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fromEsquire
1 day ago

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Continues to Sink to New Lows

Minnesota Rep. Elliott Engen was arrested for driving while impaired, highlighting issues of hypocrisy among lawmakers regarding DUI offenses.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Chip Roy Tells Fox News Pam Bondi's Successor Must Be More Aggressive'

Republicans seek a more aggressive successor to Pam Bondi as attorney general to ensure accountability and justice during Trump's presidency.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Ex-GOP Congressman Eviscerates Ken Paxton: Most Corrupt Attorney General We've Had in My Lifetime'

Louie Gohmert criticizes Ken Paxton for corruption and dishonesty while acknowledging his conservative achievements.
Right-wing politics
fromThe American Conservative
2 weeks ago

Ted Cruz Is the Republican Kamala Harris

J.D. Vance faces emerging 2028 primary competition from neoconservative-aligned candidates like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, who are positioning themselves as pro-interventionist alternatives to his restraint-focused foreign policy approach.
#texas-politics
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fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

A District Known for a Horrific Mass School Shooting Will Have a New Representative Next Year. It's Almost Certainly Going to Be "the AK Guy."

Texas' 23rd District Republican primary forces voters to choose between an incumbent facing sexual misconduct allegations and a gun influencer with controversial Nazi-related content, with the latter now positioned for a likely general election victory.
fromBoston.com
2 months ago
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Texas stunner: Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips Republican state Senate district Trump won by 17 points

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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Scandal-Scarred Winner of Democratic Primary Admitted He Was a Part-Time Texan

Bobby Pulido won the Democratic primary in Texas's 15th congressional district despite maintaining residences in Mexico, pursuing Mexican citizenship, and having a documented history of misogynistic social media behavior.
Right-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

A District Known for a Horrific Mass School Shooting Will Have a New Representative Next Year. It's Almost Certainly Going to Be "the AK Guy."

Texas' 23rd District Republican primary forces voters to choose between an incumbent facing sexual misconduct allegations and a gun influencer with controversial Nazi-related content, with the latter now positioned for a likely general election victory.
fromBoston.com
2 months ago
US news

Texas stunner: Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips Republican state Senate district Trump won by 17 points

US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Scandal-Scarred Winner of Democratic Primary Admitted He Was a Part-Time Texan

Bobby Pulido won the Democratic primary in Texas's 15th congressional district despite maintaining residences in Mexico, pursuing Mexican citizenship, and having a documented history of misogynistic social media behavior.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Rep. Henry Cuellar Rebukes Fellow Dem's Border Talk on Fox

Rep. Cuellar opposes open border policies and disagrees with Democratic colleague Talarico's welcoming border stance, advocating for controlled borders with law and order while respecting legal immigration.
SF politics
fromSlate Magazine
4 weeks ago

The Senator Who Cost Kristi Noem Her Job

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was fired after testifying that Trump approved an expensive DHS marketing campaign, angering the president when Senator Kennedy revealed this during a hearing.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

You Don't Have to Yell at Me!' Texas Republican And Dem Get Into a Fiesty Scrap at the Airport Over DHS Shutdown

Congressional Republicans blocked Democratic legislation to fully fund the TSA, causing airport security delays and withheld TSA worker pay.
#immigration-policy
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago
Right-wing politics

Trump White House Tells Republicans to Back Off Mass Deportation' Messaging

The Trump White House is directing House Republicans to shift messaging from mass deportations to focusing on removing violent criminals ahead of midterm elections.
fromThe American Conservative
1 month ago
Right-wing politics

The GOP Is About to Relive Its Worst Immigration Failure

Narrowing 'mass deportation' to only criminals betrays populist demands; illegal immigration is primarily a quantity problem that undermines wages, public services, and national cohesion.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Trump White House Tells Republicans to Back Off Mass Deportation' Messaging

The Trump White House is directing House Republicans to shift messaging from mass deportations to focusing on removing violent criminals ahead of midterm elections.
SF politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Karl Rove Declares Democrat James Talarico Could Pull Off Wild Upset in Texas

Karl Rove warns that Democrat James Talarico could upset Texas's 2026 Senate race if Republicans nominate Ken Paxton instead of John Cornyn, citing Paxton's baggage and Talarico's appeal to Republicans.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Trump Withholds Endorsement in Tight Texas Senate Race Says the SAVE Act Is the X Factor

Trump conditions his Senate endorsement in Texas on Republican passage of the SAVE America Act, which requires voter identification in federal elections.
#texas-senate-primary
Austin
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Voting nears to a close in Texas primary that may be crucial to control of the Senate

Texas Senate primary races test party direction as Cornyn faces Trump-aligned challengers Paxton and Hunt, while Democrats compete between Crockett and Talarico for nomination opportunity.
Austin
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Voting nears to a close in Texas primary that may be crucial to control of the Senate

Texas Senate primary races test party direction as Cornyn faces Trump-aligned challengers Paxton and Hunt, while Democrats compete between Crockett and Talarico for nomination opportunity.
SF politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Tony Gonzales Drops Reelection Bid

Rep. Tony Gonzales withdrew from his reelection bid after pressure from fellow Republicans following revelations of an affair with a staffer whose death by self-immolation occurred in September.
Austin
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Talarico Wins Texas Senate Primary as GOP Heads to Nasty Runoff

Texas held competitive 2026 primary elections where Democrat James Talarico narrowly defeated Jasmine Crockett for Senate nomination, while Republicans sent John Cornyn and Ken Paxton to a runoff after neither secured a majority.
#texas-senate-race
fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

After deadly shooting by immigration agents, Texas Dems running for Senate say 'clean house' at ICE and 'take that money back' | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
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After deadly shooting by immigration agents, Texas Dems running for Senate say 'clean house' at ICE and 'take that money back' | Fortune

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fromIntelligencer
3 weeks ago

Ken Paxton Is Still Very Much in the Texas Senate Race

Ken Paxton leveraged a conditional dropout offer tied to voter citizenship legislation to delay Trump's endorsement of rival John Cornyn in the Texas Republican primary runoff.
#texas-democratic-primary
fromAxios
1 month ago
US politics

Texas Democratic Senate primary shows how identity politics could haunt Democrats in 2028

fromAxios
1 month ago
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Texas Democratic Senate primary shows how identity politics could haunt Democrats in 2028

US Elections
fromAxios
1 month ago

Trump expected to endorse Cornyn in brutal Texas Senate runoff

Trump is expected to endorse John Cornyn in the Texas Republican Senate runoff, following months of pressure from Senate leadership and establishment Republicans who view Attorney General Ken Paxton as an electoral liability due to scandals.
#texas-bathroom-bill
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago
US politics

Ken Paxton rolls out "bathroom bill" snitch line allegation ahead of heated Senate run-off - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago
US politics

Ken Paxton rolls out first anti-trans bathroom snitch line complaint ahead of heated Senate run-off - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago
US politics

Ken Paxton rolls out "bathroom bill" snitch line allegation ahead of heated Senate run-off - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago
US politics

Ken Paxton rolls out first anti-trans bathroom snitch line complaint ahead of heated Senate run-off - LGBTQ Nation

fromAxios
1 month ago

"Come to work": A primary fight between House Democrats in Texas turns nasty

I am challenging Mr. Menefee to a debate ... right away, but I also challenge him to come to work. Within his first month in Congress, after having sworn that he was going to come here and vote ... he missed a week. My voting record is 97.9% over 20 years. He missed six votes in one day, and then missed additional votes as well. We had a classified briefing on the Iran war, he wasn't there. He needs to know that this is where we work.
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#immigration
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Anti-LGBTQ+ Congressman Dan Crenshaw ousted by more extreme candidate in Texas GOP primary

In 2025, the House passed legislation backed by Crenshaw that would prohibit Medicaid funds from covering gender-affirming care for minors. The proposal sought to amend the Social Security Act to block federal funding for treatments such as hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and surgeries intended to help transgender youth transition.
Right-wing politics
US Elections
fromWIRED
1 month ago

The Texas Senate Primary Was a Preview of Creator Wars to Come

James Talarico defeated congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in a closely watched Texas primary race shaped significantly by digital creators and social media strategies beyond the candidates themselves.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales heads to a runoff in Texas amid a new ethics probe in the House

The House Ethics Committee launched a formal investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales for alleged sexual misconduct with a congressional employee and unfair dispensing of privileges following published explicit text messages.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

It May Finally Be the End of the Line for Tony Gonzales

House Republican leadership urges Texas congressman Tony Gonzales to withdraw from reelection after he publicly acknowledged an affair with a deceased congressional staffer.
US politics
fromFast Company
1 month ago

What this Texas Republican primary revealed about the politics of AI data centers

Texas voters rejected an agriculture commissioner's campaign against AI data centers, choosing a business-backed candidate instead, suggesting economic momentum behind AI infrastructure outweighs farmland protection concerns.
US Elections
fromAxios
1 month ago

GOP insiders fretting about Texas Senate primary

Republican operatives believe James Talarico has a slight edge over Jasmine Crockett in Tuesday's primary, with GOP strategists viewing Talarico's progressive Christian pitch as a stronger general election opponent than the nationally prominent liberal Crockett.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Tony Gonzales Pressured to Drop Reelection Run

The Ethics Committee has announced an investigation into Congressman Tony Gonzales's conduct, and we urge the to act expeditiously. Congressman Gonzales has said he will fully cooperate with the investigation. We have encouraged him to address these very serious allegations directly with his constituents and his colleagues. In the meantime, Leadership has asked Congressman Gonzales to withdraw from his race for re-election.
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fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Texas's Senate Primary Has Already Made History-and It's Not Over Yet

Texas Democratic primary turnout exceeded 2 million voters, the highest in a midterm primary since 1970, suggesting potential for statewide Democratic success despite recent electoral losses.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

What happened in Texas is a warning': advocates say Republicans suppressed votes in the primaries

We don't have any of the results because there was a lot of confusion today. We were able to keep the polls open, but I can tell you now that people have been disenfranchised.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

JUST IN: Trump Set to Endorse In Bruising Texas Senate Primary, Wants Other Candidate to DROP OUT OF THE RACE!'

Trump announced he will endorse one candidate in Texas's GOP Senate runoff between incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, demanding the non-endorsed candidate immediately drop out.
US politics
fromAxios
1 month ago

Brutal Texas primary night points to trouble ahead for House incumbents

Thirty House Democrats face primary challengers who raised $100,000 or more, with a dozen out-raised by rivals, while Republicans face fewer coordinated challenges but deal with redistricting and Trump opposition.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Crockett & Talarico Wage New Battle in Fight to Flip Texas

Texas Democrats must choose between two rising stars for U.S. Senate, facing fundamental questions about whether to pursue immediate victory or build long-term coalition strength amid demographic shifts.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Texas primaries could test whether Latino support for GOP is holding after 2024 gains

Latino swing voters in Texas, crucial to Republican gains in 2024, show signs of shifting away from the party due to economic concerns and cost-of-living issues that could undermine GOP support in upcoming elections.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

You Deserve an Unwavering Fighter': Ted Cruz Appears in Campaign Ad for Dan Crenshaw Primary Challenger

Senator Ted Cruz endorses and campaigns for Steve Toth to challenge incumbent Rep. Dan Crenshaw in Texas, despite their similar conservative and interventionist foreign policy positions.
US Elections
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Texas Hands Over Its Entire Voter Registration List to the Trump Administration

Texas provided the Justice Department with its full voter roll including identifiable information for approximately 18.4 million registered voters.
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Cornyn's Nasty Attack on Paxton May Haunt Texas Republicans

The Cornyn/NRSC JFC is airing a new ad accusing Ken Paxton of "sleeping around with a married mother of seven" and calling him a "wife-cheater and fraud." Has there been another instance of a committee going so hard against a candidate who it may have to support in a few months?
US politics
fromAxios
1 month ago

The GOP's NIMBY rebellion against ICE facilities

Republican elected officials in Mississippi, New Hampshire, Tennessee and beyond have fought proposed facilities in their states. New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) recently celebrated DHS striking its plans for an ICE facility that triggered public outcry in suburban Merrimack. She thanked DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for 'hearing the concerns' of residents.
US politics
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

'Get back to integrity': Oklahoma's Kevin Stitt on Republicans after Trump

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt publicly disagrees with President Trump on multiple policy issues while maintaining respectful discourse and charting an independent Republican path.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Crooked Ken Paxton Cheated on His Wife': Scathing New Ad Goes There in Effort to Stop Fraud' From Sinking Texas GOP

Senator John Cornyn and the NRSC launched an aggressive attack ad against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, criticizing his personal conduct and financial dealings ahead of the GOP primary Senate race.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Cornyn Takes the Gloves Off In Nasty GOP Texas Primary: Not Even His Own Family Can Trust Ken Paxton'

Sen. John Cornyn attacked AG Ken Paxton, citing a $6.6 million whistleblower judgment, staff FBI reports, impeachment, and his recent divorce.
#ice
fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Billionaire Trump supporter blocks sale of Texas warehouse for use as ICE jail | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Billionaire Trump supporter blocks sale of Texas warehouse for use as ICE jail | Fortune

US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Trump Won't Save Cornyn in Tough Texas Senate Primary

Donald Trump declined to decisively endorse in Texas Senate primary, leaving John Cornyn reliant on Senate allies' fundraising to counter Ken Paxton.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Trump Is Doubling Down on All the Wrong Things

Republicans face mounting electoral losses and internal criticism while Trump doubles down on high-profile actions, increasing risk of further defeats and party instability.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

Texas Special Election Shocker Signals Big Trouble for GOP

Recent special elections show Democrats outperforming 2024 baselines and flipping multiple state seats, signaling potential national trouble for Republicans heading into November.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Texas Senate Race Could Be a Match for the Ages

Texas will be central to the 2026 midterms due to a GOP gerrymander, high-stakes Senate primary, right-wing state policies, Latino voter shifts, Democratic Senate hopes.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

James Talarico's Populist Pitch for Angry Voters: The Rage Economy'

For-profit platforms use predatory algorithms to elevate extreme voices, monetizing anger and dividing people by identity to gain power.
#immigration-enforcement
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Trump Gushes Over Border Czar Plus!' Tom Homan Minutes After Raging At Kristi Noem Critics

President Donald Trump promoted Tom Homan to Border Czar (Plus!), praised him, defended Kristi Noem, and attacked her critics and Democrats.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

Democrats Had a Very Messy Week in Texas. Here's What That Means for the Rest of the Country.

U.S. politics remains chaotic as Texas' 2026 primary heats up with a contentious Democratic Senate race and Congress faces ongoing spending standoffs.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Cruz reportedly says Trump yelled and cursed over warning of midterm election bloodbath'

Mr President, if we get to November of [2026] and people's 401(k)s are down 30% and prices are up 1020% at the supermarket, we're going to go into election day, face a bloodbath, Cruz said he told the president, according to Axios. You're going to lose the House, you're going to lose the Senate, you're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Enjoy Speaker Hakeem Jeffries!' Sean Spicer Smashes Panic Button Over Disastrous GOP Loss in Texas

A Texas State Senate district swung 31 points Democratic as Democrat Taylor Rehmet won 57%-43%, driven by low turnout and a 17-point Tarrant County flip.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

GOP lawmaker thanks God for sending Trump to protect America from "homosexuality & perversion" - LGBTQ Nation

Rep. Brian Babin thanked God for Donald Trump's election and said it prevented children being led "down the path of homosexuality and perversion".
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Trump Appears to Bench Kristi Noem, Sending Tom Homan to MN

President Donald Trump has announced he will send Tom Homan to Minneapolis, an apparent benching of DHS honcho Kristi Noem, who has reportedly been at odds with the border czar. Trump announced the move via his Truth Social platform on Monday morning, two days after the shooting of Minneapolis VA nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents. I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Ted Cruz Dismisses Critics Mad Over Trip Ahead of Big Storm

Sen. Ted Cruz flew to Laguna Beach before a major Texas winter storm; his office says he will return to Texas before the storm hits.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Karl Rove Warns GOP It Has to Worry About Losing the Senate in Midterms And Real Mess' in Texas

Republican control of the Senate is at risk due to competitive races in Maine, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Alaska, and Texas.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Texas governor orders freeze of new H-1B visa petitions at state agencies and public universities

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is ordering state agencies and public universities in Texas to halt new petitions for H-1B visas. In a letter to Texas state agency heads on Tuesday, Abbott wrote that there had been "recent reports of abuse" in the program, which is designed to bring high-skilled foreign workers to the United States. "Texas state agencies and institutions of higher education collectively employ hundreds of thousands of Texans and have a significant role in shaping the State's labor market," Abbott wrote.
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