Wesley Hunt

Trump sent the nominations of Hunt and a slew of other individuals to the Senate, which has to confirm his appointments

Former New York Governor George Pataki reflects on 9/11, the unity he witnessed in New York, and why he fears its lessons are being forgotten

Bonck defeated Shelly deZevallos, a pilot and president of the West Houston Airport, after finishing far ahead of the March primary field but falling just short of the majority needed to win the nomination outright

The shift comes amid a largely unprecedented redistricting spree that began last year with US President Donald Trump heaping pressure on Texas to redraw its congressional maps to favour Republicans

But over the past week, a new theme has erupted among the MAGA crowd

Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, pushed back Wednesday during an interview with MeidasTouch's Pablo Manríquez after being asked about Black Republicans in Congress following the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, a major Voting Rights Act case involving race and congressional redistricting

James Talarico barely mentioned Donald Trump when he finally got to give his victory speech on Wednesday night as Democrats’ nominee for US Senate in Texas

The 2026 midterm election cycle kicked off Tuesday with primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas, delivering dramatic results in key Senate races and signaling voter preferences ahead of November's battle for congressional control

Texas Senate Primary Races Ignite Fierce Showdowns in Both Parties

Texas Senate Primary Races Ignite Fierce Showdowns in Both Parties

James Talarico (D) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) have single-digit leads in their respective Texas Senate primary races

Lawmakers are grappling with President Trump’s decision to launch strikes against Iran over the weekend, setting off a widening conflict that is set to dominate Washington’s attention this week

John Cornyn and his two primary challengers are rallying around President Donald Trump's decision to launch the attacks, which are now in their second day and resulted in the killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

John Cornyn and his two primary challengers are rallying around President Donald Trump's decision to launch the attacks, which are now in their second day and resulted in the killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Already, one advert in support of senator John Cornyn, who now finds himself in the battle of his life to save a seat that has been comfortably his since 2002, has acquired a degree of notoriety with its attack line on rival candidate Ken Paxton

John Cornyn’s seat have broken spending records, topping $122 million before even the general election, a nationwide record for primaries for a single seat

The daughter of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is coming to her father’s defense amid political ad attacks targeting his U.S. Senate campaign

The daughter of Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton came to her father's defense after his primary opponent accused him of being a 'crooked home wrecker.'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s chances of winning the Republican U.S. Senate primary rose sharply this week, with one poll giving him a significant lead over his two main rivals

With early voting now underway, the results of the closely watched and increasingly expensive primaries stand to shape how Democrats and Republicans view the potential competitiveness of the general election contest in Texas as the GOP seeks to maintain control of its 53-seat majority in the chamber

Cornyn’s campaign account then reposted the images before they were deleted

Texas voters unnerved Republicans earlier this month, when Democrat Taylor Rehmet captured a state senate seat in a Fort Worth-area district that Trump had carried by more than 17 percentage points in 2024

The flare-up comes as polling shows Paxton with a slight lead in the GOP primary and follows months of heightened attention on his candidacy, legal history and personal life, issues generating both criticism and support online

Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) on Tuesday became the second Republican senator to call for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to step down over her handling of the Minneapolis shootings

House Speaker Mike Johnson's razor-thin majority is colliding head-on with 2026 campaigning, forcing GOP leaders to plead with lawmakers to show up to work

The House Oversight Committee is probing allegations that federal and state funds were misused in Minnesota, an investigation that's thrust top officials in the state government under scrutiny

Donald Trump used a Tuesday speech to brag to his fellow GOP lawmakers about his successes and his recent attack on Venezuela while sprinkling his lengthy address with jokes and wild facial movements as he mocked transgender weightlifters

His daughter shared details about what led him to drop out of the state's 2026 race, as he faced mounting national backlash over a massive Somali fraud row

Donald Trump used a Tuesday speech to brag to his fellow GOP lawmakers about his successes and his recent attack on Venezuela while sprinkling his lengthy address with jokes and wild facial movements as he mocked transgender weightlifters