Constitution-First” Republicans are uncomfortable with Trump’s abuses of power, and could be the key to a pro-democracy bipartisan coalition.

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 clos ...

Tuesday’s Texas Senate GOP primary will test how far the scandal-ridden attorney general can go.

Even conservatives are fleeing the GOP as more and more Americans turn against Trump’s authoritarian project. President Donald Trump departs after making an announcement in the Roosevelt Room of the ...

Crockett has built a national profile for zinger attacks on Republicans and focused on turning out Black voters in the Dallas and Houston areas. Talarico, a seminarian who often references the Bible, ...

A state House committee on Tuesday passed a series of civil rights bills intended to protect LGBTQ residents, including an expansion of the state’s anti-discrimination law and a prohibition on the ...

Darren Bailey is eyeing a second round with Pritzker, while Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and James Mendrick each have their own history with the Democratic governor.

James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Texas Senate Democratic primary that once again has the party dreaming of a big upset in November. Who ...

Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton will compete in a May runoff for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Cornyn and Paxton were the top finishers in ...

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Democrats are banking on Tejano music star Bobby Pulido to help them win back Hispanic voters in a South Texas congressional ...

He's the longest-serving republican in any city government within San Diego County. Rather, he was. As of this week, Gary Kendrick jumped ship – and joined the democratic party. The El Cajon ...