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A property tax revolt spreads across states, but election-year cuts hit opposition

More and more states are examining plans to cut property taxes during what's an election year for governors and legislators in most states. But some states' tax-cutting zeal is hitting political resistance to slashing local government and public school funding.

Change in primary voting rules leads to confusion in 2 Texas counties as voters are turned away

Voters in two major Texas counties were turned away at polling locations and directed to different precincts Tuesday, after a recent change in how the primary is conducted created confusion and frustration.

Fearing GOP upset, top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out of race

Fearful that an election quirk could result in heavily Democratic California installing a Republican as its next governor, a top Democrat on Tuesday sent his party's lagging candidates a blunt message: Get out of the race.

Cornyn, Paxton head to runoff in Texas Senate GOP race

Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton advanced to a runoff in the Senate GOP primary, extending an already-bruising fight into late...

Rep. Chip Roy headed to runoff in Texas AG race

Rep. Chip Roy will advance to a runoff in the race to replace Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. He will face state Sen. Mayes...

Combustible Republican Senate primary in Texas heading into overtime

Texas GOP Senate primary heads to a runoff as Ken Paxton faces John Cornyn after neither candidate topped 50%. Wesley Hunt finished third in the race.

New York AG orders Manhattan hospital to resume gender-transition treatment for transgender youth

New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered NYU Langone to resume transgender youth treatments after the hospital halted services due to federal funding threats.

Suspect arrested outside Paxton HQ with ammo in car following disturbance

Ahead of the polls closing in Texas on the first major primary election night of the 2026 midterms a suspect was arrested in possession of ammo outside a major GOP campaign office.

Pentagon identifies four soldiers killed in March 1 drone strike during Kuwait military operation

Four U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in a Kuwait drone attack have been identified, including a 20-year-old from Iowa. The heroes served with the Operation Epic Fury mission.

San Francisco’s reparations program — and what it reveals about city leaders

Recently, Evanston, Ill., enacted the first reparations program in the country. San Francisco is following suit, but its reparations plan is less about policy...

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