These so-called culture war issues dominated the legislative session in Texas in 2023. Two years later, some might say that ...

Senators will hold a hearing Thursday on their counterproposal to the House's school funding bill. House Democrats and public ...

The Democrat's win over the city's three-term Republican mayor touched on national hot-button issues, a possible bellweather for the 2026 midterms.

Epic City' has faced backlash from several political leaders, but a lawyer for the project says criticism is 'misguided' ...

The USA TODAY Network New Jersey surveyed nine of the candidates on topics ranging from transit to taxes, affordability and the environment to give residents a frame of reference on where the ...

The poll finds that about half of Republicans, 55%, are very or somewhat optimistic about their party’s future, up from 47% ...

It should come as no surprise that Republican senators are suddenly and vocally pushing back against the proposed House budget, and especially the cuts - deep or not - to federal programs such as ...

The Texas House passed a bill on the eve of Mother’s Day, allowing a woman who is ‘pregnant or is a parent or legal guardian’ ...

The state’s standardized test would be replaced with three smaller tests taken throughout the school year through House Bill ...

The odds may be long, but if Trump’s unpopularity holds through the midterms, flipping four seats is possible.

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Republicans are looking at a battle in Texas for a U.S. Senate seat as a looming trainwreck in the upcoming midterm election ...