Elections and Voting

5+ hour, 2+ min ago   (945+ words) Sep 12, 2026 at 05:28 PM EDT With less than two months ahead of Election Day, Republican groups are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Texas to bolster state Attorney General Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate bid. A Republican-aligned group known as Texas PAC,…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (477+ words) Gov. Greg Abbott took to the stage on the last night of the 2026 GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas to defend his record as governor. The two-day event from Sept. 9-10 even included a keynote from President Trump, where he doubled down…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1750+ words) Calling it a “Trump dividend,” the president announced a $5,000 payment for every adult citizen if the Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the midterm election. To incentivize voters to cast ballots for Republicans, President Trump used…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (476+ words) President Donald Trump defended his White House record, blasted Democrats’ ideas as dangerous and tried to energize his base Wednesday night at an unprecedented midterm gathering that seeks to mitigate tough election odds for Republicans. Trump promised attendees that he…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1629+ words) Voters and election officials are navigating uncertainty about mail-in voting for the midterms as the legal fight drags on over the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump’s bid for restrictions. For almost a decade, Kelsi Kiper has relied on the…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (352+ words) One of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's former staffers is backing his democratic challenger in the closely watched state's U.S. Senate race. The attorney general's former director of law enforcement and former Texas Ranger, David Maxwell, endorsed state Rep. James Talarico…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1579+ words) Dallas hosted the 1984 Republican National Convention and a GOP midterm convention is about to start. The city — and the politics — have changed a lot. Republicans are gathering in Dallas to hear from an influential and polarizing national leader — and it’s not…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (387+ words) As the midterm cycle heats up, the Trump administration’s directives threaten to disrupt how millions of Americans cast their ballots. We won't sit back — and holding power in check takes real resources. Support HuffPost today. President Donald Trump may have…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (700+ words) Next week’s Republican convention in Dallas takes place in the same city that helped give rise to the Bush political dynasty. But George W. Bush himself — and many policies he pushed 30 years ago — are largely missing from today’s GOP, political…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1087+ words) Political science experts say it’s a sign Republicans are concerned about how key races will play out, including in the decades-long GOP stronghold of Texas. They expect the convention’s effects to be negligible in polls, but its impact at the…...