Democrats last carried Texas in a presidential election 49 years ago, last elected a U.S. senator there in 1986 and have lost all statewide elections since 1994. Texas Republicans could, however, ...

The president wins over sparring factions within his own party to get the bill passed after months of wrangling.

The episode revealed the enormous influence of a segment of the Republican Party that has come to distrust Big Tech.

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, a pair of once-highly-touted Democratic candidates are trying to make a comeback: ...

Here's how Texas' lawmakers and elected officials reacted to the news of the US House of Representatives' passage of the "Big ...

Solar energy now makes up almost 20 percent of the grid’s capacity and 40 percent of new gigawatts in line for ...

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aides have signaled their boss’s willingness to counter Texas redistricting with a similar ...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” on Wednesday, July 2 and is heading to President ...

President Donald Trump is getting praise from his most ardent supporters for withholding some weapons from Ukraine after they ...

President Donald Trump is expected to sign his signature bill of tax and spending cuts at the White House Fourth of July ...

On July 3, Fitzpatrick was the only Republican opposed to the rule that set up a straight up-or-down vote on the Senate's ...

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