James Talarico

President Donald Trump and Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton are raising questions about Democratic challenger James Talarico's whereabouts after the candidate spent nearly two weeks away from the campaign trail, as new reporting reveals concerns about his absence among members of his own volunteer network

Trump also rolled out a nickname for the Democratic nominee: ‘James TalaFREAKo’

The president’s appearance at the Texas rally marked his public support for Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton as he fights against opponent James Talarico

But polling leads alone do not solve the problem that has plagued every recent Democratic statewide candidate in Texas: turning a younger and more diverse potential coalition into an electorate that actually votes

The Texas Senate race has entered its final stretch with Democrats pouring millions of dollars to help James Talarico flip the state, and Republicans countering with even more support for Ken Paxton to keep the crucial seat in GOP hands in the 2026 midterms

Again and again, throughout his long political career, Ken Paxton has gotten himself into trouble

Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, described the texts as a throwback to the racial politics of the 1980s and 1990s

Talarico made the remarks during a 2020 virtual discussion with Texas Rising, a progressive youth activist group, as protests and a national debate over policing swept the country following the death of George Floyd

Republican Ken Paxton did not explicitly refer to Trump’s team but ‘everybody knew what he was talking about’

The future of the world is being dictated in real time by the intersection of tech titans and governments

On "Inside Politics," Arlette Saenz and Manu Raju talk through changes to CNN's ranking of the top ten Senate seats most likely to flip

Angela Paxton, the estranged wife of Texas GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton, has released a new ad urging voters to support the Republican ticket despite her ongoing divorce from her husband

President Donald Trump has once agian promised voters $5,000 checks if they vote for Republicans in the midterm elections next month

Democrats' dream election scenario risks becoming a nightmare as their candidates in Republican-leaning districts strain to assert their independence from party leadership

Democrats hope to take control of the Senate in November, a move that would significantly impede Trump’s ability to pass legislation during the final two years of his second term

Dramatic political attack ads hitting the airwaves this year have shown a Senate candidate driving a bus of undocumented immigrants to a polling place, a governor hopeful grabbing bags stuffed full of cash, and a Republican congressman holding hands with two of his Democratic colleagues in what a narrator described as a “throuple.”

Democrats' dream election scenario risks becoming a nightmare as their candidates in Republican-leaning districts strain to assert their independence from party leadership

Weeks before Election Day, Democratic engagement and positive ratings give Democrat James Talarico a razor-thin edge over Republican Ken Paxton in what is, so far, shaping up to be a photo finish for the Lone Star State’s U.S. Senate seat

Since assuming office in 2015, Paxton left about 730 workdays blank on his official calendars and took over 275 out-of-state trips to places such as the California wine country, Caribbean resorts and European tourism hot spots

Donald Trump trashes Ken Paxton in convention speech meant to boost his Senate chances

James Talarico has been speaking for 12 minutes and he still hasn’t mentioned Ken Paxton

Her post came a day after her PAC posted a list of endorsed county and local candidates that did not feature Talarico

Talarico went viral last week after he challenged Paxton to debate him on Fox News

Texas communities such as Hutto, Taylor, and areas around San Antonio have seen local opposition to proposed or expanding data centers

Although French has stood by that post, prominent Republicans have distanced themselves from his candidacy

When Durrell Douglas asked Black residents around Houston about the U.S. Senate race two months ago, there was little excitement for James Talarico, the Democratic nominee

Friday saw the publication of the latest Texas Public Opinion Research survey which polled 1,007 likely Texan voters between September 19 and 22

The nonprofit news outlet Votebeat was the first to report the problem

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, got ripped apart by undecided voters during a recent focus group conducted by The New York Times

Voters' views on President Trump and corruption have seen a reversal, with his net approval on the issue plummeting from its 2016 advantage

Angela Paxton (R) told a group of conservative women to vote Republican “even if we’re mad at them,” marking the first time she has publicly weighed in on her estranged husband’s Senate race as he trails in polls

A report from the U.S. Census Bureau alleging thousands of noncitizen voters in the 2020 election has prompted questions regarding whether Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the federal government are failing to prosecute such individuals or are presenting inaccurate data

Protests have now erupted, with local officials seeking answers from federal authorities

A new poll Shows Democrat James Talarico with a small lead over Republican Ken Paxton in the Texas U.S. Senate race

The Lone Star State's Senate race is entering its final stretch, with Talarico leading Paxton in recent polling

Harris and El-Sayed have spoken multiple times since she endorsed the progressive Democrat after his primary victory, but this is the first time they’ll appear publicly together

The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey found 47 percent of state voters supported Talarico, while 46 percent backed Paxton in this race

Democratic hopeful James Talarico’s chances of defeating Republican Ken Paxton in the closely watched Texas Senate race have reached new highs across four election and prediction trackers

Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, on Saturday accused Texas Senate candidate James Talarico of orchestrating a “hoax” after Jimmy Kimmel punted his 20-minute interview with the Democrat from his broadcast to YouTube in an attempt to avoid the FCC’s fury

By Sunday, the scene had become a powder keg for Texas Republicans, after the G.O.P. nominee for a statewide office captioned a screenshot of the celebration with a racist message on social media

While Texas has long functioned as a Republican stronghold in federal races, shifting demographic and political dynamics have rendered recent cycles increasingly competitive

Republicans are moving to shore up Ken Paxton’s faltering Senate bid, as party donors’ and leaders’ concerns mount and they privately call for the Texas attorney general to step up fundraising and campaign appearances

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee in one of the country's most closely watched Senate races, was presented with a list of his past scandals during an appearance on Fox News on Thursday

The Vermont independent's national profile is built on decades of activism, two presidential campaigns, and a legislative identity entrenched in democratic socialism

Talarico, who has emerged as one of the Democrats’ best hopes of winning one of the Republican Senate seats they need for a majority in the chamber, is among several members of his party appearing in Dallas this week, seeking to counter the Donald Trump-led convention