President Donald Trump asked Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to call the state legislature in for a special session where they could ...

REBELS WITH A CAUSE: In an extraordinary show of political defiance, more than 30 Texas House Democrats packed their bags ...

Democrats in Texas' House have left the state to prevent the vote on a redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump ...

CONGRESSIONAL RECESS: Members of Congress have headed home for their summer recess. Several lawmakers are holding town halls ...

While the Democrats could technically derail the GOP’s redistricting map, such efforts have been largely symbolic and had ...

Plus, former college football coach and attorney Derek Dooley launches a Senate bid in Georgia as the GOP eyes Jon Ossoff's seat.

Current owner ​​​​​​​Bill Martin, who worked at the original Austin sandwich shop, took over in 1983—five years after the brand was revived in San Marcos.

Pritzker has been a staunch supporter of Texas Democrats and has floated the possibility of getting Illinois' own congressional maps redrawn if Texas redraws its maps. Illinois' maps have been ...

At an event in Phoenix, Arizona, hosted by progressive advocacy group MoveOn, Crockett spoke out after Democratic state ...

The Senate on Saturday confirmed former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia in a 50-45 vote along party lines. The 74-year-old Trump loyalist previously ...

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Democrats in the Texas Legislature fled the state to try to stop Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional map, ...