Do Women Candidates Have An Advantage In 2018?

Attendees cheer a speaker during the Women's March "Power to the Polls" voter registration tour launch in Las Vegas on Jan. 21. Mary Wilson raised just under $40,000 for her Texas congressional campaign. One of her opponents, Joseph Kopser, raised $774,000, but she came in first in the Democratic primary for the 21st Congressional District near Austin and San Antonio.

Winner take all? Not if Electoral College critics win cases

When Donald Trump won more than 52 percent of the Texas vote during the 2016 election, he pocketed all 38 of that state's Electoral College votes just as Hillary Clinton, who won California with 61 percent of the vote, swept up all 55 of that state's electors. Advocates took their first step last month by filing federal lawsuits in four states - Massachusetts, Texas, California and South Carolina - arguing that the practice of assigning all of a state's Electoral College votes to the popular winner, no matter how narrow, runs counter to the principle of "one person, one vote" by disenfranchising those who voted for the losing candidate.

Republicans make up ground in latest midterm poll

Moment 61-year-old limo driver blasts himself off the ground on a homemade ROCKET at 325mph to prove that the earth is 'shaped liked a frisbee' - before coming back down to Earth with a bang Boyfriend, 33, of aspiring model and actress who has been missing for a month shoots himself dead at end of a police chase Looming severe weather threatens flooding in the South and Texas as the east coast can finally expect to warm up after four nor'easters in one month Grace Kelly's granddaughter Charlotte Casiraghi announces her engagement to producer Dimitri Rassam at Monaco's Rose Ball Revealed: The SIX warning signs your husband is ready to have an affair Billionaire Elon Musk's father, 72, claims baby he had with his own step-daughter, 30, was the result of a 'one off mistake' when she split up with her boyfriend and turned to him for comfort 'Oh happy day!' Hoda Kotb is all smiles as she ... (more)

Before big break in case, Austin bombs frustrated police

Law enforcement officers secure the neighborhood at the scene of Walnut and 2nd Street in Pflugerville, Texas, on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 where Austin, Texas bombing suspect Mark Anthony Conditt lived. As a SWAT team closed in, the suspected bomber whose deadly explosives terrorized Austin for three weeks used one of his own devices to blow himself up early Wednesday.

Trump’s possible China tariffs send opponents scrambling

FILE- In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue delivers his annual "State of American Business" address at the Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The ... WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is considering broad tariffs on imports from China and an announcement could come as soon as next week.

Court Ruling On Texas Anti-Sanctuary City Law Sets The Stage For More Legal Battles

As Texas prepares to implement a law banning "sanctuary city" policies in that state, immigrant advocates say they will be documenting how the law is enforced as they continue their legal fight against it. A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the law known as SB4 can take effect over the objections of a lower court , which issued an injunction in August 2017 that kept the law on hold.

Federal appeals court upholds most of Texas law banning sanctuary cities

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that most of Texas' law targeting so-called "sanctuary cities" can remain in effect, a win for Republicans in the state as well as for the Trump administration as it battles measures viewed as protecting undocumented immigrants. Senate Bill 4, which lets local law enforcement officials ask the people they detain about their immigration status, according to The Associated Press .

Trump Chose Pompeo as Kindred Spirit to Take Over U.S. Diplomacy

Mike Pompeo had an audition for his new job as secretary of state just about every morning at the White House, where the CIA director gave President Donald Trump his top-secret intelligence briefing. Pompeo has "tremendous energy, tremendous intellect," Trump told reporters at the White House Tuesday shortly after tweeting that he was firing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and giving the job of top diplomat to the former Republican congressman from Kansas.

Analysis: Here’s what’s in play in Texas’ November general elections

What's in play? There's one congressional seat, and maybe a couple more, that could change flags when the major parties clash. There's a seat in the Texas Senate, and a couple of wildcard races that will put new people in that body.

Abbott’s anti-anti-redistricting task force

As Gov. Greg Abbott sounds the alarm about Democratic efforts to influence the post-2020 redistricting process, he is being backed up by a new super PAC led by a key ally. The super PAC, #ProjectRedTX, has quietly raised a half a million dollars - from a single donor - as it looks to ensure Republican dominance in Texas through the next round of redistricting.

Vladimir Putin’s Re-Election Strategy: Nukes and Assassins

Hope Hicks told House Intelligence Committee she was hacked, sources say - WASHINGTON - Hope Hicks told the House Intelligence Committee last week that one of her email accounts was hacked, according to people who were present for the former White House communications director's testimony in the panel's Russia probe. Gary Cohn's Breaking Point - Like a lot of guys, I've watched "The Shawshank Redemption" more times than I can count.