Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Elected to Replace Sheila Jackson Lee on November Ballot

Election officials in Texas met on Tuesday evening to vote for former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner to fill the vacant seat left by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), who died on July 19 of pancreatic cancer. Turner defeated five other candidates for the slot and will likely be elected in November as the 18th district

Trump’s 3rd Motion for Judge Recusal in New York Case Denied

Judge Juan Merchan denied former President Trump’s third recusal motion, rejecting further claims of conflict of interest related to the judge’s daughter. Former President Donald Trump’s third attempt to have Judge Juan Merchan recuse himself from overseeing his criminal case in the New York Supreme Court was denied on Aug. 13. In his most recent