The Kentucky stalwart, 82, has been the GOP leader in the Senate since 2007. Although the men viscerally dislike one another — McConnell was booed at Trump’s 2024 convention — McConnell and Trump were ...

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

In the final weeks of a heated reelection campaign, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz released a television ad with a simple message — “Boys and girls: They’re different.” ...

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 ...