NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrat Christian Menefee, a former attorney for Houston’s Harris County, has won a special congressional election in a left-leaning congressional district in Texas, which has been vacant for nearly a year. The Associated Press reports that Menefee defeated former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards, a fellow…
(The Center Square) – A federal lawsuit challenging California’s congressional redistricting had its first day in court Monday in Los Angeles. Josephine L. Staton is the presiding judge in the case at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The U.S. Department of Justice is among the plaintiffs in the legal challenge to Proposition 50,…
Military officials in the small West African nation of Guinea-Bissau have announced a new leader one day after seizing power in a military coup. General Horta Nta Na Man was named as the head of a one-year transitional government at about noon (12:00 GMT) on Thursday. In a statement, he justified the seizure of power…
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. President Donald Trump has endorsed Gov. Greg Abbott for reelection, applauding his support…
Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year’s midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising electric bills or fights over who’s footing the bill to power Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers. Electricity costs were a key issue in this week’s elections for governor in…
2025-11-08T13:45:30+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s army banned personnel from using mobile phones while securing polling stations during the upcoming parliamentary elections, a security source told Shafaq News on Saturday. According to the source, the directive comes from Army Chief General Abdel Amir Rashid Yarallah, who tasked the…
CALIFORNIA VOTERS APPROVED new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026 and, with it, the power to thwart or advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. The approval of Proposition 50 gives Democrats a shot at…
President Donald Trump has reacted after Democrats collected key wins in the Virginia and New Jersey governor races, along with the New York City mayoral race. Trump posted on Truth Social, “‘TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,’ according to Pollsters.” This is a breaking news…
New York City – For Jessica Dejesus, deciding who to vote for as the next mayor of New York City came down to the final minutes. The 40-year-old resident of the Mott Haven neighbourhood in the Bronx admittedly had not been following the race closely, but planned to vote for former Governor Andrew Cuomo. She…
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