A mess in Texas? What to watch in Tuesday's primaries
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2026 midterm season begins in earnest on Tuesday with two of the nation's most consequential Senate primaries playing out in Texas, a political behemoth that Democrats have been fighting to flip for decades. Is this the year? Republican leaders in Washington openly fret that a victory by conservative firebrand Ken Paxton over four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn would give Democrats a rare shot of winning the seat come November. The contest has already cost Republicans of...
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Mon, 02 Mar 2026
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- Trump takes unconventional approach to communicating to the public about war in Iran
- Democrats newfound unity faces a test after US and Israeli strikes on Iran
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- US Senate candidates in Texas make final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday's primary
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- Trump orders US agencies to stop using Anthropic technology in clash over AI safety
- Bill Clinton says he 'did nothing wrong' with Epstein as he faced grilling over their relationship
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- Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow an end to legal protections for Syrian migrants
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Wed, 25 Feb 2026
- FBI fires agents who worked on Trump classified document investigation, AP sources say
- Supreme Court litigator convicted of tax evasion over income from high-stakes poker
- DHS official promises that federal immigration agents won't be at polling places during the midterms
- Justice Department says it's reviewing whether any Epstein-related records were mistakenly withheld
- Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
- To sit or stand: Trump's challenge to Democrats a key moment in State of the Union address
- Bill and Hillary Clinton, battle-tested, gear up for another Washington fight
- Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says
- Trump administration's 'third country' deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules
- Rubio defends US ouster of Venezuela's Maduro to Caribbean leaders unsettled by Trump policies
- Surgeon general nominee faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control and qualifications
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Tue, 24 Feb 2026
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- Trump uses longest-ever State of the Union to try to convince voters that US is 'winning so much'
- Pentagon appeals order blocking Sen. Mark Kelly's punishment for call to resist unlawful orders
- Justice Department lawsuit says UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from hostility
- Judge bars government from 'wholesale' search of Washington Post reporter's seized devices
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- Protest held on Greek island against docked US aircraft carrier as Iran tension builds
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- Mayra Flores fights to reclaim a Rio Grande Valley seat in Congress as Trump backs a rival
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