Republican support for Trump has faltered after a midterm performance by the party that many considered a resounding disappointment.
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Ted Cruz lashes out at Senate GOP leadership after Democrats retain control
The Texas Republican demanded a delay in leadership elections and is among an increasingly vocal cohort voicing their discontent with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Kevin McCarthy elected House GOP leader over objections from Chip Roy, Michael Cloud and other hard-liners
The California Republican still needs at least 218 votes to become House speaker. That vote will be on Jan. 3.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Monica De La Cruz is the first Republican to represent Texas’ 15th Congressional District. What will she do with it?
After finally flipping the Democratic district, Monica De La Cruz vowed to “represent all of South Texas” and likely will be influential on border issues.
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Texas 2022 Elections
No red wave, but Republicans continue inroads into long-Democratic South Texas
The GOP flipped only one of the three congressional seats it wanted this cycle. But the party made inroads down the ballot.
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Just over a third of Texas’ registered voters turned out early this year, falling short of 2018 numbers
The high turnout seen in 2018 may have been an anomaly rather than the start of a long-term trend.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Vicente Gonzalez holds back Republican surge, returns 34th Congressional District to Democratic control
The Democratic congressman ousted Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Los Indios, who had won a special election in June. The race was key to Republican efforts to win over Hispanic voters in South Texas.
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Monica De La Cruz becomes first Republican to win in 15th Congressional District in South Texas
De La Cruz defeated Democrat Michelle Vallejo, a political newcomer who ran on a platform of progressive social policy and close family ties to the region.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Congressman Henry Cuellar wins reelection in South Texas despite shadow of FBI raid
The 28th Congressional District race was one of three seats in South Texas where Republicans hoped to make gains in a region Democrats have long dominated.
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South Texas, Abbott vs. O’Rourke, and Harris County: Here are the biggest things to watch for on election night
While the GOP focuses on the border and economy under President Joe Biden, Democrats are hoping to prove polls and political forecasters wrong by tapping into anger over the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the Uvalde school shooting.