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US Representative Joaquin Castro of Texas, brother of Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, defended his decision to tweet a list of people in his hometown of San Antonio who gave the maximum donation to President Donald Trump. Castro said Wednesday he wasn’t trying to incite violence by sharing the list of publicly available information in the wake of a shooting that targeted Hispanic people in El Paso, Texas.

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee filed a complaint in federal court Wednesday aimed at forcing former White House counsel Donald McGahn to testify about his interactions with President Trump. McGahn was a star witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report who — under Trump’s orders — has refused to release documents or testify before the panel.

EL PASO, Texas — Aiming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Trump paid visits Wednesday to cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and dozens more wounded. But his divisive words preceded him, large protests greeted him and biting political attacks soon followed. The president and first lady Melania Trump flew to El Paso late in the day after visiting the Dayton, Ohio, hospital where many of the victims of Sunday’s attack in that city were treated.

House Republican leaders and MORE (D-Texas), the brother of Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro, for tweeting out the names and business interests of dozens of donors to the Trump reelection campaign. Joaquin Castro on Wednesday used his Twitter account to publish the names of 44 Texans who donated the maximum $2,700 to Trump, specifically calling out the owners of several prominent businesses in San Antonio, where the Castro brothers are from. “Their contributions are fueling a c

Peter Strzok, the former FBI agent who came under fire for sending disparaging text messages about   “The discharge decision was made by Deputy Director David Bowdich, and was the result of unrelenting pressure from President Trump and his political allies in Congress and the media,” the court filing states. Strzok’s firing came also after Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz released a lengthy 500-page report last year that fiercely criticized Strzok for his conduct, saying he displayed a “biased state of mind” during a key phase of the investigation into former

MORE may face a cool reception Wednesday from local leaders in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, when he travels to each city in the wake of back-to-back mass shootings. Democrats in both cities have indicated they’re not crazy about the president visiting, particularly in El Paso, where the suspected gunman allegedly published an anti-immigrant manifesto that echoed some of Trump’s own language. Mayors of both cities said they intend to greet Trump out of respect for his office, but appeared less than enthusiastic about welcoming him so quickly after last weekend's t

MORE (D-Texas), who has repeatedly assailed the president in the wake of a mass shooting in El Paso. "Beto (phony name to indicate Hispanic heritage) O’Rourke, who is embarrassed by my last visit to the Great State of Texas, where I trounced him, and is now even more embarrassed by polling at 1% in the Democrat Primary, should respect the victims & law enforcement - & be quiet!" Trump tweeted. The president's remarks come shortly after O'Rourke, a 2020 presidential contender, announced he would be attending an event on Wednesday to pay tribute to the shooting

Former President Obama criticized MORE for ramping up racial tensions on Monday — a rare intervention in political debates from the 44th president. Now, the question is how Trump will respond. As of Tuesday evening, Trump had restrained himself, by his combative standards.

Harris, who has attempted to adopt the anti-elite rhetoric deployed by President Trump, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Sen.