Over the past few months, during his agency’s chaotic crackdowns in Chicago and Minneapolis, the U.S. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino has worn an unusual uniform: a wide-lapel greatcoat with brass ...

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Tuesday’s Texas Senate GOP primary will test how far the scandal-ridden attorney general can go.

Longtime Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA favorite Ken Paxton are heading to a May runoff in Texas’ Republican Senate primary, while Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico are in a clos ...

Crockett has built a national profile for zinger attacks on Republicans and focused on turning out Black voters in the Dallas and Houston areas. Talarico, a seminarian who often references the Bible, ...

For the past few months, Maryland Republicans have been at the frontlines of fighting against mid-decade redistricting, an effort they’ve said is to not only preserve Rep. Andy Harris’ district but ...

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Darren Bailey is eyeing a second round with Pritzker, while Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and James Mendrick each have their own history with the Democratic governor.

A state House committee on Tuesday passed a series of civil rights bills intended to protect LGBTQ residents, including an expansion of the state’s anti-discrimination law and a prohibition on the ...

The prospect of turning Texas blue is once again tantalizing Democrats. But the party still faces imposing obstacles to reestablishing a foothold in the state.

James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Texas Senate Democratic primary that once again has the party dreaming of a big upset in November. Who ...