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Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to pursue a bid to become prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country, which was rattled by nearly two years of protests. Vucic’s second presidential ter...
For years, Planned Parenthood’s endorsement of Susan Collins was enough to persuade Erin Evans to vote for Maine's longtime U.S. senator, believing that the moderate Republican would protect abortion access. Evans is now “just furious with myself” for those votes. The 56-year-old...
House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda if the party sweeps control in the November elections.
House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda, with investigations of President Donald Trump , his family and his administration if the party sweeps control of the chamber from Republicans in the November elections. The undertaking is as robust as it is daunting, spanning...
Pressure to boycott upcoming Nations League games against Israel over that country’s actions in Gaza took its toll on the Ireland team Saturday when players talked for hours, voted on their participation, and one departed the squad. Ireland is due to play Israel in Debrecen, Hung...
The Westbury High School homecoming football game scheduled for Saturday has been canceled following Friday’s deadly shooting of a senior student near campus. RELATED: Westbury senior who was shot and killed identified as LePaul Warren Friday night’s homecoming dance was canceled...
The Supreme Court is allowing states to resume using a controversial federal tool to check voter eligibility before the November elections.
The Supreme Court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is underway in the midterm elections. The justices halted a federal appeals court ruling ...
If you’re thinking about adding a dog to your family, experts say one of the most important questions to ask is: Where did that pet come from? Meera Nandlal, a board member with the Texas Humane Legislation Network , and Greg Evans with the Houston Humane Society joined Houston L...
The Secretary of State on Tuesday notified Harris County officials of backlogged voter registration records that were never provided to the office due to a technical error....
President Donald Trump vowed to campaign in 35 of the most competitive battleground races in the final sprint to November's midterm elections . Instead, he will begin October by stumping in Alabama and Oklahoma, two of the most Republican states in the nation. His events are sure...
INMO AIR3 Smart Glasses were pulled from store shelves because the product could pose a severe injury or burn hazard, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission....
Democrat James Talarico is continuing to attract the support of independent voters in the race for U.S. Senate over his Republican opponent, Attorney General Ken Paxton....
Meanwhile, Gov. Greg Abbott, who appoints the state’s top election official and is locked in a tight race in November, hasn’t commented on the error.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission proposed cuts to more than 20 client services programs. Dozens of Texas advocates testified at a legislative budget board hearing Thursday to ask state lawmakers to protect those programs....
The European Union's executive arm said Friday it's prepared to defend a 120 million euro ($137 million) fine against the social media platform X after the U.S. government threw its support behind a legal effort by Elon Musk this week to have the case dismissed. The European Comm...
The Supreme Court turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump on Friday, potentially putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is underway in the midterm elections. Earlier in the day, the high court lift...
On Friday's show: We learn how tens of thousands of voter registration applications got caught in a backlog. And cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his son, filmmaker Nicholas Ma, talk about a performance they're a part of in Galveston....
Full results released Friday from Russia's first wartime parliamentary election showed that the tightly orchestrated vote had further cemented the Kremlin's overwhelming political control of the country. United Russia, the main Kremlin party, will get more than three-fourths of t...
As the U.S.-created Board of Peace pushes ahead with plans to rebuild Gaza , it has said there’s no place for the U.N. body that for decades has provided support to displaced Palestinians. But the agency’s last chief says that behind the scenes, board members and others have been...
ABC13 reached out to Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties to see what the local impact of a statewide error causing major voter registration backlogs....
Chancellor Brandon Creighton and Cody Campbell, who chairs Tech's Board of Regents, are identified by their official university titles on the invitation to the Sept. 29 fundraiser. Lubbock County Democrats are questioning whether their public positions — or university resources —...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of endangering Jewish New Yorkers with his criticism of Israel's military actions in Gaza, saying during a speech at the United Nations on Thursday that the mayor has spread lies about Israel. “Mr. Mamdani, si...
County election offices across Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications caused by a state-level error.
A Republican California sheriff must return more than a half-million ballots he seized for an investigation into unfounded voting improprieties in a special election last year, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco in February seized approxi...
Bulwark publisher Sarah Longwell discusses her new book, “How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time” with Astead Herndon for a live recording of his “America, Actually” podcast....
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began the year declaring that he stood “shoulder to shoulder” with U.S. President Donald Trump as the two countries launched a war against Iran . But this week, as world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly...
The nation’s cybersecurity agency on Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms , laying out potential threats to election systems and listing services it would offer to election officials to protect the vote. Election officials ...
Colmenero’s confirmation increases the proportion of Trump’s lifetime appointments to the Southern District, one of the nation’s busiest, to half its bench....
Laredo, cut off from state funding for its Flock cameras, will ask voters for advice on whether to devote $1 million a year to keep 165 of the surveillance devices operating in city limits. The Laredo City Council voted 7-2 Monday night to set a nonbinding referendum for May — de...
Despite rising political anxiety over the Iran war , senators on Thursday narrowly rejected a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump 's military action, which has been largely blamed for the spike in gas prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election...
Both Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath and state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles said in August Houston ISD could exit the intervention soon, but exiting the takeover is a years long process....
On Thursday's show: City council members in League City are considering implementing a citizen-led committee to oversee the city's Flock Safety automated license plate reader system. We find out what that could look like....
Mayor John Whitmire and the Houston Parks Board are breaking ground Thursday on the Let’s Play Houston initiative — marking the official start of what city leaders call the largest investment in neighborhood parks in Houston’s history. The ceremony is taking place at Lawrence Par...
Editor’s note: To help readers learn more about the candidates running for statewide seats, The Texas Tribune is sharing information about the Republican, Democratic and third-party candidates. For more information on midterms and the voting process, check out our election resour...
GRAPEVINE — Jill Tate has spent 30 years building and maintaining the Republican majority in Texas. In all that time, she’s never been more worried about an election. “This is truly the first time I’ve felt in my bones we could lose the Texas House, and we could lose a statewide ...
A Phoenix suburb ditched a plan to send recycled water from toilets and other sources directly to residents' taps, after political candidates made unproven claims that the water is contaminated “poop water.” The affluent city of Scottsdale mainly uses purified water from the city...
Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party won the largest number of seats in the country’s parliamentary election , according to provisional results announced by the Interior Ministry early Thursday. Meanwhile, the governing National Assembly of Independents, known by its French...
County election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level, a headache that is hitting just as they are preparing for voting to begin in the midterm elections. The problem, whic...
Venezuela’s acting president, delivering her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power, promised elections Wednesday and said the nation’s people will determine the “right moment.” “I wish to state this very clearly before this General Assembly: Elections w...
In a Texas Senate race defined by the rising cost of everyday life, Ken Paxton and James Talarico are offering voters different approaches to affordability. Paxton is proposing new tax deductions, an expanded Child Tax Credit and permanent "Trump Accounts," while Talarico is call...
A unanimous Houston City Council voted to begin enforcing a state law requiring candidates for public office to report who contributes to their campaigns....
As families across Harris County struggle with rising housing, food and health care costs, county leaders are pointing residents toward apprenticeship programs and safety-net services designed to help them earn more and access care. Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Br...
Texans say they still believe in the Lone Star State, but are becoming more worried about its future, according to a new poll.
Jake McCarron opened his mail and found a letter bearing Gov. Greg Abbott’s name. Inside was an application to vote by mail. His first reaction? “Confusion.” “Why would Governor Abbott be endorsing mail-in voting when he’s a supporter of the president who’s against mail- in votin...
Ella Langley's song "Choosin' Texas" is officially the longest-running No. 1 single in the U.S., spending 23 weeks at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100....
It’s not known how many applications have been unprocessed. Counties will receive a backlogged surge less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 deadline to register for the Nov. 3 election....
Angela Paxton accused Ken Paxton of adultery in divorce filings but has been publicly silent about her view of his race. On Friday, she spoke to a group of Republican women in a speech called the “Elephant in the room.”...
Democratic Texas U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico is working to reach Black voters, a key demographic in his race against Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton....
A new poll from The Associated Press in partnership with KFF finds that about half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office, pointing to economic frustration among a key group that has backed Trump and other...
Galveston ISD trustees could take another step Wednesday night in the district’s ongoing legal battle with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. The lawsuit is listed as an action item on the Galveston ISD Board of...
About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office, according to a new survey that points to economic frustration among a key group that has backed him and other Republicans in recent elections. The Associa...
A competitive week two on "Dancing with the Stars" saw three couples tie for the lead on top of the judges' scoreboard. The night ended with another couple being sent home....
Moroccan voters were choosing a new parliament Wednesday in an election shaped by mounting frustration among young people, high unemployment despite a thriving economy, and demands for better schools, hospitals and housing. Voting centers across the North African kingdom opened a...
Pasadena ISD has scrapped a health insurance proposal that could have created a major financial setback for employees, but the district’s workforce is making clear the fight is not over. The proposal, which would have switched employees to TRS ActiveCare beginning in January, was...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took aim at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, posting a video on social media ahead of his visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly....
Meeting for the first time since the NHL began exploring expansion to Houston or Austin, Texas in June, the league’s Board of Governors discussed the topic on Tuesday but did not make any decisions, according to Commissioner Gary Bettman. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly spoke to bi...
A federal grant application that could give the City of Houston nearly $150 million for public safety, if awarded, has been pulled from the city council agenda for the second week in a row....
Houston drivers could soon receive parking citations instead of finding them on their windshields, under a new ordinance being considered by Houston City Council. The proposed change would give parking enforcement officers the option to mail citations directly to vehicle owners. ...
In this week’s episode, we go deep into Bo French’s tweet that shook up the race for Railroad Commission. Why have Republicans stuck with him? Does his Democratic opponent now have a chance? What about the other statewide elections? Our guests are Texas Tribune reporters Alejandr...
