This week on Party Politics from Houston Public Media, co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina break down the latest political headlines shaking Texas and the nation:

TEXAS TOPICS:

Representative James Talarico jumps into the U.S. Senate race.

What came out of the Texas Legislature’s 2nd Special Session?

Governor Abbott orders a crackdown on THC products.NATIONAL TOPICS

Trump renames the Department of Defense the “War Department.”

The Supreme Court widens law enforcement authority on immigration stops.

Former President Trump appears in Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book.

Join us as we cut through the noise and dig into what these stories mean for politics, policy, and you.

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