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Every few years, we’re told that Democrats are about to break through in the red state. Here’s why they continue to lose.

Races of local interest saw Senator Ted Cruz and U.S. Representative Chip Roy returned to Washington, D.C. Wes Virdell will be going to Austin as our new state representative. Tom Maynard will ...

The barrage of ads focused on trans kids playing youth sports motivated the Republican base as Democrats struggled to respond ...

The results of Pennsylvania's Senate race remain uncalled, as the state processes the final ballots in a razor-thin contest ...

On election night, Donald Trump won reelection in convincing fashion, but it wasn't just the presidential election where ...

On election night in Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) celebrated his victory, expressing enthusiastic support for former President Donald Trump, ...

Beto O'Rourke came within 2.6 percentage points of unseating Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018. Less remembered ...

The Associated Press declared that Republican Sen. Ted Cruz successfully defended his seat against Democratic Rep. Colin Allred based on the incumbent’s competitive showing in the state’s large ...

President-elect Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz dominated their respective races in Texas this year, widening their ...