is the only federal agency unable to achieve a clean audit," said Cong. Pete Sessions.
