Gonzales and state legislator who impeached AG win Texas runoffs
Unoffficial results tallied by the AP had Gonzales ahead by 407 votes, or 1.4 percentage points, in the low-turnout race, which was called at 1:05 a.m. Eastern time.
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What’s at stake in Texas runoff elections on Tuesday
The race has drawn outside spending, including more than $1 million targeting Herrera from United Democracy Project, a super PAC aligned with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Union activist running against Fischer in Nebraska to draw campaign salary
When the FEC approved the new rules last year by a bipartisan 5-1 vote, Democratic Commissioner Shana M.
Playing by the rules? What a concept
"For the next 4 years I will work tirelessly to ensure that the RNC makes Arizona its #1 priority not only in 2024, but every year."
Biden administration updates campus protections for LGBTQ students, assault victims
The rules will take effect on Aug. 1 and apply to all colleges and universities that receive federal funds.
Memo: State legislative elections will determine abortion policy
The special election candidates would only serve until Jan. 1, 2025.
Editor’s Note: Amid Congress’ dysfunction, some significant votes
Senators snapped out of their torpor to confirm Hankins, 89-1. Too little, too late? Perhaps. But in a situation like this, the least that can be done is to have our own representative there.
Trump’s next test: Go beyond the base
An aide takes down a sign after a rally by Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley during the District of Columbia's Republican presidential primary at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C., on March 1. Haley won the D.C. primary, but ultimately fell short and suspended her campaign on Wednesday. Where her supporters go will be a key question in the general election, David Winston writes.
State of suspension: Lawmakers gripe about fast-tracked bills under Johnson
As Congress races against the next funding deadline of March 1, appropriators have signaled that suspension votes seem to be the default option for wrapping up this year’s spending bills.
Mars samples project looms large in final spending talks
The state’s senators and most of its House delegation sent a Feb. 1 letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young expressing concern over the administration’s decision to "prematurely
Fiscal commission bills under fire from conservative groups
It cites President Ronald Reagan saying "we never got the $3 in spending cuts" after he agreed to a "bipartisan grand bargain" in 1982 that promised $3 in spending cuts for every $1 in tax increases.
House OKs measure seeking university presidents’ ouster
Republicans voting were split 219-1, while Democrats were split 84-125.
High-speed routes biggest winners in latest rail funding round
The Trump administration announced in 2019 it was terminating a federal agreement to provide nearly $1 billion after the California High-Speed Rail Authority "failed to make reasonable progress on the
Campus antisemitism hearing includes attacks on diversity, liberals
Several Republicans cited a Harvard Crimson survey that found just 1 percent of the faculty of Arts and Sciences identify as conservative, which they say suggests the university is a bastion of liberalism
EV tax credit rules would clarify restrictions on foreign-made batteries
The first deadline for automakers begins on Jan. 1, when vehicles containing any battery components that are manufactured by a foreign entity of concern will not receive the tax credit.
Drama ahead of third Santos expulsion vote
Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., who was a cosponsor on the second expulsion resolution that fell short 179-213 on Nov. 1, said after Wednesday’s conference meeting that he anticipates around 150 of his Republican
Appeals court rules private groups can’t file lawsuits over key Voting Rights Act section
In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit upheld a district court opinion that threw out a legal challenge to a redistricting map for Arkansas’ state house.
Here’s why Republicans underperformed on Election Day — yet again
Republicans find themselves in this difficult situation, they should consider three serious questions that clearly emerged out of the 2022 election and were reinforced in the most recent 2023 election. 1)
Democrats see big wins in local elections, look to 2024
Ohio Issue 1, which enshrines reproductive rights in the Ohio state constitution, passed by a wide margin, 57 percent to 43 percent, in a resounding victory for Democrats and the abortion rights movement
Race ratings: New map erases Democrats’ edge in North Carolina
A fourth Democrat, Don Davis, is also in electoral danger considering Biden would have won the redrawn 1st District by about 1 point. That race is initially rated as a Toss-up by Inside Elections.