AI tools present political peril in 2024 with threat to mislead voters: 'Not prepared for this'

When combined with the powerful algorithms of social media, experts say political misinformation generated using AI has the potential to spread farther and faster than ever before.

Biden officially launches 2024 presidential campaign

President Joe Biden formally announced on Tuesday that he's running for reelection, asking voters to give him more time to "finish the job."

Self-help author Marianne Williamson begins another longshot bid for presidency

Marianne Williamson, who's also been a one-time spiritual adviser to Oprah, is the first Democrat to formally challenge President Joe Biden for the 2024 nomination.

Texas leaders debate bill that would make voting illegally a felony

The Senate State Affairs Committee debated Senate Bill 2 on Monday. The bill would restore felony punishment if someone is caught voting illegally and lower the level of proof for prosecuting suspected voter fraud.

Republican leaders announce election integrity task force for Tarrant County

They hope it will improve confidence in elections, despite the fact that a recent audit praised elections in the Republican-majority county.

Kari Lake loses 2022 election lawsuit against Katie Hobbs

During a two-day trial, Kari lake presented her case for why election results in Arizona's gubernatorial race should be overturned.

Texas elections secure despite COVID-related 'irregularities' in 2020, audit finds

Four Texas counties were evaluated in a 359-page audit released by Secretary of State John Scott on Monday, two weeks before he steps down as chief election official.

DeSantis would beat Trump in 2024 Texas primary, according to poll of Republicans

The survey from the Republican Party of Texas found Texans likely to participate in the 2024 Texas Republican primary prefer the governor of Florida to the former president.

Congress faces leaders in flux, big to-do list post-election

Congress is returning to an extremely volatile post-election landscape, with control of the House still undecided, party leadership in flux and a potentially consequential lame-duck session with legislation on gay marriage, Ukraine and government funding.

Texas voter turnout fell from 2018. It was still higher than other midterms.

In Texas, 45.7% of the 17.7 million registered voters cast ballots in the 2022 midterm election. That’s 7.3 percentage points lower than the state’s total turnout in 2018 but higher than in every other midterm election in the last 20 years.