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What is the Islamic State group, and what attacks has it inspired by offshoots and lone wolves?
Read full article: What is the Islamic State group, and what attacks has it inspired by offshoots and lone wolves?The FBI says it recovered the stark black flag of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed into New Year’s partygoers in New Orleans’ French Quarter.
Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rights
Read full article: Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rightsFormer President Jimmy Carter was widely known as a man of faith, a born-again Christian who defined himself as a progressive evangelical.
Chief Justice John Roberts defends judicial independence, says it is under threat in several ways
Read full article: Chief Justice John Roberts defends judicial independence, says it is under threat in several waysChief Justice John Roberts issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence, which he said is under threat from intimidation, disinformation and the prospect of public officials defying court orders.
Texas Supreme Court dismisses State Bar lawsuit against assistant attorney general
Read full article: Texas Supreme Court dismisses State Bar lawsuit against assistant attorney generalThe state bar sought to take away the law license of Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster over a Texas lawsuit challenging 2020 presidential election results.
US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American voters
Read full article: US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American votersThe U.S. has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Russian and Iranian disinformation campaigns targeting this year's election.
The Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals
Read full article: The Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea dealsA military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks.
The rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections
Read full article: The rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejectionsThe use of mail ballots exploded in 2020 as states looked for ways to accommodate voters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump calls it the 'center of the universe.' Mar-a-Lago is a magnet for those seeking influence
Read full article: Trump calls it the 'center of the universe.' Mar-a-Lago is a magnet for those seeking influencePresident-elect Donald Trump calls his Mar-a-Lago resort the "center of the universe.”.
Takeaways from AP's reporting on Sarah McBride, the first openly trans person elected to Congress
Read full article: Takeaways from AP's reporting on Sarah McBride, the first openly trans person elected to CongressSarah McBride made history in Delaware, as the first openly transgender state senator in the United States.
Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of grace
Read full article: Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of graceU.S. Rep.-elect Sarah McBride will be sworn in as the first openly transgender member of Congress on Jan. 3.
Texas public safety department announces systemwide outage, closes driver license offices
Read full article: Texas public safety department announces systemwide outage, closes driver license officesThe outage appeared only to affect the public safety department. Websites for other state agencies were operational Monday evening.
Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in 'major' cyber incident
Read full article: Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in 'major' cyber incidentThe Treasury Department said Chinese hackers remotely accessed several employee workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider.
Border arrests are little changed in December, ending Biden's term at lowest level
Read full article: Border arrests are little changed in December, ending Biden's term at lowest levelA U.S. official says arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico in December are little changed from a month earlier.
Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker despite government funding turmoil
Read full article: Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker despite government funding turmoilPresident-elect Donald Trump has endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson, providing crucial backing as the Louisiana Republican prepares for what is expected to be another contentious speakership race this week.
An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Trump
Read full article: An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect TrumpA federal appeals court has upheld a jury's finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in an upscale department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.
A caucus of military veterans seeks to bridge the political divide in a polarized Congress
Read full article: A caucus of military veterans seeks to bridge the political divide in a polarized CongressIn a deeply partisan Congress, one group of lawmakers with a shared background is working in a bipartisan way to try to pass important legislation.
Texas 2024: The stories that most resonated with our readers
Read full article: Texas 2024: The stories that most resonated with our readersVoter guides, election results and a new law that does away with vehicle inspections were among the journalism that Texas Tribune readers engaged with the most.
Moment of silence for former President Jimmy Carter held before the Falcons-Commanders game
Read full article: Moment of silence for former President Jimmy Carter held before the Falcons-Commanders gameA moment of silence was held for former President Jimmy Carter before the Atlanta Falcons' game at the Washington Commanders.
Trump appears to side with Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supporters
Read full article: Trump appears to side with Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supportersPresident-elect Donald Trump appears to be siding with Elon Musk and his other backers in the tech industry as a dispute over immigration visas has divided his supporters.
Judge signals that contempt hearing for Rudy Giuliani over his assets might not go well for him
Read full article: Judge signals that contempt hearing for Rudy Giuliani over his assets might not go well for himA federal judge is signaling that Rudy Giuliani's contempt hearing next Friday might not end so well for the former New York City mayor and onetime personal lawyer for President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office
Read full article: Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes officePresident-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.
Janet Yellen tells Congress US could hit debt limit in mid-January
Read full article: Janet Yellen tells Congress US could hit debt limit in mid-JanuaryTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen says her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, as early as January 14th, in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday afternoon.
US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves office
Read full article: US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves officeU.S. officials say the United States is expected to announce it will send another $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine.
An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump's political coalition
Read full article: An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump's political coalitionAn online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in the president-elect’s political movement into public display.
A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says
Read full article: A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House saysA top White House official says a ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.
US teacher jailed in Russia is formally designated as wrongfully detained
Read full article: US teacher jailed in Russia is formally designated as wrongfully detainedThe State Department says an American schoolteacher arrested in Russia on drug charges more than three years ago has been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained.
Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds
Read full article: Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll findsMost Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger.
Here are the biggest stories from our data visuals team in 2024
Read full article: Here are the biggest stories from our data visuals team in 2024The Tribune’s data journalists helped visualize everything from voter participation and extreme weather to gaps in the state’s border wall. Here are some of the highlights.
The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern
Read full article: The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concernU.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza.
Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen
Read full article: Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happenRepublicans in Congress plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.
Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning out
Read full article: Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning outA lot of Americans, after an intense presidential election campaign, are looking for a break in political news.
Trial of man accused in Trump assassination attempt in Florida pushed back to September
Read full article: Trial of man accused in Trump assassination attempt in Florida pushed back to SeptemberA man accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in South Florida won’t be tried until September 2025.
Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
Read full article: Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in SenateThe fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions.
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
Read full article: Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death rowPresident-elect Donald Trump says he'll “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions.