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Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., speaks during a House hearing on June 2, 2026. Edwards was investigated by the House Ethics Committee over allegations he sexually harassed members of his staff.
Allison Robbert
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North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards is formally censured over harassment allegations
Claudia Grisales
The censure vote drew bipartisan support, and followed an investigation by the House Ethics Committee into allegations of sexual harassment against two young female staff members.
'Damage happened here.' In Marlon James' new novel, the violence has a point
Sarah Handel, Juana Summers, Jeffrey Pierre
The U.S. Capitol is seen from Pennsylvania Avenue on Aug. 30. The House voted Tuesday to extend government funding past this fall's midterm elections.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson
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Congress averts a government shutdown ahead of the midterms
Sam Gringlas
A new album from Erykah Badu and The Alchemist (pictured) is out to spark something revolutionary, and it feels as if it's in conversation with another record from poet Saul Williams.
Texas Maragh
The week in hip-hop: Gettin' dead fresh with Erykah Badu and Saul Williams
Rodney Carmichael
Texas Standard
Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall just east of Beaumont, moving slowly through southeast Texas
The storm, which is expected to bring its heaviest downpours on Tuesday, could bring flash flooding to southeast Texas. Though meteorologists currently predict rain to be a greater concern than...
Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas is anything but conventional. Why is it happening?
John Whitmire had big plans for Houston. But the city’s strong-mayor system has been hitting walls
New Texas laws expand repair rights, regulate solar sellers and recognize gold as money
Texas Standard for Sept. 1, 2026: Marfa’s Palace Theater could soon see new life
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