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3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (591+ words) The lawsuit, filed by Conserve Big Bend and six landowners and with the support of dozens more people along the border, comes as the administration is ramping up a $46 billion effort to line the roughly 2,000-mile southern border with a…...

5+ day, 5+ 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…...

5+ day, 2+ 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…...

5+ day, 14+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1008+ words) Sep 03, 2026 at 03:49 PM EDT Senator John Cornyn will not be attending President Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention in Texas next week, a spokesperson for his office confirmed to Newsweek. Cornyn’s absence comes as some Republicans have warned the Texas Senate…...

1+ week, 3+ 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, 4+ day ago   (636+ words) Data shows the number of Texas children on a waiting list for childcare payment assistance has spiked in recent years, and advocates worry the pressure on the system isn’t letting up. The number of Texas families waiting for financial assistance…...

1+ week, 5+ 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, 6+ 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…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (610+ words) Opponents have continued to advocate against border construction of any kind in the area, especially within the national park, a long-protected swath of pristine desert landscape. The Trump administration says its current pause on border construction in Big Bend National…...