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Paxton trounces Cornyn: 5 takeaways from Texas’s primary runoffs

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...

Paxton-backed French ousts incumbent in Texas Railroad Commission GOP runoff

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...

Michael Goodwin: Trump gave Iran a chance at peace — but the president cannot trust the mullahs

The news that President Trump has taken the unusual step of calling a full...

Gavin Newsom’s broken promises on health care — coming to a tax hike near you

A coalition of special interests will ask LA County voters to raise the sales...

LA’s shameful scrimping on fire safety

LA firefighters continue to rage against Karen Bass and City Hall, and with valid...

Southern Poverty Law Center seeks dismissal of ‘vindictive’ Justice Department indictment

A Justice Department indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center is part of a "top-down" campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump's perceived political enemies and constitutes a vindictive prosecution that must be dismissed, lawyers for the nonprofit argued Tuesday in urging a judge to toss the case out.

House Dem who repeatedly tried to impeach Trump toppled in heated Texas race

Texas redistricting forced Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee into an incumbent-on-incumbent Democratic runoff in Houston's 18th District.

Earning More, Spending It Faster

Our middle class is earning more than ever yet feeling precarious or constrained nonetheless.

DOJ Sues UC Regents over ‘Deliberate Indifference’ Toward Antisemitism at UCLA

The suit alleges top administrators knew that ‘armed demonstrators beat up Jews and physically prevented Jewish and Israeli students from attending class.’

How to Leverage a Riot

New Jersey Democrats got the headline they wanted by joining a protest at an ICE facility.

Trump nixes plans for Cabinet meeting at Camp David

President Trump canceled plans for a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday at Camp David, the presidential retreat in rural Maryland.

Supreme Court sides with Trump in dispute over immigration judges’ speech restrictions

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with President Donald Trump's administration in a lawsuit over speech restrictions for immigration judges that touched on the rights of federal workers.

Redistricting blues: GOP’s new maps blocked in two Southern states

Republicans' redistricting offensive suffered a series of setbacks Tuesday when South Carolina's GOP-run legislature rejected a new map and federal judges tossed out Alabama's redrawn congressional districts.

White House asks states to join Trump’s anti-fraud crusade

The White House pleaded with state prosecutors on Tuesday to take fraud in government programs more seriously, saying the only way to wipe out an epidemic of scams is to send the signal that anyone committing them could face serious prison time.

Supreme Court refuses Florida’s complaint against states that issue truck licenses to migrants

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not let Florida file a complaint challenging two other states that allowed illegal immigrants to obtain commercial driver's licenses and drive on America's roads.

House probes California’s digital tablets for inmates amid reports of porn, sex exploitation

The House Oversight Committee is investigating whether California spends federal grant money on its program that provides digital tablets to inmates, who are accused of misusing the devices to view pornography and sexually exploit others.

South Carolina Republicans reject redistricting, save Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn’s seat

South Carolina Republicans have declined to redraw their congressional districts ahead of the November elections, blocking a redistricting measure that would have eliminated the state's only Democrat-held seat.

Trump administration raises U.S. refugee cap, but only for white South Africans

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will admit an additional 10,000 white South Africans into the U.S. as refugees this year, increasing its historically low annual cap but still blocking people from other countries from entering through the program.

Mamdani promises housing ‘transformation’

DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 56 GETTING TO 200K: Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a wide-ranging housing plan today that he said will usher...

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