Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: November 17, 2017 MEXICO CITY — Officials for Canada, Mexico and the United States will renew talks here Friday, amid a cloud of uncertainty and animosity that hangs over negotiations to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement. As the talks drag on, now expected to continue through March, the possibility […]
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Tower Scholars Blog Originally Posted: November 7, 2017 Fairooz Adams is a pre-law senior majoring in political science and international studies. He is from Lewisville, Texas, where he began his active participation in politics by challenging a school board decision to split his class. He joined the Tower Scholars Program primarily because of his desire […]
CBS Dallas/Fort Worth Originally Posted: October 30, 2017 DALLAS (CBS11) – Legal experts say while the 12 count indictment against President Trump’s ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort is very serious, it doesn’t mention the President or any alleged collusion with Russia. Bill Mateja was the Senior Counsel for James Comey when he was the Deputy Attorney […]
CBS DFW Originally Posted: October 12, 2017 A source tells CBS11, Governor Abbott felt let down by Texas Republicans in the House for a lack of leadership and for not fighting hard enough for Harvey relief. Texas Governor Greg Abbott delivers a briefing to the public on Hurricane Harvey at the Texas Department of Public […]
WFAA Originally Posted: October 8, 2017 SMU Associate Political Science Professor Matthew Wilson talks about some of the political fallout from the recent shootings in Las Vegas, especially the sale of bump stocks and other firearms issues. https://youtu.be/DYkvo40tddI
AirTalk Originally Posted: August 23, 2017 Since leaving office, former President Barack Obama has kept a pretty low profile. According to his his former senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, he’s enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He visited Palm Springs, the Caribbean and Hawaii for vacation and opened a brand new office in Washington, D.C.’s West […]
TownHall Originally Posted: August 19, 2017 Well, we all knew he was going to come back, though in what capacity—that remained unknown. Barack Obama said that he’s coming out of the bunker to help his party ahead of the 2018 midterms. In July, it was reported that he was going to try and help rebuild […]
CBS News Originally Posted: August 11, 2017 The Young Democrats of America’s national convention in Dallas has attracted 700 people from across the country. “It’s definitely exciting to have the Young Democrats of America convention in Texas. It’s a message Texas should be taken very seriously,” said Deputy Communications Director of the Texas Young Democrats, Jen […]
CBSDFW Originally Posted: August 11, 2017 NORTH TEXAS (CBS11) – Bathroom privacy legislation is among the most controversial bills to be debated this year at the Texas Capitol. Now, after all the rallies and hearings, some of the bills’ strongest supporters acknowledge it won’t survive the special session. Republican State Representative Matt Krause of Fort Worth says, […]
CBS News Originally Posted: July 18, 2017 Governor Greg Abbott launched his re-election campaign in San Antonio Friday, the same city he kicked-off his first campaign four years ago. He told the crowd, “To keep Texas the best state in the United States, I’m running for re-election for Governor of the great state of Texas.” […]