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Why the number of encounters at the southern U.S. border does not mean what the GOP says it means

Like many other Republican candidates and conservative talk show hosts, Kari Lake is using the racially tinged issue of immigration to fuel turnout in her gubernatorial campaign in Arizona. The former television anchor has boldly proclaimed that on her first day as governor, she would declare the state under “invasion.”

The Conversation · Nov 8, 2022

South Texas, Abbott vs. O’Rourke, and Harris County: Here are the biggest things to watch for on election night

While the GOP focuses on the border and economy under President Joe Biden, Democrats are hoping to prove polls and political forecasters wrong by tapping into anger over the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the Uvalde school shooting.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 8, 2022

Sen. Ted Cruz hit with beer can during Houston Astros World Series parade

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was hit with a beer can while riding in the Houston Astros World Series championship parade on Monday. Video shows the can flying at the Republican lawmaker as a person with him fails to stop it from striking him.

Tribune News Service · Nov 8, 2022

Only the Strong review: Tom Cotton as hawk … too chicken to take on Trump?

The Arkansas senator’s book may be a calling card for 2024 but he must know he is highly unlikely to be the next GOP nominee

The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2022

‘Ron DeSanctimonious’: Trump road-tests nickname for Florida governor and potential 2024 rival Ron DeSantis

Mr Trump’s nickname for the Florida governor didn’t draw much of a reaction from rally goers in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on Saturday

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2022

In midterms, inflation and border overshadow fears for democracy and abortion rights

WASHINGTON — Unless nearly every pollster in America is wrong, Republicans will retake the House in Tuesday’s midterms, and maybe the Senate.

Tribune News Service · Nov 4, 2022

GOP Congressman Dan Crenshaw says election deniers know they’re lying

The representative from Houston said fellow Republicans admitted behind closed doors that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen, and he warned that such messaging could dangerously mislead voters.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 4, 2022

Donald Trump says he’s ‘very, very, very’ likely to launch 2024 comeback bid soon

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, still asserting he lost the presidency through fraud, is on the verge of announcing a comeback bid.

Tribune News Service · Nov 4, 2022

Ted Cruz complains Trump isn’t spending $100m war chest on helping Republican candidates in midterms

The Texas senator called out the one-term president claiming he is sitting on ‘a hundred million dollars’

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

LGBTQ Texans voting with marriage, worker protections and trans rights in mind

The Texas Tribune spoke with LGBTQ voters, the parents of queer youth and advocates from across the state about what’s at stake for them this November.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 3, 2022