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
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
Washington — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday defended his military record amid GOP scrutiny since he became Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate last week, saying he’s proud of his service and scolding Republicans for disparaging his record. “These guys… are even attacking me for my record of service, and I just want to
Former President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to get the judge presiding over his New York criminal case to recuse himself has been denied. It was the third time Justice Juan Merchan has rejected Trump’s demands that he step aside from the case. Each effort revolved around claims that the judge was compromised because his daughter
A coalition of groups planning to protest the war in Gaza during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago next week will not be able to change their route and move closer to the United Center, where the event is being held, a federal judge ruled on Aug. 12. Thousands of protesters are set to
Results of the Minnesota primary’s biggest races Results of the Minnesota primary’s biggest races 04:05 MINNEAPOLIS — Republican Royce White has defeated Joe Fraser in the Minnesota primary election and will face incumbent Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar on the November ballot. White, a 33-year-old Minneapolis native who briefly played in the NBA, won 38% of the votes
White defeated establishment candidate Joe Fraser by a 9.2 percent margin after receiving many top endorsements from populist Republicans MINNEAPOLIS—Royce White, a former professional basketball player and radio host, won the Republican primary on Aug. 13 for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate election in November against Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). White, who has attracted attention for controversial