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The former Texas Rangers first baseman has poured $2.5 million of his own money into the race and recently scooped up the key endorsement of President Donald Trump.

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Republicans are watching this Texas race closely.

The administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 habeas petitions, a historic high. Texas and California account for about 40% of cases this year.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a new bridge connecting the United States and Canada, marking a fresh escalation in his criticism of the neighbouring country, which he has previously suggested should become the 51st US state.

Ghislaine Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence, invoked her Fifth Amendment right before the House Oversight Committee, declining to answer questions. Her lawyer stated she would testify about President Trump and Clinton's innocence if granted clemency, citing a pending habeas petition and claims of an unfair trial.

Judge rules that law discriminates against federal government because it does not apply to state authorities

Seven months after an alleged $140 million Ponzi scheme collapsed, investors are impatient to recover their money

California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings

Rep. Thomas Massie told reporters that one of the men is "pretty high up" in a foreign government.

The Democrat's announcement comes a week after she lost to Christian Menefee in a special election runoff for the seat that had been vacant since the death of Sylvester Turner.