Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Republican Party

Texas attorney general candidate says if he wins, he’d try to revoke Democratic leader Gene Wu’s citizenship

Aaron Reitz, who is running for Texas attorney general, issued the threat after an interview of Wu was shared online of him discussing non-white voting strength.

The Texas Tribune

Trump’s tax refund promises from the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ are temporary, the ‘sugar high will be short lived’

Trump didn’t account for inflation.

We Got This Covered

Trump shrugs off racist meme posting amid rare wave of GOP criticism

Continuing a recent trend, some Republicans have criticized President Donald Trump over a racist meme shared by his social media account.

Roll Call

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Texas Railroad Commission primary: Who is running and what to know

The Railroad Commission regulates energy infrastructure across Texas. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 Democratic and Republican primaries and where they stand.

The Texas Tribune

Trump says JD Vance got booed in Italy because he was in a ‘foreign country’. Funny, coz back home people seem to have the same reaction

It’s no secret that, at this point, a significant number of Americans have a strong aversion to Donald Trump and the Republican Party members who support him. And why wouldn’t they? Since he was re-elected last year, Trump has made a series of poor decisions, often on impulse, which have…

The Mary Sue

Top Democrat’s dire warning over Trump threat to ‘steal’ the midterm congressional elections

Trump told podcaster Dan Bongino that feds should ‘take over the voting’ in as many as 15 jurisdictions run by Democrats

The Independent UK

MAP: See where a blue wave would swipe the most GOP seats

The margins from special elections this year show the majority is clearly in reach.

Axios

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

These maps show how Latino voters helped Democrats flip a reliably red Texas Senate seat

Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s stunning upset victory is explained in part by the massive swing by Latino voters toward his campaign compared to other Democrats in recent elections.

The Texas Tribune

Most Americans Hate Trump's Tariffs

A new poll finds that even white men without college degrees, a key voting constituency for Trump, don’t approve of the president’s handling of the economy.

Reason

Republicans are secretly convinced they face a bloodbath in midterms thanks to Trump: report

Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the US Senate but some GOP operatives are worried it could be in jeopardy

The Independent UK

Democrats have the chance to steal a big red state — if they can get out of their own way

ANALYSIS: The Republican blood feud primary should give Democrats a chance to win in Texas, Eric Garcia writes. But the two Democrats vying for the seat won’t let that happen

The Independent UK

Does Taylor Rehmet’s Victory Foreshadow an Anti-MAGA Wave?

As the dust settles, Texas Dems and Republicans weigh the lessons from the shock upset in Senate District 9.

Texas Observer

Donald Trump froze $16B New York rail project over – you guessed it right – his usual ridiculous demand

The GOP have already introduced legislation in Congress to cater to his wishes.

We Got This Covered

Mark Amodei, a senior GOP appropriator, to retire at end of term

Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., who currently oversees spending for the Department of Homeland Security, announced he will not run for reelection.

Roll Call

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Roll Call

Proposed Virginia map would help Democrats flip up to four House seats

Virginia voters are poised to weigh on a proposed congressional map that would give Democrats an advantage in 10 of 11 House seats.

The Texas Tribune

In fiercely competitive Democratic Senate race, social media influencers increasingly drive the conversation

The near-constant stream of takes from content creators has come to frame the primary between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico as a referendum on identity politics in the Democratic Party.

The Independent UK

Republicans blame ‘woke’ policies as Nashville residents fume about power outages

Power outages in Tennessee stretched into a second week following the ‘historic’ weather events

The Times of India

Watch: Trump slams GOP lawmaker Thomas Massie, who pressed for Epstein files release, as ‘moron’

President Donald Trump on Thursday publicly slammed Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky, calling him a “moron” during remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, highlighting growing divisions within the GOP.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Roll Call

Another funding extension eyed as partisan immigration standoff deepens

Democrats have dismissed the idea of another continuing resolution over concerns that it would incentivize negotiators to drag out the talks.

Roll Call

Members split on plan to use reconciliation again to boost defense

Two GOP defense chairs would like to see Congress enact a second reconciliation package that includes $450 billion for national security.

Roll Call

Senate GOP blocks push for legal action over Epstein law

Senate Republicans blocked a Democrat-backed measure Thursday seeking to take legal action over the DOJ's release of Epstein documents.

Roll Call

At the Races: ICE breaker

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including immigration and redistricting.

The Times of India

Viral post claims Indian restaurant in Texas offering jobs only to F-1 students, paying in cash

A viral post on X that comes with a purported audio has claimed that a restaurant in Frisco, Texas, is hiring only F-1 students and pays only in cash or Zelle. The claim came from Carlos Turcios, who claims to be a part-time staff member of the Texas State Guard…

The Independent UK

Trump says it ‘bothers’ him that GOP is investigating Bill Clinton: ‘I still like him’

Angry Democrats have suggested they could force Trump to give evidence about his own relationship with Epstein

The Texas Tribune

Briscoe Cain, Alex Mealer lead crowded pack vying for Houston’s new red congressional district

Cain, a state lawmaker, and Mealer, a former Harris County judge candidate, have consolidated much of the fundraising and endorsements in the 9th Congressional District’s Republican primary.

1 … 26 27 28 29

People

Marjorie Taylor Greene

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Justice Department

the Department of Homeland Security

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.