Governor Mark Gordon has followed up a presidential directive by ordering all flags in the state to half-staff through Thursday to honor the victims of a mass-shooting in Allen, Texas.
The Democratic party won’t have to negotiate a power-sharing deal with Republicans and Vice President Kamala Harris won’t be called on as much to break tie votes.
The Hughes brothers were near the front of a group that pursued a Capitol Police officer up the stairs before he led the mob away from the Senate floor.