Texas GOP lawmakers seek to give AG Ken Paxton power to prosecute abortion, election fraud
SB 846, filed by Sen. Bryan Hughes would give unprecedented prosecutorial powers to the attorney general on issues of voter ...
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Texas supporters of countywide voting on election day fight efforts to end it
More than a dozen Texas counties are fighting a push by some Republican state lawmakers to end countywide voting on election ...
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Some Texas lawmakers want to ban countywide voting on Election Day. Local officials are pushing back.
Election administrators say letting people cast a ballot at any polling site is more convenient for voters and cheaper for ...
Analysis: Another big US Senate race in Michigan? This one could play out far differently
Sen. Gary Peters surprise departure means back-to-back open Senate seats for Michigan but this one could be a much different kind of election.
Paxton weighs Cornyn challenge as Texas GOP rift deepens
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is weighing a primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn (R) in what could be the next ...
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Ken Paxton considering US Senate run against John Cornyn: reports
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is considering a run for US Senate, according to new reports. A run against Senator John ...
Kash Patel’s podcast persona: staunch Trump defender and fierce critic of the FBI he could soon lead
An Associated Press review of more than 100 podcasts that Kash Patel hosted or on which he was interviewed reveals how Patel ...
Texas Senate school voucher plan gives students $10k to pay for private education
The proposal, a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott, budgets $1 billion over the next two years to fund the private school vouchers.
I study democracy worldwide − here’s how Texas is eroding human rights, free expression and civil liberties
A healthy democracy has free and fair elections, robust civil liberties, multiparty competition and minimal corruption. Does ...
Alaska Sen. Murkowski has faced Trump’s wrath. She was willing to defy him after his return to power
In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski had openly challenged or rebuked him at ...
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US Government Abortion Website Shut Down
ReproductiveRights.gov, launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, went offline around the time of the inauguration on Jan. 20. Based on archived pages, the site was ...
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Texas State Senate
The chamber's Republican majority increased from 19-12 to 20-11. All 31 seats in the Texas State Senate were up for election in 2022. The chamber's Republican majority increased from 18-13 to 19-12.