On Tuesday, the National Smithsonian Zoo welcomed two giant pandas from China to their new home, where they will live for the next 10 years.

The fight for a direct flight from San Antonio to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. has intensified.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg and other city leaders held a press conference on Monday to update the ongoing process of fulfilling a long-term goal for a direct flight between San Antonio and Reagan National Airport.

Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Chip Roy and Rep. Joaquin Castro joined Mayor Ron Nirenberg and other city leaders to officially announce the fulfillment of a long-term goal for a direct flight between San Antonio and Reagan National Airport.

It’s been a long time coming, but it appears that San Antonio may finally get a nonstop flight to the nation’s capital.

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar was carjacked at gunpoint in Washinton, D.C., Monday night, according to multiple reports.

Texas actor Matthew McConaughey is speaking out about the “hairiest flight” he’s ever been on just over a month ago out of Austin that had “significant turbulence.”

Texas actor Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves McConaughey were on board a Lufthansa flight from Austin that experienced “significant turbulence.”

At least seven people aboard a flight from Texas to Germany were hospitalized in the Washington D.C. area after they experienced turbulence on a plane.

Texas GOP congressional leaders at the front of the battle over the House speaker say they want the next speaker to agree to rule changes that will give more rank-and-file leaders a vote and a say on bills passed.

The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion that had stood for nearly a half-century. The decision by the court’s conservative majority overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

Two Texas brothers have been arrested for assaulting law enforcement officers during the insurrection of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The Congress House Intelligence committee is holding a UFO hearing for the first time in more than 50 years.

After heavy bipartisan backlash, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday ended a Texas DPS checkpoint for commercial trucks coming in from Nuveo León after striking a deal with Gov. Samuel Alejandro Garcia Sepulveda.

The first bus of undocumented immigrants from Texas arrived in Washington, D.C. Wednesday as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s response to the Biden administration’s immigration policy.

For more than 40 years, economical leaders of San Antonio have taken an annual trip to Washington DC to advocate on behalf of the Alamo City.

The National Park Service is hosting its Fourth of July fireworks display over the National Mall in Washington DC Sunday evening.

A San Antonio man who was arrested Wednesday outside the home of Vice President Kamala Harris had 113 rounds of rifle ammunition, along with his AR-15, in his car, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report. Paul Murray, 31, was stopped by Secret Service officers outside the Naval Observatory, where the vice president’s home is located. Though he was unarmed, police searched his car parked in a Washington DC garage, finding the rifle and the ammunition. He was arrested on suspicion of carrying a dangerous weapon, carrying a rifle or shotgun outside of a business, possession of unregistered ammunition and possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device. As deputies and health care providers worked to obtain a mental health evaluation for Murray, investigators received information that Murray had gone to Washington.

A San Antonio man who reportedly had a rifle and ammunition in his car was arrested Wednesday near the home of Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a CNBC report. The report states Secret Service officers stopped Paul Murray, 31, shortly after noon outside the Naval Observatory, where the vice president’s home is located. Authorities arrested Murray on suspicion of carrying a dangerous weapon, carrying a rifle or shotgun outside of a business, possession of unregistered ammunition and possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device. AdCriminal intelligence bulletin on Paul Murray, a San Antonio man arrested near the residence of Vice President Kamala Harris. In early March, Murray had two encounters with law enforcement officers, according to the College Station Police Department bulletin.

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON – Days after marking a solemn milestone in the pandemic, President Joe Biden is celebrating the pace of his efforts to end it. On Thursday, Biden marked the administration of the 50 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine since his swearing-in. “We’re halfway there: 50 million shots in 37 days," Biden said. “We’ll have the vaccine waiting,” Biden said, predicting that point could come within 60 to 90 days. “We have a plan to roll it out as quickly as Johnson & Johnson can make it," Biden said.

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)A man who was seen in a viral photo carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern from the U.S. House chambers during the U.S. Capitol riot earlier this week has been arrested, according to a report from the Bradenton Herald, a Florida newspaper. He is slated to appear in court on Monday in Tampa, the Bradenton Herald reports. Pelosi’s lectern was initially located in her suite, under a staircase to the third floor on the House side of the Capitol building, according to the Bradenton Herald. The lectern has since been safely recovered and it is valued at more than $1,000, the Bradenton Herald reports. RELATED: Man photographed with foot on Pelosi’s desk during Capitol riot arrested, ABC reports

Richard Barnett was arrested in Little Rock, Arkansas, and is charged with three federal counts in connection to the incident, ABC reports. His charges include entering a restricted building, violent entry, disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds and stealing public property, according to ABC. Evans is charged with illegal entry after he recorded himself in a video entering the Capitol building, according to ABC. Alberts was also armed with a handgun on his hip while on Capitol grounds, but police were able to detain him quickly, according to ABC. As of Friday, the FBI is furthering its investigation on Capitol rioters and is seeking information on 10 suspects who “made unlawful entry” into the Capitol building.

The FBI is seeking information on these suspects who were among the mob that stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. As the FBI continues to develop information on the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to protest the results of the 2020 election, the agency released more photos on Sunday of suspects they are hoping to identify. Anyone with information on them or any other illegal acts that occurred at the Capitol is asked to leave a tip by calling 1-800-225-5324 or leave a tip online. The siege resulted in the deaths of five people, including one veteran and one U.S. Capitol police officer. The Capitol was placed on lockdown and congressional members were taken to a secure location while the rioters entered their offices and the chamber floors.

Despite social media claims, there's no evidence Antifa was involved in the deadly riot on the US Capitol. These are not Trump supporters. pic.twitter.com/ptcNp2lzrG — Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) January 6, 2021After reviewing media accounts of the siege, we’ve determined that the claim is false. According to the claims, Antifa donned Trump-themed gear and stormed the Capitol as part of a false flag operation. Other false claims also indicated that Antifa protestors were “escorted” into the Capitol by police to cause the disruption.

(Getty Images)Police officers confront protesters in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building. (Getty Images)A Capitol police officer looks out of a broken window as protesters gather on the U.S. Capitol Building. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) (2021 Getty Images)Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol Building. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (2021 Getty Images)A protester holds a Trump flag inside the U.S. Capitol Building near the Senate Chamber. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (2021 Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) has barricaded himself in a building on Capitol Hill with another congressman while Trump-supporting demonstrators storm the U.S. Capitol. Castro spoke with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday afternoon while barricaded in his office with U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois) after his fellow congressman was evacuated from another office. “People have now entered the Capitol without any kind of screening at all, and so it’s a very tense situation for everybody inside,” Castro said. The San Antonio congressman spoke to KSAT partner The Texas Tribune on Wednesday afternoon. Castro also went live on his Instagram to address his followers about the situation at the Capitol.

An active duty military police battalion consisting of some 200 to 250 military personnel is now in the process of deploying to Washington, DC, and could be in the nation's capital as soon as tonight, three US defense officials tell CNN. The troops are expected to provide security but not perform law enforcement duties such as the arrest and detention of protesters, according to the officials. Two defense officials said the troops will be coming from a unit at Ft. Bragg in North Carolina. "Washington, they had large groups, very large groups. And we're doing it in Washington, in DC, we're going to do something that people haven't seen before.

President Donald Trump declared himself your president of law and order during remarks Monday as peaceful protesters just outside the White House gates were dispersed with tear gas and flash bangs. Before his address, crowds of protesters were beginning to gather outside the White House gates. A large convoy of military vehicles was seen driving through the White House complex and onto Pennsylvania Avenue. Inside the White House, advisers remain divided over whether a speech delivered from the Oval Office or elsewhere at the White House would help lower the national temperature. As aides debate how and whether to confront the situation, Trump's back-and-forth between violent rhetoric and a more measured tone has weighed in the deliberations, one official said.