The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke says some eyebrow-raising texts that surfaced Wednesday were not “approved” by the campaign.
Congress
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Congress
John Cornyn floats ousting Cory Booker from Senate during Kavanaugh hearing
A confirmation for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh devolved Thursday morning into open warfare between Republicans and Democrats.
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Congress
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn defends Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s impartiality at hearing
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn worked to pick apart Democrats’ concerns about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s impartiality on Wednesday, the second day of Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Health care
Texas asks a federal judge to block Obamacare nationwide
Critics say doing so would risk the coverage of tens of millions.
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Politics
Why Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh would be good news for Texas Republicans
Texas aims to land several high-profile lawsuits before the high court — and hopes that, with Kavanaugh there, it will win them.
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Texas Elections 2018
U.S. Rep. John Carter prepares for tougher-than-usual race against MJ Hegar
Since he was first elected in 2002, Carter, a Round Rock Republican, has cruised to re-election. This year, he may have a real fight on his hands.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz says Beto O’Rourke voted against Harvey tax breaks. O’Rourke says there’s more to the story.
O’Rourke said he voted against the bill because of what was not included in it.
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Politics
Trump-appointed judges are shifting the country’s most politically conservative circuit court further to the right
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears cases from Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana, has already welcomed five new judges under President Donald Trump.
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In Harvey's Wake
Hurricane Harvey becomes focal point in Houston-area races for Congress
Democrats on the ballot in communities hit hardest by Harvey argue that Republicans in office haven’t done enough to prepare Texas for the next major hurricane.
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Texas Elections 2018
As bad news mounts, Texas Republicans fret about 2018 elections
Comparisons to the 2006 midterms are emerging after two guilty verdicts involving people close to President Donald Trump this week.
