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Texas Senate showdown kicks off midterms to determine control of US Congress

Tuesday, March 3 by SRN News

By Joseph Ax March 3 (Reuters) - A hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas headlines the official start of the midterm elections on Tuesday, when voters in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas cast the first ballots of the campaign to decide which party controls... Read More.

Factbox-Six US House primaries to watch in Texas on Tuesday

Tuesday, March 3 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - Voters in Texas on Tuesday will pick Democratic and Republican candidates for November's midterm elections that will determine control of the U.S. Congress for the next two years, in a state where races have been shaken up dramatically by... Read More.

A mess in Texas? What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries

Tuesday, March 3 by SRN News

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... Read More.

Texas GOP Sen. Cornyn tries to hold his seat while Democrats Crockett, Talarico face off for Senate

Tuesday, March 3 by SRN News

DALLAS (AP) - Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is trying to hold on for a fifth term in Tuesday's GOP primary, while Democrats will choose whether to send Rep. Jasmine Crockett or state Rep. James Talarico to a November general election where the party... Read More.

North Carolina primary could mean Roy Cooper vs Michael Whatley in pivotal fall Senate race

Tuesday, March 3 by SRN News

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's primary will be the official starting gun for one of the country's most closely watched U.S. Senate campaigns, likely pitting former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper against former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley. Each candidate is the most high-profile... Read More.

GOP congressman enters Texas primary fighting to keep his job after allegations of an affair

Tuesday, March 3 by SRN News

Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas sought to fend off a primary challenge Tuesday that comes as he faces calls to resign following allegations of an affair with an aide, who later died after setting herself on fire. Gonzales, who has said he won't... Read More.

Trump’s Republicans defend Iran strikes as Democrats push for war powers vote

Tuesday, March 3 by SRN News

By Patricia Zengerle, Nolan D. McCaskill and David Morgan WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's Republicans insisted on Monday that the attack on Iran was fully within his authority as commander in chief, while Democrats said the administration has not made its... Read More.

US Supreme Court backs pro-Republican NY congressional district map

Tuesday, March 3 by SRN News

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court gave a potential boost to Republican hopes of retaining control of Congress in November's elections, siding on Monday with a Republican lawmaker in a dispute over the makeup of the only congressional district... Read More.

War in Iran jolts final day of campaigning in Texas primary

Tuesday, March 3 by SRN News

WACO, Texas (AP) - Candidates in Texas' tightly competitive U.S. Senate primary were treading carefully in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran, with some giving the war a glancing mention in the final hours of campaigning before Tuesday's election. Others didn't raise... Read More.

Trump to speak at White House Correspondents’ dinner he once shunned

Tuesday, March 3 by SRN News

By Jarrett Renshaw March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will attend and speak at the White House Correspondents Association's annual dinner in April, ending a long boycott of the event that underscored his fraught relationship with the press. "The... Read More.

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Texas Senate showdown kicks off midterms to determine control of US Congress

Factbox-Six US House primaries to watch in Texas on Tuesday

A mess in Texas? What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries

Texas GOP Sen. Cornyn tries to hold his seat while Democrats Crockett, Talarico face off for Senate

North Carolina primary could mean Roy Cooper vs Michael Whatley in pivotal fall Senate race

GOP congressman enters Texas primary fighting to keep his job after allegations of an affair

Trump’s Republicans defend Iran strikes as Democrats push for war powers vote

US Supreme Court backs pro-Republican NY congressional district map

War in Iran jolts final day of campaigning in Texas primary

Trump to speak at White House Correspondents’ dinner he once shunned

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