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Daniel Reed Crenshaw is a former United States Navy SEAL commander who has served as the United States Representative for Texas’s 2nd congressional district since 2019. Parts of northern and western Houston are included in the district. He belongs to the Republican Party. Crenshaw joined the US Navy and served in SEAL Team 3 during the Afghan War, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander. During his third tour, he was injured in battle and lost his right eye to an improvised explosive device.

By Jason FaragoFeatures correspondent (Glenstone/2004 Christie’s Images Limited/Estate Sturtevant)A new exhibition at New York’s MoMA features meticulous copies of famous artworks. It raises the question: is originality really that important? Jason Farago investigates. On the fourth floor of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, alone on a wall in gallery 18, is one of Jasper Johns’ most famous works: Target with Four Faces, from 1955, featuring a shooting target topped with four plaster casts of noses and mouths.

COOKIE MONSTER Cookie Monster is a frenzied yet cuddly character on a persistent quest for more food … especially cookies! Representing children with various speech abilities, his unique speech is relatable to kids who are still discovering new aspects of language. His voracious appetite has made him the perfect character to model healthy habits as he continues to learn about cooking and eating healthy foods. Despite his struggle to control his impulses and delay gratification, Cookie Monster will always share his snacks with his friends like Elmo and Abby.

Democracy Dies in Darknessclock15 minscourseSaladStart CookingComment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved recipesSaveBy Ellie KriegerUsing cottage cheese as the base of this creamy ranch dressing, which is simply made in a food processor, makes it an exceptionally protein-rich, flavor-popping vegetable dip, sandwich spread or salad dressing. Here, it's drizzled generously over crisp wedges of romaine lettuce and garnished with tomatoes and herbs. It’s an ideal starter or side, but a larger portion, with some crusty bread alongside, can be a meal in and of itself.