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As Texas struggles to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population, a state fund had $1.28 billion available this year to support projects that could deliver water even in a severe drought. Unfortunately, 23 worthy projects requested a total of $4.2 billion, prompting the state to deny 13 of them — the first time the SWIFT fund had to say no to an applicant in its 11-year history.It was lamentable timing for a state plagued by a brutal drought and aging water infrastructure.“We have more demand than we actually have the capacity to fulfill this year,” said Marvin Cole-Chaney, director of program administration and reporting for the Texas Water Development Board, which administers SWIFT, the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas.One of the denied projects is a desalinat

President Donald Trump has found himself falling into the same trap of his own making over and over again throughout his career, his one-time biographer revealed, even before his entry into politics, but now, there is no guarantee that he will be able to escape it once again.Michael Wolff is a longtime reporter and author with close connections to the Trump White House, best known for a series of tell-all books documenting his first term in office. During the latest episode of his Daily Beast p

In the past, Republicans and Democrats had some famous alliances: conservative President Ronald Reagan and liberal House Speaker Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts), conservative Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) and centrist Democrat Joe Biden. And veteran Democratic strategist James Carville is married to a famous conservative consultant: Mary Matalin, who left the GOP in 2016 and joined the Libertarian Party.But President Donald Trump is known for vilifying both liberals and conservatives who disagree with him. Comedian and Fox News host Greg Gutfeld, on the

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down the new congressional map that voters passed in April's special election.It's the first case of a high court striking down a vote of the people on a redistricting measure. In other states, such as Texas, voters didn't pass a bill specifying a map, whereas Virginia voters approved a specific design. "We hold that the legislative process employed to advance this proposal violated Article XII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia. This constitutional violation incurably taints the resulting referendum vote and nullifies its legal efficacy," wrote the court. The Article in the Constitution says, "Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Delegates, and if the same shall be agreed to by a majority

MAGA Congressman Max Miller (Ohio) is being accused of beating the mother of his 2-year-old daughter in front of her in an incident that unfolded on Feb. 1 of this year. According to court filings uncovered by the Daily Mail and three sources cited by the website, Miller's ex-wife Emily Moreno sought changes to their custody agreement after concerns over his “dangerous physical behavior” in their daughter’s presence.Moreno, the daughter of Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno (R) alleged in the filing that Miller "struck her during a custody exchange at his home in full view of the co

U.S. President Donald Trump is arguing that higher gas prices are a small price to pay for the Iranian government not having a nuclear weapon. The Islamist regime in Tehran, Trump claims, would have developed a nuclear weapon had he not launched a series of airstrikes against that country in late February.But MAGA Republican Joe Kent, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, is pushing back against that claim.In a

“No chance,” is what some close to Democratic politics would tell you about their chances in Florida this year.However, according to a new report from The Hill, the mounting failures of Donald Trump have given some in the party "renewed optimism" about the now deep-red state, believing that the president could "scramble" the dynamics in his own backyard and hand them a highly sought-after Senate.While Florida has changed immensely since its swing state days, when it broke for Barack Obama in both of his elections, The Hill reported on Friday that there are some within the party who believe that Trump's economic failures and the r

As Texas struggles to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population, a state fund had $1.28 billion available this year to support projects that could deliver water even in a severe drought. Unfortunately, 23 worthy projects requested a total of $4.2 billion, prompting the state to deny 13 of them — the first time the SWIFT fund had to say no to an applicant in its 11-year history.It was lamentable timing for a state plagued by a brutal drought and aging water infrastructure.“We have more demand than we actually have the capacity to fulfill this year,” said Marvin Cole-Chaney, director of program administration and reporting for the Texas Wa

President Donald Trump's debacles are stacking up and his only real option is to find someone else to blame for his failures. In a discussion with The New Republic's Greg Sargent, staff writer Tim Noah, the two reporters discussed the recent report from a CIA analyst who revealed that Iran has far more weapons capabilities than initially thought. The country hasn't been obliterated quite as much as Trump's administration appeared to think. The warning is that Iran has close to 75 percent of its missile launchers left. It is enough to continue the fight for at least three to four months

Republicans have held power in the House, Senate and White House for over a year but have failed to pass any meaningful legislation other than its budget. House Republicans are breaking the old rules of Congress in ways that are increasingly grinding the chamber to a halt. In a striking sign of how badly norms have frayed, establishment members and hard-right lawmakers alike have been bucking the GOP leadership, turning routine votes into battlegrounds and making it harder to pass even basic legislation.NOTUS reported on Friday that for centuries, a certain behavior has been standard in Congress, even though it was never written into law. Members were expec