Politics Sep 08 Republicans were confident about keeping the Senate. Now the battle is wide open By Joey Cappelletti, Thomas Beaumont, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Politics Sep 05 Here's a look at 'reach' election races where Democrats hope to pull off House upsets The party in power traditionally suffers losses during midterm elections. Democrats managed to avoid a predicted 2022 “red wave,” but they saw Republicans flip both chambers when President Donald Trump was reelected last cycle. By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Politics Sep 05 Trump's first major midterm money move: A $10 million Texas Senate ad blitz This is the first significant spending in a premier general election contest by MAGA, Inc., and reflects how a once-safe Republican seat in Texas may be viable for Democrats with the candidacy of James Talarico. By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Politics Aug 31 Plan to cut polling sites in major Texas county draws protests as Senate battle looms Plans in one of Texas’ largest counties to use dozens fewer polling location than previous years is drawing protests from Democrats who say the reductions could create confusion in the November midterm elections. By Anna Wilder, Associated Press/Report For America
Nation Aug 26 Judge denies Minnesota bid to extradite ICE officer from Texas, paving way for his release from custody Minnesota officials believe Castro could flee to Mexico, citing calls he made from jail to a woman in Mexico, talking "about marrying her and buying a house in Mexico when he is released," according to the lawsuit. By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press
Aug 25 Evacuations ordered in rural Texas as wildfire mushrooms within hours By John Seewer, Associated Press Evacuations were being ordered Tuesday in rural Texas where a wildfire has ballooned in size, burning through ranchland and forcing schools to delay or cancel classes. Continue reading
Aug 24 U.S. border reopens to Mexican cattle imports, but economists doubt the move will reduce high beef prices By John Hanna, Sarah Raza, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said concerns about the New World screwworm's spread lessened enough to allow the movement of cattle from Mexico at a crossing in Douglas, Arizona. Continue reading
Aug 23 Texas judge denies Karmelo Anthony's request for new trial in deadly stabbing at track meet By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Judge Michael Chitty denied the retrial motion in a half-page order following a two-day hearing this week near Dallas, citing a review of the evidence and arguments. He did not elaborate. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 6:36 Paramount's Warner Bros. bid and threat to leave California divide Hollywood By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas The proposed $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery hit a roadblock after California's attorney general and 11 other states sued to stop it. That move was followed by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison threatening to take his… Continue watching
Aug 20 Karmelo Anthony's lawyer asks for new trial over track meet killing as new details emerge By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The Texas prosecutor who oversaw Karmelo Anthony's conviction in a deadly stabbing at a high school track meet said Thursday that both sides had agreed to hold back evidence that risked further inflaming a case already boiling with racial tensions and death threats. Continue reading