Trump raised $56.8 million in 6 months from online donors
Former President Donald Trump’s political operation raised $56.8 million from online donors in the first half of the year, but he didn’t contribute any to federal candidates he’s …
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Wealthy candidate pumps staggering $2.3 million of her own money into Florida special election
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a candidate who has never held elected office, so badly wants a South Florida …
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4-day ‘March for Democracy’ and voting rights culminates with Saturday rally at Texas Capitol
“If you don’t like who’s in there, vote them out,” Texas music icon Willie Nelson sang on the …
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Tension boils over between activists, Biden over Democrats’ voting rights strategy
Democrats’ increasing focus on defeating Republicans in next year’s midterm elections as the best way …
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Would Trump leave Florida to make DeSantis his running mate? He might have to
Donald Trump has already suggested that if he runs for the White House again, he could look within his …
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More Democrats equals more power for Republicans in Texas math
Texas has won two new congressional seats thanks to a surge in the population of people of color, …
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‘The gold standard’: Special elections in Texas, Ohio to test power of Trump’s endorsement
Upcoming special elections for the U.S. House in Texas and Ohio will serve as a barometer of just …
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US House oversight hearing will put spotlight on Texas voting rights skirmish
A congressional oversight panel will put a spotlight Thursday on the unusual skirmish that prompted …
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Texas House Democrats trying to block the GOP voting bill are pinning their hopes on Congress. So far Congress is unmoved.
Texas Democrats slipped out of the state 10 days ago because they were out of options back home, …
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Bucy, Texas Democrats leave Austin for DC; deny House a quorum
Last month, HD 136 Rep. John H. Bucy III sat for an interview at Whitestone Brewery in Cedar Park. During that interview, he defended his decision to break the quorum and deny Republicans a vote …
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Texas House Democrats flee the state in move that could block voting restrictions bill, bring Legislature to a halt
A majority of Democrats in the Texas House left for Washington, D.C., Monday afternoon in a bid to again …
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Few Texans believe voting fraud is common, UT/TT poll shows, undercutting GOP rationale for tightening voting rules
Despite ceaseless Republican assertions that Texas' voting rules must be tightened to prevent electoral …
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Bucy addresses issues during town hall event
Misting fans spun madly against the afternoon heat as more than 100 people crowded onto the patio at …
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More states expand the ballot to previously incarcerated
When Clifton Gibson was released from prison in 2019, he still felt the same disconnection from society …
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FINAL RESULTS: In Leander Council runoff election, Esmeralda Traube wins in Place 2, Nacole Thompson narrowly wins in Place 4
With Early Voting and Election Day ballots finally tallied around 9 p.m. Saturday, Place 2 …
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Pressure builds to pass federal voting rights bill, end filibuster rule that would likely prevent it
Vice President Kamala Harris has been assigned a Herculean task: protect the right to vote from an …
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Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announces GOP primary challenge to Attorney General Ken Paxton
Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced Wednesday that he is running for Texas attorney general, …
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National Enquirer publisher fined for helping Trump campaign hide ex-mistress story
The publisher of the National Enquirer has been fined $187,500 by the Federal Election Commission …
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Lack of progress in treating COVID causes worry for unvaccinated
A stall in treatment advances for COVID-19 has raised concern among medical experts about unvaccinated people, who still make up half the country, and their likelihood of surviving the coming wave of …
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California says federal ‘let it burn’ policy is reckless as wildfires rage out of control
Volunteer fire chief Kathy Catron wants answers about why the Sugar fire ever grew large enough to burn …
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Senate poised to deliver infrastructure win for Biden agenda
The U.S. Senate is heading toward passage this week of a $550 billion infrastructure bill that would …
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‘It just went boom.’ ICUs are being overwhelmed with younger — and sicker — patients
Inside a COVID-only intensive care unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, all eight beds are filled …
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North Korea threatens week-old detente over US-led exercises
Kim Jong Un’s sister warned that upcoming U.S.-South Korea military drills could jeopardize talks with …
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New state laws hamstring public health officials
Although no one wants to see it happen, some state and local public health officials soon may …
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Trump allies among Congress members who might be subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Capitol siege probe, Kinzinger says
A Republican member of the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol on …
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Biden's struggles on delta surge, evictions overshadow infrastructure victory
President Joe Biden is struggling with a surge in coronavirus cases, an impending wave of evictions …
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Child tax credit money isn't just like more stimulus cash: What to know
Back to school sales should get a boost after millions of families banked their first monthly …
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With time running out, Texas Legislature still at impasse on GOP elections bill
Heading into the last week of the special legislative session, the partisan standoff over Texas Republicans’ priority elections bill is no …
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US sues Texas over Abbott’s order restricting transport of migrants
The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit Friday afternoon to stop an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to restrict the transportation of migrants …
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With school openings near, parents and teachers say state leaders have stripped them of weapons against COVID-19
Lindsey Contreras feels backed in a corner. The first day of school is just a couple of weeks away. The mother of two, whose older child attends …
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U.S. attorney general blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest border directive and threatens a legal battle
The Biden administration has threatened to legally challenge Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that state troopers pull over drivers transporting …
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