In what is a major political upset, Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss for the open Texas Senate District 9 seat in Tarrant County, the largest Republican county in the nation, according to complete but unofficial returns. With 100% of the vote in, Rehmet, a union president in Fort Worth, captured 54,267 votes –
The following is the full transcript of the interview with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, a portion of which aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Feb. 1, 2026. The interview was conducted on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, and
Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate Patrick Knight sounded off on Gov. Tim Walz and other leading Dems, saying that the state is “cratering" as they treat the law like a “buffet."
Democrat Taylor Rehmet scores major upset in Texas special election, flipping longtime Republican stronghold by more than 14 points in Fort Worth-area district.
In the 1970s, after the Six-Day War had time to sink in, an impressive number of Western academics, journalists, politicians, diplomats, spooks, and especially oil executives gave Israel a centripetal eminence in the Middle East that neither its population, geography, faith, wealth, nor even military accomplishments merited. Thirteen hundred years of Islamic history over 3.8
In recent years, there has been growing concern that the United States and China might find themselves in a war over Taiwan. Such worries overlook an important fact: Washington and Beijing are already at war. But as David Shedd and Andrew Badger document in their new book, The Great Heist: China’s Epic Campaign to Steal
President Donald Trump said Iran is negotiating “seriously" with the U.S. as he keeps military options on the table and American naval forces move into the region.