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The fall from power for Dwaine Caraway is complete after the former Dallas City Councilman and mayor pro tem was sentenced to 4.6 years behind bars Friday for his role in the $100 million criminal conspiracy that shut down school bus provider Dallas County Schools.

The fall from power for Dwaine Caraway is complete after the former Dallas City Councilman and mayor pro tem was sentenced to 4.6 years behind bars Friday for his role in the $100 million criminal conspiracy that shut down school bus provider Dallas County Schools.

Israel’s attorney general said Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not required to leave office following his indictment on corruption charges, giving a small boost to the embattled leader. Avichai Mandelblit said in a statement that Netanyahu can remain interim prime minister, just days after serving him with charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery. Netanyahu faces calls...

Holly Hunter will star opposite Ted Danson in an upcoming NBC comedy set in the world of local politics. The network said Wednesday that Hunter will play a liberal Los Angeles city councilwoman in the series from writer-producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.

Two high schoolers are testing their fledgling relationship with a day on the town, a classic start to a screen romance. But on Tuesday’s “This Is Us,” the carefree date in Philadelphia belongs to a boy who’s a teenage dad from a blue-collar household and a girl who’s been adopted from foster care into relative affluence.

Twitter is axing political ads from its site, CEO Jack Dorsey announced Wednesday.

Twitter is axing political ads from its site, CEO Jack Dorsey announced Wednesday.

A Honduran former mayor and drug trafficker testified Monday that Mexican kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán personally gave $1 million to the brother of Honduras’ president in 2013 for the politician’s presidential campaign. The longtime Sinaloa cartel boss made the payment to be able to smuggle cocaine through Honduras to Guatemala, Amílcar Alexander Ardón alleged in testimony on the fourth...

State Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) visited NBC 5 Thursday, and will be a guest on Lone Star Politics on Sunday. He talked about his candidacy for U.S. Senate, fundraising and plans to travel the state.

Puerto Rico Gov. Rosselló summoned members of his cabinet amid protests that show no sign of dissipating.

The race for U.S. Senate is starting to heat up, with multiple Democrats announcing their campaigns to challenge incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in recent weeks. North Texas native and State Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) is expected to formally launch his Monday.

Billionaire, politician and iconic Texan, H. Ross Perot, was laid to rest in a private ceremony Tuesday ahead of a public memorial service.

Billionaire, politician and iconic Texan, H. Ross Perot, was laid to rest in a private ceremony Tuesday ahead of a public memorial service.

To help make sure you stay informed on the most shared and talked about stories across North Texas, each Saturday and Sunday we’ll revisit 5 stories from the previous week and capsulize them in this digest with the most recent updates.

The legacy of the late H. Ross Perot goes well beyond the Lone Star State, the billionaire, businessnman and philathropist was also a political pioneer.

The late H. Ross Perot will be known not just as a businessman or politician, but a key figure in shaping parts of Downtown Dallas.

Getting around North Texas can be confusing. Drivers in North Texas often encounter a flood of highway names and numbers only to realize they both refer to the same highway. Most major highways usually have a numerical state or federal designation and a name of a politician, sports legend, developer or civic leader. [[422142243, C]] Stemmons Freeway, the Mixmaster and…

Mark Cuban left open the possibility of running for president, telling CNBC on Tuesday, “We’ll see.” Cuban told CNBC’s Scott Wapner that some things would need to happen for him to be motivated to run in 2020, and if he did, it would be as an independent.

Over the course of former President Barack Obama’s presidency, artist Rob Pruitt took it upon himself to paint a portrait of the politician within the context of a significant event that transpired that day, every day for eight years while he was in office.

Fox News host Jeanine Pirro is back on the air after a two-week absence following her comments questioning a Muslim congresswoman’s loyalties. “Justice with Judge Jeanine” returned Saturday. The former judge and prosecutor thanked her viewers but didn’t directly discuss her apparent suspension. Pirro asked on-air March 9 whether Rep. Ilhan Omar’s traditional Muslim head covering indicated the Minnesota Democrat...