AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Former Republican Rep. Pete Sessions’ road back to Congress was already off to a rough start even before a federal indictment appearing to link him to a campaign finance scheme and the Ukraine scandal at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. Sessions spent 22 years in Congress but lost his seat…… MORE
Ukraine scandal ensnares Texas oil man
Washington (AP) – A business executive Energy Secretary Rick Perry recommended as an adviser to Ukraine’s government exaggerated his military credentials, according to veterans who examined his record. Robert Bensh claimed to have been a member of the U.S. military’s most elite units: Army Rangers, Special Forces and Delta Force, the hyper-secret counter-terrorism unit. But…… MORE
Federal money is coming to some of those who stepped up
El Paso (AP) – Federal officials are reimbursing organizations that fed, sheltered, and transported migrants this year during a spike in crossings along the U.S.- Mexico border. Members of the House announced Friday the first of $30 million in awards to charities and municipal governments. Charities and local governments scrambled to help migrants who had…… MORE
President Donald Trump Announces: McAleenan Out as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan is stepping down, after only six months. According to President Trump McAleenan’s decision to resign is to return to the private sector and spend more time with family. Following the announcement, Vice President Mike Pence tweeted “Thank you…… MORE
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing San Antonio College Student
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A 21-year-old man prosecutors say was in the United States illegally has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a San Antonio college student and burning his body. A state district judge in San Antonio sentenced Ernesto Esquivel Garcia on Friday for the June 2018 death of 20-year-old Northwest Vista College…… MORE
Petition Circulating to Rename Dallas Street after Botham Jean
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A petition to rename a Dallas street after Botham Jean has garnered tens of thousands of signatures. Jean was murdered by former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger at the Southside Flats Apartments on Lamar Street last year after she said she mistook his apartment for her own. Guyger was sentenced to 10…… MORE
US Suspends Tariff Hike in Limited China Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world’s two biggest economies reached a cease-fire in their 15-month trade war. The two countries…… MORE
US Sends Fighter Jets, Air Defense to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says the U.S. will send several dozen fighter jets along with other aircraft and additional air defenses to Saudi Arabia to help protect the kingdom from Iranian attacks. The announcement on Friday came hours after Iran said two missiles hit one of its oil tankers traveling through the Red Sea…… MORE
Football Fans Encouraged to Ride DART this TX/OU Weekend
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Football fans in North Texas this weekend have options when it comes to getting to the Cotton Bowl for the Texas/OU game. Authorities are encouraging all fans and fair goers to use DART. The price is $6 for an all day pass. The train drops riders off at the fair gates. Riders…… MORE
Federal Appeals Court Rules House Should Get President Trump’s Financial Records
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Trump has lost his appeal to stop the House of Representatives from subpoenaing his financial records. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that lawmakers should get the documents they have subpoenaed from the president’s accounting firm Mazars USA. The ruling could hit another hurdle…… MORE
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