Huffman is running on her criminal prosecution experience and allegiance to the rule of law, cutting a contrast with her opponents who are emphasizing a continuation of Paxton’s culture war battles.

Ten Republicans, including Trump-endorsed attorney Chris Gober, are competing for the red-leaning 10th Congressional District in Central Texas.

Talarico’s haul, announced days before early voting, already outpaces what he raised over the last three months of last year.

Bangladesh has held its first election since the 2024 mass protests toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government.

The House has voted to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.

The Congressional Black Caucus is building a new coalition with major civil rights groups to push back on President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda.

Iowa’s top election official and a group of naturalized citizens have settled a federal lawsuit that will prevent the state from relying exclusively on driver’s license records for citizenship data in the three months before an election.

Chris Nanos has had a long career in law enforcement, but he admits he isn’t used to the amount of scrutiny that has come with leading the investigation into the disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother.

House Republicans approved legislation that would impose strict new voter ID requirements ahead of the midterm elections.

The poll, released Wednesday, also showed Sid Miller and Don Huffines with comfortable leads in their Republican primary bids for agriculture commissioner and comptroller.

Gov. Greg Abbott was endorsed by Texas Teamsters, a labor union that has historically supported Democrats. Other large unions still back his Democratic opponent.

Both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton argue they’re best equipped to carry the torch for Republicans and fight off Democratic headwinds in local races.

Bangladesh is holding a crucial election that comes after a turbulent period marked by mob violence, rising religious intolerance, attacks on the press, the growing influence of Islamists and weakening of the rule of law.

Our hosts are joined by Democratic strategist and content creator Olivia Julianna and political reporter Kayla Guo to unpack what all the recent social media drama means about the Democratic party.

The FBI relied on years-old claims of fraud, many of them thoroughly investigated, to obtain a search warrant to seize ballots from election offices in Fulton County, Georgia.

Republican lawmakers are decrying what they said are invasive tactics in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

From Tuesday, Feb. 17, to Friday, Feb. 27, Bexar County voters have the option of more than 40 polling places to cast their ballots during early voting

Former congressman Tom Malinowski has conceded to Analilia Mejia in New Jersey’s Democratic primary for the U.S. House special election.

Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins has announced her reelection bid, entering a closely watched race that Democrats have targeted in their effort to retake the Senate majority in Congress in this year’s midterm elections.

Keir Starmer has secured a temporary respite after fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files threatened his leadership.

The Texas Tribune is trying new things to help Texans vote with confidence this spring. We want to demystify the process, the candidates and the offices of this year’s Texas primaries.

The former Texas Rangers first baseman has poured $2.5 million of his own money into the race and recently scooped up the key endorsement of President Donald Trump.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Washington to encourage President Donald Trump to expand the scope of high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran.

Aaron Reitz, who is running for Texas attorney general, issued the threat after an interview of Wu was shared online of him discussing non-white voting strength.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to fight for his job as revelations about the relationship between the former U.K. ambassador to Washington and Jeffrey Epstein spiral into a full-blown crisis for his 19-month-old government.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election.

U.S. stocks drifted higher following big rallies for markets in Asia earlier in the day.

The White House is trying to show it's lowering the cost of living, but President Donald Trump has said he doesn't want to see the price of homes come down.

Center-left Socialist candidate António José Seguro has won Portugal’s presidential runoff election against hard-right populist André Ventura.

The Bhumjaithai party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has taken a commanding lead in Thailand’s general election.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election.

Haiti’s presidential council has stepped down after almost two years of tumultuous rule alongside a U.S.-backed prime minister who is expected to remain in power as the country prepares for the first general elections in a decade.

Democrats are focusing on health care in the November elections and making it a key issue.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year’s devastating wildfire.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party won a huge election Sunday, taking advantage of her popularity among fans who see the hardline conservative as someone who speaks her mind and can bring change.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s stunning upset victory is explained in part by the massive swing by Latino voters toward his campaign compared to other Democrats in recent elections.

Attorney General Pam Bondi says she's not worried about the involvement of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in an FBI search of a Georgia election office.

President Donald Trump says he won't apologize for posting a racist video of the Obamas.

Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico are adept at creating digital media moments and collecting social media followers.

The near-constant stream of takes from content creators has come to frame the primary between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico as a referendum on identity politics in the Democratic Party.

The Republican lawmakers in charge of the House and Senate intelligence committees have rejected an anonymous complaint from last year alleging that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard withheld access to classified information for political reasons.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft in her campaign for a second full term.

Cain, a state lawmaker, and Mealer, a former Harris County judge candidate, have consolidated much of the fundraising and endorsements in the 9th Congressional District’s Republican primary.

The New Jersey U.S. House Democratic primary between a onetime political director for Sen. Bernie Sanders and an ex-congressman is too early to call.

The Supreme Court has allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.

Officials in Georgia’s Fulton County have asked a federal court to order the FBI to return ballots and other documents from the 2020 election that it seized last week, The move escalates a voting battle as President Donald Trump says he wants to “take over” elections from Democratic-run areas with the November midterms on the horizon.

Attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority have surged since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in an uprising in 2024.

A complaint made about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard months ago relates to an allegation that she withheld access to classified information for political reasons.

Two Utah Republican Congress members are asking a federal court to block new U.S. House districts that could help Democrats win a Salt Lake City seat.

Republicans and Democrats in some states are redrawing U.S. House districts to gain an advantage in the upcoming midterm elections.

Voters in Texas' 18th District have had little break in a series of elections as the result of the Republican-controlled state Legislature's redrawing of congressional districts last year.

French prosecutors have requested a five-year ban on holding elected office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen at a crucial appeal trial in Paris.

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has told lawmakers that she attended an FBI search of the election center in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked her to be there.

The nearly monthlong disappearance from public view of Bolivia’s towering socialist icon, ex-leader Evo Morales, just days after the Jan. 3 U.S. seizure of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, his close ally, is alarming his supporters, roiling his enemies and galvanizing the internet.

An attorney says Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has delayed giving members of Congress a complaint about her conduct.

Allred also urged Democrats to vote for Talarico’s opponent, Jasmine Crockett. The former Dallas congressman was Talarico’s main rival in the Senate primary before dropping out the day Crockett entered the race.

Georgia's Geoff Duncan was once a conservative Republican.

Young Democrats across the United States are challenging veteran party figures, aiming to mount tougher opposition to President Donald Trump.

Fresh off of a special election victory, Rep.-elect Christian Menefee now faces a primary with longtime Rep. Al Green and his runoff foe, Amanda Edwards, for a redrawn version of the district.

The General Land Office oversees investments that earn billions of dollars for public education, manages state lands, operates the Alamo and distributes benefits to Texas veterans. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 Democratic and Republican primaries and where they stand.

Thirty days after the U.S. captured then-President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela remains in turmoil.

Laura Fernández has won Costa Rica's presidency, continuing the political shift started by outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves.

The Bexar County Elections Department is warning voters that pre-printed mail ballot applications set out by candidates for the March primary are incomplete and will be rejected.

The Republican National Committee vastly outpaced Democrats in 2025, according to year-end filings to the Federal Election Commission.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

Crockett raised about $2 million between her Dec. 8 campaign launch and year’s end, about one-third of Talarico’s haul over the first three weeks of his Senate bid.

None of the five candidates reached the 50% plus one vote majority necessary to win the seat.

Despite dominating the airwaves, Texas’ senior senator has been neck and neck with Attorney General Ken Paxton in public polling, both falling well short of the support needed to avoid a runoff.

Democrat Christian Menefee has won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority.

A federal judge has blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms.

Rehmet had an unexpectedly strong performance in the November special election for the solidly red seat. He faces Republican Leigh Wambsganss in the runoff.

Thailand’s top diplomat says that a 5-year-old plan by Southeast Asian leaders to end Myanmar’s civil war has failed but could still help restore peace.

After coming under fire for some earlier comments about Latinos, Crockett is working to narrow Democratic rival James Talarico’s lead among the key voting bloc.

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is the state’s chief financial officer. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 primary and where they stand.

Aggressive immigration enforcement in Minnesota, which resulted in the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens by federal agents, and this week’s FBI search of an election office in Georgia have Democratic election officials concerned about what could be in store for this fall’s midterm elections.

The 2026 Texas primary election is coming up on March 3. If you want to cast your ballot, you’ll need to be sure you’re registered to vote.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is jumping into the race to replace Gavin Newsom as governor of California.

The survey of likely Democratic voters suggests the March 3 primary is a toss-up less than three weeks out from early voting.

A federal judge has rejected Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's request to raise unlimited campaign funds.

House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation’s voting laws.

U.S. senators are increasingly looking to leave Washington for leadership roles in their home states.

Amy Klobuchar says she's running for governor of Minnesota.

Two Democrats are competing to serve out the rest of Sylvester Turner’s term. The winner will have a two-week incumbency advantage before early voting begins in the March primary.

President Donald Trump is pushing the federal government to back up his bogus claims that widespread fraud cost him reelection in 2020.

President Donald Trump is facing a growing cultural revolt against his immigration crackdown.

Republicans are increasingly worried about immigration enforcement becoming a political problem in the upcoming midterm elections.

The search warrant FBI served at Fulton County elections office near Atlanta on Wednesday seeks records tied to the 2020 election, a county spokesperson said.

Texas voters will face some significant decisions at the ballot box this year. And they will make those decisions twice.

President Donald Trump's endorsement of U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin’s open race for governor has led Tiffany's top Republican rival to drop out of the race.

A Virginia judge has ruled that a proposed constitutional amendment letting Democrats redraw the state’s Congressional maps was illegal.

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The Bexar County voter registration backlog, which peaked at 7,000 pending applications, has been cleared as of Tuesday morning, according to Elections Administrator Michele Carew.

While GOP lawmakers accused the Austin Democrat of overstating his role in passing a statewide cap on insulin copays, his Democratic colleagues said his personal battle with diabetes generated key momentum for the effort.

Agriculture is the second largest industry in Texas, which is home to more than 230,000 farms. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 Democratic and Republican primaries to oversee the agriculture department and where they stand on the issues.

President Donald Trump is making a big pitch in Iowa as the White House tries to focus on affordability ahead of midterm elections despite fallout over his administration's immigration crackdown.

Facing state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, Marcos Vélez has landed the Texas AFL-CIO’s endorsement and support from a donor trail that leads back to the state party’s top campaign partner.

Harris County must extend early voting to Wednesday and Thursday for the 18th Congressional District runoff after polling locations closed for the winter storm.

Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has defected to the hard-right Reform UK party.

As the GOP and its factions debate what constitutes American identity, opposition to Islam has become a key campaign pillar for some Texas Republicans in statewide races and beyond.