Peter Anderson Sessions is an American politician from Texas who is the U.S. representative for Texas's 17th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,he has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for thirteen terms. He chaired the House Rules Committee from 2013 to 2019 and is a former chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee. He was defeated for reelection by Democrat Colin Allred in 2018. On October 3,2019,Sessions announced that he was running for Congress again in 2020. He was elected to the 17th district congressional seat on November 3,2020.
Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American politician,attorney,and jurist serving as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015 and as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1996 to 2001.
Julián Castro is an American lawyer and politician from San Antonio. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the youngest member of President Obama's cabinet,serving as the 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017. Castro served as the mayor of his native San Antonio,Texas from 2009 until he joined Barack Obama's cabinet in 2014.
The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) is an American conservative think tank based in Austin,Texas. The organization was founded in 1989 by James R. Leininger,who sought intellectual support for his education reform ideas,including public school vouchers. Projects of the organization include Right on Crime,which is focused on criminal justice reform,and Fueling Freedom,which seeks to "explain the forgotten moral case for fossil fuels" by rejecting the scientific consensus on climate change.
Counselor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States and senior members of the White House Office.
Abilio James Acosta is an American broadcast journalist,anchor and the chief domestic correspondent for CNN. Previously,Acosta served as the network's chief White House correspondent during the Trump administration,in which he gained national attention for President Donald Trump's clashes with him at press briefings. Acosta also covered the Obama administration as CNN's senior White House correspondent. As Trump was about to leave office,it was announced on January 11,2021 that Acosta had been appointed Anchor and Chief Domestic Correspondent for CNN.
William Ballard Hurd is an American politician and former CIA clandestine officer who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district from 2015 to 2021.
The political positions of Donald Trump,the 45th president of the United States,have frequently changed. Trump is primarily a populist,protectionist,semi-isolationist,and nationalist.
Stephanie Murphy is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 7th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she defeated incumbent Republican John Mica in 2016. Her district included much of downtown and northern Orlando,as well as all of Winter Park,Maitland,Sanford,and Altamonte Springs.
Donald Trump's tenure as the 45th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20,2017,and ended on January 20,2021. Trump,a Republican from New York City,took office following his Electoral College victory over Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election,in which he lost the popular vote to Clinton by nearly three million votes. Upon his inauguration,he became the first president in American history without prior public office or military background. Trump made an unprecedented number of false or misleading statements during his campaign and presidency. His presidency ended following his defeat in the 2020 presidential election to former Democratic vice president Joe Biden,after one term in office.
Reed S. Cordish is a fourth-generation American real estate developer,former professional tennis player,and former senior aide to President Donald Trump.
The Office of American Innovation (OAI) was an office within the White House Office created by the Trump administration on March 27,2017.
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) think tank that was founded in 2021 to promote former U.S. President Donald Trump's public policy agenda. The organization was founded by Brooke Rollins,who serves as president and CEO and was formerly the acting director of the United States Domestic Policy Council under Trump,and Larry Kudlow,who serves as vice chair and formerly served as the Director of the National Economic Council under Trump. Linda McMahon,who formerly served as Administrator of the Small Business Administration under Trump and then as chairwoman of America First Action,a pro-Trump Super PAC,is the organization's chairperson. Trump's Save America PAC has donated $1 million to the institute.
The United States family separation policy under the Trump administration was presented to the public as a "zero tolerance" approach intended to deter illegal immigration and to encourage tougher legislation. In some cases,families following the legal procedure to apply for asylum at official border crossings were also separated. It was officially adopted across the entire US–Mexico border from April 2018 until June 2018. Under the policy,federal authorities separated children and infants from parents or guardians with whom they had entered the US. The adults were prosecuted and held in federal jails or deported,and the children were placed under the supervision of the US Department of Health and Human Services. More than 5,500 children,including infants,were removed and hundreds have still not been reunited as of August 2022.
Zina Gelman Bash is an American attorney who was a senior counsel to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2018.
Charles Eugene "Chip" Roy is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 21st congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,Roy took office on January 3,2019. Before his election to Congress,he served as chief of staff to Senator Ted Cruz and as first assistant attorney general of Texas. Roy is considered a member of the far-right faction of the House Republican Conference.
The 2020 presidential campaign of Beto O'Rourke,the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019,was announced on March 14,2019. Beto O'Rourke had previously attracted national attention for his unsuccessful campaign against Ted Cruz in the 2018 Senate election in Texas.
Brian Edward Harrison is an American government official who served as chief of staff of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He ran for the United States House of Representatives in the 2021 special election for Texas's 6th congressional district,gaining 10.8% of the vote and placing fourth in a field of 23 candidates. He won the special election race for the Texas House of Representatives District 10 on September 28,2021.
On June 1,2020,amid the George Floyd protests in Washington,D.C.,law enforcement officers used tear gas and other riot control tactics to forcefully clear peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square,creating a path for President Donald Trump and senior administration officials to walk from the White House to St. John's Episcopal Church. Trump held up a Bible and posed for a photo op in front of Ashburton House,which had been damaged by a fire set during protests the night before.
The 2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election was held on May 1,2021. The seat became vacant after incumbent Republican Ron Wright died on February 7 of COVID-19.
