Legislature

7+ hour, 14+ min ago   (427+ words) Democratic candidate James Talarico has a slight lead over his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, in the contentious U.S. Senate race in Texas, according to a new poll. Talarico, the Texas state Representative, holds a 48% to 44% lead over Paxton, the state Attorney…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (406+ words) Scott Jennings no longer seems quite so confident that Senator Mitch McConnell will return to work before the Senate reconvenes later this month, despite his previous claims to the contrary. The conservative commentator appeared on CNN's The Arena with Kasie…...

13+ min ago   (439+ words) Egyptian president, Saudi crown prince meet in Cairo for talks Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will hold talks in Cairo on Tuesday to strengthen bilateral cooperation, with discussions also expected to address regional…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1013+ words) President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other Republican officials came together for a two-day convention this week to rally voters in advance of midterm elections in November. But in celebrating their accomplishments, they made several false and misleading…...

16+ min ago   (490+ words) Former Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate Bobby Williams and David Jolly in St. Petersburg’s Williams Park on Sept. 14, 2026. A group of Florida...

8+ hour, 13+ min ago   (971+ words) The hearing also focused on Democratic concerns about the administration’s efforts to require proof of citizenship for voting and dispatching ICE to polling locations. FILE - U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon speaks at a press conference at Bebashi-Transition to Hope in…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago   (514+ words) The primaries will set the stage for the November general election, when Republicans will try to break a Democratic lock on Delaware’s statewide offices against the backdrop of a midterm election cycle that tends to punish the president’s party. This…...

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (588+ words) By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Sports Writer With college football in full swing, proponents of the Protect College Sports Act have launched an all-out blitz to push the legislation through the Senate before the chamber breaks in the coming weeks. The…...

38+ min ago   (286+ words) Following a Federal District Court granting their motion for a preliminary injunction and blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to upend mail-in voting less than two months before Election Day, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, DNC…...

28+ min ago   (136+ words) “Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas railroad commissioner, stood by a series of racist social media posts he sent targeting Asian students at the University of Texas, dismissing criticism from fellow Republicans as he campaigns for a seat that…...