Federal

Federal Archive

New York Attempts to Avoid Supreme Court Case

In January, the Supreme Court picked up its first gun case in nearly a decade and the first gun case since Trump cemented a constitutionalist majority with Gorsuch and Kavanaugh last year.  The case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York,...

Dem Field to Challenge Cornyn Grows to 8

An eighth Democrat has joined the crowded primary field to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, a young, progressive activist who founded the organizations the Workers Defense Project and Jolt, has thrown her hat in the ring for the...

Rep. Dan Crenshaw Mulls “Red-Flag” Gun Laws

In the wake of the horrific mass shootings that rocked the country this past weekend, politicians and political commentators scrambled to voice their proposals to the growing epidemic of senseless gun violence in America. While opinions voiced over the weekend...

Where are Texas’ Freshmen Democrat Congressmen Now?

Following the 2018 elections, the State of Texas sent four freshmen Democrat lawmakers to Washington.  A little more than halfway into their first year in office, Texas Scorecard reviews what these Democrat lawmakers have been doing with the power entrusted to them....

,

Commentary: And Now, Marchant

The string of House retirements continued yesterday as eight-term Texas Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-Coppell/DFW area) announced that he, too, will leave the House at the end of the current term. Combined with his time in the Texas legislature, Mr. Marchant will have served...

Where are Texas’ Freshmen Republican Congressmen Now?

Following the 2018 elections, the State of Texas sent five freshmen Republican lawmakers to Washington. A little more than halfway into their first year in office, Texas Scorecard reviews what these Republican lawmakers have been doing with the power entrusted to...

,

Kenny Marchant Announces Retirement

A fourth Texas Republican Congressman will be retiring ahead of the 2020 election. U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant (R–Coppell) announced Monday morning that he would not seek re-election. “It is time for me to announce that I will not seek another term as Congressman from...

,

Ratcliffe to Remain in Congress

After being nominated just one week ago as the next Director of National Intelligence by President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX-4) has decided to stay in Congress instead. In a pair of surprise posts on Twitter this afternoon, Trump explained Ratcliffe's...