Beto O'Rourke, Ted Cruz work to turn out voters in close U.S. Senate race

If you are a political junkie, you will have no trouble running into one or both of the candidates for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat. Both Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke have stops across North Texas and around the state over the weekend in an effort to persuade last-minute voters.

Florida mail facility focus of mail bomb plot

Investigators are continuing their efforts to track down the culprit or culprits behind a string of pipe bombs mailed to actor Robert De Niro, CNN and several prominent Democrats, including former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.

Trump says new proposal will lower some US drug prices

WASHINGTON (AP) - Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a plan to lower prices for some prescription drugs, saying it would stop unfair practices that force Americans to pay much more than people in other countries for the same medications.

Trump mulls plan to bar entry of all migrants at US-Mexico border

(FOX NEWS) - President Trump is considering a sweeping executive order that would block migrants, including asylum seekers, from entering the U.S. at the southern border in a bid to stop the caravan traveling north through Mexico.

Pipe bombs sent to CNN, Clintons, Obamas, other Democrats

A  suspected bomb that was intended for Hillary and Bill Clinton in a New York City suburb was intercepted Tuesday and another sent to the residence of former president Barack Obama was also intercepted on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. according to the Secret Service.

Trump blames media for 'Anger we see today in our society'

President Donald Trump blamed the media Thursday for a "very big part of the Anger we see today in our society," as law enforcement scrambled to find those responsible for sending pipe bombs and other suspicious packages to a list of prominent Democrats including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and to CNN.

Judge temporarily blocks Georgia's 'Signature Match' law

A federal judge has issued a temporary order that would block Georgia's election officials from rejecting any absentee ballots under Georgia’s Voter Signature Match Law without giving voters the opportunity to confirm their identity.

Bomb threats put spotlight on vitriolic political rhetoric

NEW YORK (AP) - The discovery of pipe bombs targeting prominent Democratic politicians and CNN is raising the threat of election-season violence largely unknown in the U.S. - and prompting uncomfortable questions about the consequences of leaders' increasingly vitriolic rhetoric.

Mark Davis: Pipe bombs, voting & Facebook Live

Radio host Mark Davis says he'll wait for more facts before blaming the Democrats for a series of pipe bombs targeting prominent Democrats. He also shares his thoughts on why early voting turnout is so high and jokes about the trouble he had with Sen. Ted Cruz during a recent Facebook Live event.

Dallas County: USPS failed to postmark some voter registrations by deadline

Some Dallas County voters are in for a rude awakening when they go to vote after the U.S. Postal Service was too slow to deliver their applications.

Trump calls on media to end 'hostility' after thwarted bombs

President Donald Trump decried the threat of political violence and called on the media to end its "hostility" on Wednesday, hours after authorities intercepted bombs sent to a news network and prominent Democrats who have been the targets of some of his sharpest barbs.

Fury over reported federal plan targeting transgender people

WASHINGTON (AP) - LGBTQ leaders across the U.S. reacted with fury Monday to a report that the Trump administration is considering adoption of a new definition of gender that would effectively deny federal recognition and civil rights protections to transgender Americans.

Sandra Day O'Connor announces likely Alzheimer's diagnosis

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, says she has the beginning stages of dementia and "probably Alzheimer's disease."

Early voting in Texas begins with lines, strong turnout

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Early voting opened across Texas on Monday, bringing long lines and record first-day midterm turnout in Houston and complaints about outdated technology slowing people casting ballots elsewhere.

'Baby Trump' balloon appears in Houston outside of MAGA rally

A balloon depicting President Donald Trump as a baby has appeared in Houston ahead of the "Make America Great Again” rally Monday evening.