Gonzales forced into House GOP runoff amid affair allegations

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and gun rights YouTuber Brandon Herrera are projected head into a runoff after allegations of an affair with a former staffer rocked the lawmaker’s candidacy, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gonzales and Herrera will head into a May runoff in the GOP contest for the state’s 23rd Congressional District. Military veteran

Toth defeats Crenshaw in Texas GOP primary upset

Texas State Rep. Steve Toth (R) is projected to pull off a victory in Tuesday’s primary, unseating fourth-term incumbent Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), according to Decision Desk HQ. Toth’s win all but ensures he will represent the deep-red Texas 2nd Congressional District in Congress next year. Crenshaw, who has at times broken with President Trump,…

Bobby Pulido wins Democratic primary in Texas’ 15th District, CBS News projects

The Latin Grammy award winning Tejano music star Bobby Pulido won the Democratic primary against Ada Cuellar, an emergency physician, CBS News projects.  Pulido now faces an uphill battle in unseating the Republican Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz. The congressional district’s boundaries were redrawn in 2025 as part of the mid-decade redistricting efforts to further

Laurie Buckhout projected to win GOP primary in redrawn N.C. district

Washington — Laurie Buckhout won the Republican primary on Tuesday in the redrawn North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, setting up a rematch against Democratic Rep. Don Davis in November.  Davis is facing a tough reelection bid in a district that has leaned further to the right after several rounds of gerrymandering by state Republicans. Davis

Trump met with Coinbase CEO before bashing banks over crypto bill

President Donald Trump met privately on Tuesday with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong before publicly backing the company’s position in an ongoing lobbying clash with banks that has derailed a major cryptocurrency bill, according to two people with knowledge of the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss a closed-door matter. It is unclear what was

Supreme Court Declines Case About Copyrights for Material Created by AI

Snow falls outside the Supreme Court in Washington on March 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court declined on March 2 to take up a case dealing with whether art created by artificial intelligence (AI) may be copyrighted under U.S. law. The justices denied the petition in Thaler v. Perlmutter in an

Laurie Buckhout Wins GOP Nomination in NC’s Redrawn First Congressional District

Laurie Buckhout on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Republican voters in North Carolina’s First Congressional District selected Laurie Buckhout as their nominee on March 3, setting up a November rematch against incumbent Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.) as the GOP looks to keep its majority in the House of