Some Senate Republican aides say there is growing support within the Senate GOP conference for ousting the parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, after she ruled against a proposal to provide $1 billion for the White House ballroom, a move that would drastically change how the upper chamber operates. The ruling infuriated President Trump, who claimed last week...
QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK, Uganda — Located about 200 miles from the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the Congo, the fears of infection here are low. Yet the anxiety over the consequences of the public health crisis is sky-high in places like Katunguru in western Uganda, where tourism is the lifeblood of the local...
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) became the latest casualty of President Trump’s revenge tour on Tuesday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) easily trounced the incumbent in the Senate GOP runoff. Paxton is projected to garner about 64 percent support with over 95 percent of the vote reported early Wednesday, according to Decision Desk HQ The state's attorney...
Former Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French is projected to deliver an upset and defeat incumbent Jim Wright in the GOP primary for Texas Railroad Commissioner, according to Decision Desk HQ. French, a rancher and mineral owner, was backed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and GOP donors like Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks, according to Houston Public...
Former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) is projected to defeat Rep. Julie Johnson (D-Texas) in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’s newly drawn 33rd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Johnson succeeded Allred last cycle after the former lawmaker vacated his seat to run against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). He went on to lose to Cruz in 2024 and launched...
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Tuesday said the Palmetto State’s record-breaking early voter turnout was attributed to residents' anger over Republicans’ redistricting measure. “People were upset that this was taking place. And people tend to vote when they get angry. And people were very angry,” Clyburn told reporters hours after casting his ballot in Orangeburg,...
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Tuesday pledged to support the Republican ticket after losing his Senate primary runoff to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). "I've spent most of my time in the Senate building the Republican Party in Texas and in the U.S. Senate, and I've always supported the Republican ticket, and I intend to...
A new poll found South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette (R) and Attorney General Alan Wilson (R) are in a dead heat with one another in the Palmetto State’s crowded gubernatorial race. Survey results from the Trafalgar Group show Evette with 19.9 percent support from likely Republican primary voters and Wilson with 19.4 percent backing...
The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report shifted its rating of the Texas Senate race toward Democrats on Tuesday, from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican,” after state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) defeated Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the marquee race's GOP runoff. Paxton, who enjoyed a last-minute endorsement from President Trump, defeated the senior GOP senator. The...
Democrat Johnny Garcia is projected to win his House primary runoff in Texas, defeating a candidate that came under fire for remarks seen as antisemitic, according to Decision Desk HQ. Garcia, a public information officer for the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, cemented his status as the preferred candidate of national Democrats after rival Maureen Galindo,...
Texas state Sen. Mayes Middleton (R) is projected to defeat Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) in a primary runoff for the GOP nod to succeed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), according to Decision Desk HQ. Though loyalty to President Trump was a major factor in the race, the rivals faced off on Tuesday without a much-anticipated endorsement....
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), with a last-minute endorsement from President Trump, is projected to beat incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in the bitter Republican runoff for Senate in the Lone Star State, according to Decision Desk HQ. Tuesday's results ensure that Cornyn’s tenure in the upper chamber will end without a fifth term,...
The Trump administration on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the University of California for alleged “deliberate indifference” to harassment against Jewish and Israeli students at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). It follows a previous lawsuit against UCLA for claims of unaddressed antisemitism on campus and a civil rights investigation into the school. ...
Former oil and gas executive Alex Mealer, who was backed by President Trump, is projected to defeat state Rep. Briscoe Cain and win the GOP primary for Texas’s newly drawn 9th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Mealer, who was supported by some House GOP leadership, beat Cain, who was endorsed by Gov. Greg...
