CBS News projects Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will advance to a runoff in the Texas Republican Senate primary, with neither clearing 50% of the vote. Paxton, now in his third term as attorney general, is challenging Cornyn, now serving his fourth term, who has also been in Republican leadership. The
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
Texas GOP Senate primary heads to a runoff as Ken Paxton faces John Cornyn after neither candidate topped 50%. Wesley Hunt finished third in the race.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is among seven people who on Tuesday were asked to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding its ongoing investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The six others are Lesley Groff, a former longtime executive assistant to Epstein; Sarah Kellen, another former Epstein employee; Kathryn Ruemmler, former
Polls have closed in three states in a set of Tuesday primary elections that mark the start of the 2026 midterm cycle — and could highlight internal debates among both Democrats and Republicans over the future of their parties. The primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas come as Democrats seek to retake the House
New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered NYU Langone to resume transgender youth treatments after the hospital halted services due to federal funding threats.
Ahead of the polls closing in Texas on the first major primary election night of the 2026 midterms a suspect was arrested in possession of ammo outside a major GOP campaign office.