James Talarico on TX Senate race | Battleground Texas
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Political reporters Steven Dial, Greg Groogan, and Rudy Koski ask leaders the questions that matter to Texans.

Colin Allred blasts Senate hopeful James Talarico over alleged 'mediocre' comment

A dispute over alleged racial comments by candidate James Talarico has sparked a high-stakes confrontation with Colin Allred, potentially reshaping the Texas Democratic Senate primary and its appeal to Black voters.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins Tarrant County Senate District 9 runoff

Democrat and union leader Taylor Rehmet won a historic victory Saturday, flipping a long-held Republican Texas Senate seat.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins District 9 Senate runoff
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Democrat and union leader Taylor Rehmet won a historic victory Saturday, flipping a long-held Republican Texas Senate seat.

FBI agents spend hours searching Fulton County election facility

Federal agents carried out a law enforcement action Wednesday at a Fulton County election facility located in Fairburn.

Bill introduced to make Greenland 51st state

Rep. Randy Fine, who introduced the bill on Monday, said he wants the U.S. to acquire Greenland voluntarily.

Opal Lee's granddaughter runs for Congress
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The granddaughter of Fort Worth's Opal Lee, who was by her side on the journey to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, is running for Congress.

Marc Veasey drops Tarrant County Judge race to focus on "fight" in Congress

U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) is abandoning his bid for Tarrant County Judge to remain in Congress, stating he needs to focus on fighting against President Donald Trump and his political allies.

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches U.S. Senate campaign

Crockett, known for her outspoken opinions on progressive issues like defunding law enforcement, faces other familiar names in the Democrat primary.

Will US Rep. Jasmine Crockett run for Senate? What it could mean

Dallas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is considering a run for U.S. Senate in the spring Democratic primary, with an announcement scheduled for Monday afternoon.

These are all the Texas Republicans leaving Congress

The announcements have all come in the midst of a rare mid-decade congressional redistricting, which the GOP hopes will increase their House presence by five.

Epstein files: discharge petition gains signatures needed to force US House vote

A discharge petition regarding the release of the Epstein files gained its 218th signature on Wednesday, the threshold needed to force a U.S. House vote on the matter.

FAA grounds general aviation operations at DCA, 11 other US airports

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has temporarily banned general aviation operations and nonscheduled aircraft flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Federal workers brace for missed paycheck as shutdown enters 5th week

Washington’s government shutdown has entered its fifth week with no resolution in sight, as Senate efforts to pass a House-approved continuing resolution to reopen the government have failed 12 times.

Entering the second week of the government shutdown
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The shutdown continues until a political dam breaks, and the house of representatives is not even meeting. Republicans believe democrats will finally cave, accept the GOP position, and vote with them to reopen the government.

Government shutdown expected to last for days
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The government shutdown is expected to last for days and little progress was made on a new budget bill today. Negotiations were stalled while each side chose to blame each other for the shutdown.

Here's how long the government shutdown could go on

This shutdown is expected to last at least three days, as the Senate isn't likely to hold any votes until at least Oct. 3.