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Two neighboring Texas cities illustrate the divide in American politics between the diverse, potential electorate in the country and the actual electorate, which is heavily white and wealthier

District 7 voters have a chance to keep one of the strongest workers on the City Council by re-electing Lori Decter Wright, the endorsement states.

Early voting is very popular in McLennan County, growing steadily from 48% of the vote in 2008 to about 60% in 2022 and more than 50% in this year's primary.

Former President Donald Trump's recent suggestion to use the military to combat domestic political opponents the Republican referred to as "the enemy within" drew strong condemnation this week from Colorado veterans who support Vice President Kamala Harris, including the only...

Updated fundraising figures show that the Senate candidates have fundraised a combined $136 million.

Donald Trump went first, but Democrats and a key labor union say Kamala Harris’ plan is better.

Voters in Texas' House District 65 will choose between Republican Mitch Little and Democrat Detrick DeBurr on November 5. Little, an attorney, prioritizes low taxes, border security and government downsizing. DeBurr, a software engineer, focuses on fully funding public schools...

On Tuesday, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democrat U.S. Rep. Colin Allred will debate for the first — and possibly last — time this election cycle.

What to KnowThe debate, hosted by WFAA-TV, can be watched live below.Gromer Jeffers, co-host of NBC 5’s Lone Star Politics and a political writer for The Dallas Morning News, will moderate the debate along with WFAA’s Jason Whitely.The debate will be the only one between Cruz and Allred before Election Day, Nov. 5.Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 21 and runs through Nov. 1.U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, is trying to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz as the Lone Star State’s junior senator. This is the only debate the candidates will participate in before Election Day on Nov. 5.The debate begins at 7 p.m. and can be seen in the player below. Live coverage from NBC 5 will appear below the video stream.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Rep. Colin Allred, running to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas, is facing pushback from some progressive activists in his own party for a recent campaign ad.

Former President Donald Trump is supporting Sen. Ted Cruz's reelection bid as the Texas Republican faces Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred in the 2024 election.

The GOP Senator's desperation was on display in his repetitive plea for funds as Sean Hannity tub-thumped for him.

DALLAS — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, sparred Tuesday over immigration, abortion and transgender rights in a feisty debate that is expected to be the only onstage faceoff between the two candidates ahead...

Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Colin Allred are preparing to square off for the only debate in the Texas Senate race this year

'Truly desperate and pathetic'

Every vote matters—more than ever. The latest poll from Siena College for The New York Times suggests Republicans are on track to retake the Senate, with their candidates leading in Montana—which is held by Democratic Sen. Jon Tester—as well as in Florida and Texas, Democrats’ two best pickup opportunities. With the retirement of Sen. Joe Manchin, Republicans are all but sure to nab his seat in dark-red West Virginia. If this poll’s results bear out, Democrats’ 51-49 Senate majority would slip to a 49-51 minority, assuming they win in every other contested Senate seat they currently hold.This should energize every Democrat to get out to vote and drive turnout to record levels. And there’s some evidence that may already be happening.

Senate candidates this cycle are largely steering clear of the debate stage, in some cases avoiding it altogether, marking a major change from past years as campaigns question the debates' importance. For years, it was common for top Senate races to feature multiple debates. That is far from the case this year, with Ohio serving [...]

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) sparred in their lone debate this cycle Thursday night as they look to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) next year. Alsobrooks has emerged as the favorite, with polls showing her squarely in the drivers seat. According to an aggregate of [...]

The Supreme Court has let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country’s strictest abortion bans

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) raked in $21 million in the third fundraising quarter of 2024, he announced Monday. Cruz’s team said in a statement that the total includes money raised by his reelection campaign, political action committee and joint fundraising committee. The second-term senator has roughly $16.2 million in cash on hand. He is facing [...]

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers her acceptance speech during the final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22.

As abortion and other reproductive rights loom over the election, Cruz has largely been unwilling to clarify his stances.

Democratic congressman polling closer to Sen. Ted Cruz and independent race rankers are noticing

The former congressman’s snub of fellow GOP member U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is the latest high-profile crossover for the Dallas Democrat.By Kayla Guo, The Texas TribuneThis story was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans—and engages with them—about public policy, politics, government and statewide issuesFormer U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican who is one of the preeminent critics in his party of former President Donald Trump, will lead a GOP group backing U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, in his drive to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.Republicans for Allred will be co-chaired by Kinzinger, a former Illinois congressman who later moved to Texas and who has excoriated Trump’s transformation of the GOP, an Allred campaign spokesperson confirmed.

The 500-mile-long path of destruction cut by Hurricane Helene has scrambled the politics of three battleground states that could determine control of the White House and Senate: North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

Supporters of the measure said environmental reviews could have slowed or stopped projects already underway.

Sen. JD Vance’s (R-Ohio) debate performance is giving him a shot in the arm to become a leading 2028 presidential contender no matter what happens in November between former President Trump and Vice President Harris. The impact of vice presidential debates on election outcomes is widely considered negligible. But the significance of Tuesday’s debate between [...]

Democrats are seeing signs of growing momentum in the Texas Senate race between Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and Colin Allred, fueling the party’s hopes that this year could be the breakthrough they’ve been seeking for multiple cycles. While Cruz remains the favorite to win — and while Allred’s campaign has lacked the grassroots buzz of [...]

Democrats are fighting to hold on to their 51-49 majority in the Senate—and the latest polling shows they’re the underdogs in this election. But there is hope.Republicans lead Democrats in enough Senate races to flip the chamber, according to 538’s polling averages as of Sept. 27 at 12 PM ET. Democrats’ slim majority is under threat for two main reasons.First, Democrat-turned-independent Joe Manchin is retiring, and his West Virginia seat will undoubtedly flip. And second, Democratic incumbent Jon Tester of Montana trails his Republican opponent.But these are polls, not election results, and because of that, they can be changed by donating, mobilizing, and voting for Democratic candidates.There is just over a month until Nov. 5. Here are the races that need your help.

'He is a radical'

WASHINGTON — Democrats looking to preserve their Senate majority in the face of a difficult election cycle announced Thursday they were making a “multi-million dollar investment” in television advertising in Texas and Florida races with the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee saying he’s “very confident there’s going to be more coming.”

Jan. 6... Terminating the Constitution... Rounding up 21 million people.... America, we’ve got some bad news.

Former Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., arrives for a hearing when he was in office in 2019.

Sadly, MAGA Republicans too often take anecdotal reports, true or not, and magnify them to smear whole communities.

Allred also dominated in fundraising over state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who had the second highest haul among the Democrats running.

Congressman Colin Allred faces a crowded Democratic primary.

The fiery senator, who was nearly unseated in 2018, has been trying to rebrand himself in a close race against a Democratic congressman and former N.F.L. player, Colin Allred.

538 has released U.S. Senate polling averages for the 2024 general election.

Feeling good about some other initially competitive races, rank-and-file Democrats want to challenge Republicans in states that once seemed like too much of a reach.

On Tuesday, Senate Republicans successfully blocked a bill that would have provided legal protections for fertility treatments as well as required insurance companies to cover the treatments. The move comes after Donald Trump promised to make either the government or insurance companies pay for in vitro fertilization treatment last month, and just one week after Trump claimed he was "a leader on IVF" during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.The Right to IVF Act, written by Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, whose two daughters were born with help from fertility treatments, was a direct response to the Alabama State Supreme Court ruling that embryos were “children” and not exempt from the state’s draconian anti-abortion laws. Also in direct response to that ruling, the Alabama legislature swiftly passed a law that provided criminal and civil immunity to both recipients and providers of the treatment.Since the drama in Alabama, Republicans have fallen over themselves backtracking and claiming to just love, love, love IVF. One such hypocrite is Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who has made a big to-do about his support of the service.On Tuesday, Cruz voted against protecting IVF.xTed Cruz votes to block the Right to IVF Act pic.twitter.com/v67nCPDZD8— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) September 17, 2024All but two Republicans present, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, voted against the bill’s passage, while Trump running mate JD Vance skipped the vote to campaign in the Midwest. The final vote—51 for and 44 against—did not meet the 60-vote threshold of the Senate’s existing anti-democratic filibuster rules.xRepublicans vote to block the Right to IVF Act pic.twitter.com/qzgpjTDKsM— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) September 17, 2024This is the second time Republicans have blocked IVF legislation—the last time was in June. The GOP continues to give a lot of lip service to women’s reproductive rights while refusing to protect those rights.Campaign Action

Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue. The Senate vote was Democrats’...

Democrats brought the bill back to the Senate floor after Republicans previously blocked the measure from advancing in June.

Senate Democrats forced a vote on the Right To IVF Act, but it was blocked by Republicans who called it unnecessary and said they support in vitro fertilization.

Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bill that would have created a right to access IVF treatments and mandated that insurance plans cover the practice, deriding the vote as a political ploy. Senators voted against advancing the bill, 51-44, marking the second time Democrats have sought to put Republicans on the record on the contentious issue. [...]

A second attempt to pass legislation guaranteeing access to in vitro fertilization for women who need it failed after Republican senators filibustered it on Tuesday.

Kristi Noem shoots her puppy. Trolls accuse Tim Walz of faking his dog. MAGA's animal obsession is getting deranged

Republicans said the border bill being touted by vulnerable Democrats would have actually made the border crisis worse.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, repeating during a televised debate the type of inflammatory and anti-immigrant rhetoric he has promoted throughout his campaigns.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that the Senate will vote next week on legislation to protect access to IVF that Republicans blocked just months ago.