Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's relationship to the rich and powerful has surfaced in congressional contests across the country.
Republicans are growing increasingly grim about their election chances in November.
Seven noncitizens in Texas have been charged with illegally voting in federal elections or falsely claiming U.S. citizenship, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
An increasing number of Democratic leaders have begun to push back against their party’s unflinching support for the transgender community this midterm season.
President Donald Trump repeatedly mocked Ken Paxton at the Republicans’ midterm convention.
Democrats are descending on Donald Trump’s midterm convention in Texas and urging voters to consider the reality of his presidency rather than the spectacle of his made-for-TV event.
U.S. Central Command says the military has destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers following attacks on a U.S. warship by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
President Donald Trump may try to channel the role of cowboy as he heads to the first-ever off-year Republican convention in Dallas beginning Wednesday.
Across the country and up and down the ballot, candidates from both parties are increasingly on the attack over Flock cameras.
President Donald Trump is urging Republican lawmakers to run on his White House record despite his sagging popularity.
Vice President JD Vance's appearance in Michigan on Monday was funded by MAGA Inc., marking a rare spending move from the group.
Donald Trump has put his version of masculinity front and center in American politics for more than 10 years.
Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections.
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, wants to reveal depositions involving his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton.
A new accusation that Graham Platner once sexually assaulted a woman he was dating has rocked the U.S. Senate race in Maine and cast fresh doubt on Democrats’ path to a Senate majority.
An attorney who defended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his impeachment trial has endorsed Paxton's Democratic opponent in the U.S. Senate race.
U.S. Senate hopefuls Ken Paxton and Graham Platner are in Washington, D.C., to rally party support.
Texas Democrat James Talarico has launched his general election campaign for the U.S. Senate.
President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the Iran war, saying “things are going very well” days after insisting a settlement was “largely negotiated.”.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn in a massively expensive, drawn-out U.S. Senate primary race.
Texas Republican Senate candidates Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton had no public campaign events on the last day before Tuesday's runoff.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is touting President Donald Trump's endorsement as he heads into the final days of his Republican primary runoff against Sen. John Cornyn.
President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, supercharging his effort to oust incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff.
Former President Barack Obama has met with U.S. candidate James Talarico in Texas, backing a campaign seen by Democrats one of their best chances of winning in the conservative state.
The pastor of the largest United Methodist Church in the U.S. has launched a campaign for the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has positioned himself as the grassroots favorite in the runoff election to determine the party's Senate nominee.
More Democrats are openly running on faith, as progressive clergy and other religious candidates push back on the idea that Christianity belongs to the right.
President Donald Trump says he plans to endorse a candidate in the Texas Republican Senate runoff to end the painful primary.
President Donald Trump is weighing an endorsement in the Texas Republican Senate runoff, and some state party members say he risks backing the wrong candidate.
After James Talarico won the Democratic Senate nomination in Texas, Republicans are racing to paint him as too progressive.
Sen. John Cornyn is going on offense against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as they fight for a Republican Senate runoff, and President Donald Trump’s endorsement hangs over it all.
Voters who cast ballots during extended polling place hours in Dallas and Williamson counties are waiting to see if their votes will count.
Texas Democrats have picked James Talarico as their Senate nominee, and the state lawmaker now becomes a national voice against President Donald Trump.
A rule change for primary voting in two Texas counties led to mass voter confusion that eventually led to a state supreme court ruling, threats of more legal action and the potential that an untold number of voters could find themselves disenfranchised.
Longtime Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA favorite Ken Paxton are heading to a May runoff in Texas’ Republican Senate primary, while Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico are in a close race for the Democratic nomination.
State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas' closely watched Democratic Senate primary.
A heated U.S. Senate race in Texas is entering its final stretch before voters decide Tuesday who will be their party's nominee in November.
Democrats are banking on Tejano music star Bobby Pulido to help them win back Hispanic voters in a South Texas congressional district that favors Republicans.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas’ Democratic Senate primary, giving Crockett a big boost as she faces concerns about electability.
The first primaries of the 2026 election season will offer an early read on voter mood in President Donald Trump’s second term and on how both parties are adapting.
President Donald Trump says he's “pretty much” made his decision on whom to endorse in Texas’ heated Republican Senate primary, but he still refuses to name his pick publicly.
Candidates and political groups are pouring money into Texas’ hotly contested U.S. Senate race at a record pace.
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is urging supporters to look at experience in a heated U.S. Senate primary with state Rep. James Talarico as he rides on wider attention thanks to late-night host Stephen Colbert.
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating ABC’s “The View” over possible violations of the requirement that broadcast stations give equal time to political candidates when they appear on-air.
Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn't backing down from his public dispute with CBS bosses over what he can air on his show.
Stephen Colbert says his interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico was pulled from Monday's broadcast over fears it would violate “equal time” guidance from the Federal Communications Commission under the Trump administration.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is stepping up his race for the U.S. Senate with early voting about to begin for the March 3 GOP primary.
Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico are adept at creating digital media moments and collecting social media followers.
Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett have met with a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas immigration detention center, a case that has stirred anger over the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
In a story published Jan. 24, 2026, about a debate for the U.S. Senate in Texas, The Associated Press erroneously reported the date that a man was fatally shot in Minneapolis by federal officers.
Court documents detailing the divorce of Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife have been made public following a judge's order.
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett has launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate in Texas.
The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump’s firing of board members.
Republican congressman Wesley Hunt is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, defying Senate GOP leadership and adding a new element to an already contentious primary campaign.
The push to redraw congressional maps in Texas is shifting the dynamics of the state’s 2026 Senate campaign.
Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for donations to help cover their costs.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove from office a top state lawmaker he called the “ringleader” of Democrats who left the state to block a vote on a new congressional voting map pushed by President Donald Trump.
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Texas Republicans have again authorized using law enforcement Democrats who are still refusing to come back to the state Capitol in a bid to stop new voting restrictions.
