Former Dallas GOP congressman Pete Sessions running for seat in Waco district

Pete Sessions is running for Congress again — but not in the North Texas district where he suffered a decisive loss to a Democrat last year.

10 Democrats set for next debate as several others miss cut

WASHINGTON (AP) - Struggling Democratic presidential candidates are facing the bad news that they are not among the 10 who have qualified for the next debate, a predicament that is likely to spell doom for their campaigns. Hours ahead of a midnight Wednesday deadline to qualify, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced she was dropping out of the race after spending at least $4 million on...

Tarrant County receives new touchscreen voting machines

Tarrant County voters will cast ballots on new machines for this year’s November 5 constitutional amendment election.

Elizabeth Warren's rise started by looking at the bottom

CHICAGO (AP) - As a young scholar, Elizabeth Warren traveled to federal courthouses, studying families overwhelmed by debt. She brought along a photocopier, gathering reams of statistics as she tried to answer one question: Why were these folks going bankrupt?

Electoral College members not bound by popular vote, court says

A U.S. appeals court in Denver said Electoral College members can vote for the presidential candidate of their choice and aren't bound by the popular vote in their states.

Elizabeth Warren raises $19.1M, topping Sanders in new fundraising haul

WASHINGTON (AP) - Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 million in the second quarter, her campaign said Monday, cementing her status in the top tier of Democratic presidential contenders and surpassing Bernie Sanders, her main liberal rival. The strong showing leaves the Massachusetts senator behind only Pete Buttigieg, the South Bend, Indiana, mayor who reported nearly $25 million, and former Vice...

Hickenlooper urged to swap White House bid for Senate run

DENVER (AP) - John Hickenlooper has refused to yield to pressure from his team to scrap his presidential campaign and instead run for a Senate seat in Colorado. The former two-term Colorado governor is struggling to break through a crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates. He's in the bottom tier of polling, hasn't generated significant fundraising and is at risk of being...

Dallas Morning News defends endorsement of Hillary Clinton
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Dallas Morning News opinion page editor Keven Ann Willey discusses her newspaper's endorsement of Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump and the political leanings of the 'paper itself.