Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the City of Houston over its recently passed ordinance that limits when the Houston Police Department can call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Melania Trump has made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill to urge Congress to pass a series of bills to update a nearly 30-year-old federal foster care program.

The criminal trial of a former congressman is offering a glimpse into the prehistory of the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

The Republican speaker’s interim charges also covered water resources, foreign threats and government accountability.

As the dust settles for James Talarico following his victory over Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary for U.S. senator from Texas, Republicans from his home state are digging up quotes they deem “anti-Texas.”

President Donald Trump says a former president has told him that he now wishes he had attacked Iran when he occupied the Oval Office.

The White House says it fired an NTSB board member for serious misconduct, and he says the claims are false.

Despite slow progress, casino empire Las Vegas Sands promised to continue investing in candidates who support bringing destination resort casinos to Texas.

The call from party leadership in Congress arrived a day after the San Antonio congressman admitted to the affair for the first time.

The governor of Iowa says four soldiers from her state have been killed since December, including two killed last weekend in a drone strike during the early stages of the war with Iran.

Sheets, in an interview with The Texas Tribune, also promised to lower costs for farmers and work with federal officials to beat a parasitic fly heading toward Texas.

Many Texans who skipped the March primary election may be wondering whether they can still vote in November.

Huffines avoided a runoff in a big-money race against acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock and Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick to be the state’s chief financial officer.

Elections results for Galveston County.

Election results for Brazoria County.

In the March 3, 2026 primary elections, Texas voters won’t just choose party nominees; they’ll also see a list of propositions on their ballots.

Texas voters will head to the polls on March 3 to decide which Republican and Democratic candidates will advance in one of the state’s most closely watched races, the 2026 U.S. Senate.

Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system.

Early voting begins on Tuesday. Here’s a look at what the officials elected to several local offices oversee.

Many political candidates pitch themselves as outsiders.

The letter says Herrera’s mailer depicting him next to the president “is inconsistent with President Trump’s unequivocal endorsement” of Rep. Tony Gonzales in the GOP primary for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District.

A new statewide poll from the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs shows key leaders emerging in both the Republican and Democratic races for the 2026 U.S. Senate primaries in Texas, just over a week before early voting begins.

Elizabeth Kautz, mayor of Burnsville, Minnesota, says she carries her passport in her own city due to concerns about immigration enforcement.

The once solidly blue 32nd District is considered the safest bet for Republicans out of the five Democratic seats targeted by the GOP’s new congressional gerrymander.

Senators from opposing parties are working together in hopes of finally banning members of Congress from trading stocks.

The Supreme Court is reviving a Republican challenge to a law allowing the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump.

George Conway says he is running for a U.S. House seat in New York City.

The U.S. military will end its practice of shooting pigs and goats to help prepare medics for treating wounded troops in a combat zone.

Eileen Higgins has been sworn in as Miami's first female mayor, taking office two weeks after defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican.

A judge in Miami has dismissed a complaint challenging a college’s decision to gift prime downtown real estate for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library.

City Council voted 5-4 to continue the temporary removal of language in its ordinance, which was initiated in September in an effort to avoid losing federal funding.

The Republican who leads the Senate Intelligence Committee says a video of a U_S_ military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean that killed two survivors of the initial attack shows “nothing remarkable."

A prosecutor says the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack told investigators he was “disappointed” in the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

The FBI has arrested a man accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack.

U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls says he will retire from Congress after his term ends in 2026 to focus on family.

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan has decided not to run for Ohio governor next year.

With Texas’ new map blocked by a federal court, California Democrats are emerging victorious — though the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in.

A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman during home invasion robbery and later confessing to three other killings is scheduled to be put to death in December.

Patrick has twice defeated Collier, who was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018 and 2022.

Tuesday’s vote is part of a push by Texas lawmakers to rein in the state’s high property taxes.

Dick Cheney leaves behind a mixed legacy in his home state of Wyoming.

Climbing monthly electricity bills, a growing stressor on U.S. families as demand surges for energy, have emerged as a significant issue in the nation’s only two elections for governor this year and as a test on the political parties’ messages for next year’s midterms.

Virginia will elect its first woman as governor as Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger look to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Two Florida college students and an advocacy group for retirees are asking a federal judge to let them intervene in a lawsuit to defend census methods used to protect privacy and fill in missing data.

The rising number of youth sent from counties like Tarrant is helping to push the waitlist for beds in youth prisons to near an all-time high, the state says.

President Donald Trump is urging his supporters in New Jersey to vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli.

House Republicans are preparing to release a report about President Joe Biden's mental state and the alleged misuse of the presidential autopen during his term.

Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares and former Democratic Del.

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is the primary way plaintiffs can challenge racially discriminatory election practices.

The Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that's helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century.

A divided Fort Bend County Commissioners Court voted 3–2 on Monday to adopt a new mid‑decade precinct map meant to rebalance the county’s political lines — but not before a contentious special meeting that at times descended into full‑blown arguments.

JPMorgan Chase will directly invest up to $10 billion in U.S. companies with crucial ties to national security.

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who now feel they have the political will to do so.

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger have faced off on the debate stage in Virginia’s high-stakes governor's race.

The Supreme Court seemed ready to revive a Republican challenge to an Illinois law that allows the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a package of bills aimed at shoring up food assistance, rural health care and public broadcasting in response to recently enacted federal cuts.

Republican leaders have presented a united stance as they try to keep the government open and berate Democrats for demanding health care policy changes in exchange for their votes.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller have converged on Memphis, Tennessee, to meet with federal agents forming a crime fighting task force there.

A New York City rapper who joined President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has been sentenced to five years behind bars after pleading guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy charges.

Just back from a congressional delegation trip to Ukraine, a senior Republican says he’s more optimistic that the country can succeed in the war with Russia.

President Donald Trump has created a task force to fight crime in Memphis.

A new report finds the Department of Government Efficiency’s remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial distress.

The United States wants to improve military ties with China, according to a U.S. lawmaker leading a bipartisan delegation.

President Trump has announced the deployment of the National Guard to Memphis to combat crime, testing the limits of presidential power by using military force in cities.

The survey found many Texas voters are either undecided or would support candidates who haven’t actually entered the race. It also showed GOP Sen. John Cornyn leading Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, has been shot and killed at a Utah college event in an act that the state’s governor called a “political assassination.”.

The history-making former interior secretary, Houston’s longtime state senator and CNN’s lead DC anchor join us in Austin this November

Gabriel Sterling, known for defending Georgia's 2020 election results, is running for the state's secretary of state.

Last year, Texas Republicans drew new districts aimed at picking up five more U.S. House seats. This tool compares previous and new districts.

It's an issue uniting the left and the right.

Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, announced her passing Monday, calling her “one of the first and most effective fighters” for the anti-abortion movement.

A Florida man who fatally stabbed a married couple during a robbery is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

A federal judge has thrown out Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr's campaign finance lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.

Lujan, a Republican, represents a state House district that covers southern and eastern portions of San Antonio, overlapping with the new congressional seat.

House Bill 26 advanced out of the Texas Legislature on Aug. 27, two days after being added to the second special session’s agenda.

Dallas businessman Kyle Bass has proposed exporting millions of gallons of water from East Texas to other parts of the state.

As speaker, Phelan oversaw passage of numerous conservative priorities, but he gave up the gavel under pressure from the far right over the House’s impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Lambert overcame a brutal primary last year after drawing the wrath of two of the state’s most powerful GOP leaders.

Oklahoma will require applicants for teaching jobs from California and New York to pass an exam that the state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology.”.

The Justice Department has agreed to provide to Congress documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.

A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife’s sister and parents and then set fire to their house is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Since Democratic lawmakers left Texas to delay Republicans’ new map, state leaders have challenged the limits of traditional democratic norms to break the impasse.

Senate Bill 7 would require people to use restrooms that match their birth gender and fine institutions up to $25,000 for repeated violations.

Sunday night, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a heated statement warning of legal consequences for Democratic members of the Texas House who chose to leave the state to break quorum and block Republican-backed legislation earlier in the day.

Congressional candidate Isaiah Martin was arrested at the Texas State Capitol during a protest against alleged illegal gerrymandering involving Governor Greg Abbott and former President Donald Trump.

A West Virginia judge has allowed children from three families to attend school without required vaccinations.

The Southlake Republican will serve the remainder of his seventh term. Keller Mayor Armin Mizani said on Wednesday he would run for the District 98 seat.

The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a government investigation found a Kentucky group continued preparations for donation by some patients who showed signs of life.

Georgia's State Ethics Commission is declining to investigate Lt. Gov. Burt Jones over a $10 million loan to a campaign committee.

A court filing shows Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan was questioned under oath about the sexual abuse of Ohio State University athletes decades ago by a team doctor.

The Education Department plans to release previously withheld grant money for after-school programs.

A Maryland man has been arrested on charges that he made threatening calls to the Georgia offices of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Louisiana is officially canceling a $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Tuesday that Google will partner with his administration to provide free and low-cost artificial intelligence certification courses to Virginians as part of his office’s ongoing effort to connect citizens to new jobs amid changes to the state’s economy.

More than 20 states have sued President Donald Trump’s administration over billions of dollars in frozen funding for after-school care, summer programs and more.

Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women.

A newly released report from the CIA challenges the work intelligence agencies did to investigate Russia's support for Donald Trump ahead of the 2016 election.

Soon after Birdwell announced his retirement, state Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, said he was running for the seat.

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a centrist Republican who represents Nebraska’s second district, will not seek reelection to a fifth term.

The long-awaited vote survived objections from the panel’s most right-leaning Republicans, who criticized the lessons as “un-American woke indoctrination.”