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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of people cheered Sen. Ruben Gallego at a town hall meeting in eastern Iowa Saturday as the first-term Arizona Democrat assailed the massive, Republican-backed tax bill signed by President Donald Trump as likely to make “America poorer and sicker.” Gallego’s upbeat event struck the opposite tone from Rep. Mike Flood’s town hall meeting earlier in …

GOP Sen. Cornyn says FBI will help locate Texas Democratic lawmakers  The Washington Post Democrats respond to FBI agreement to locate Texas lawmakers: ‘We will not be intimidated’ – as it happened  The Guardian Led by Trump, Republicans push to redraw election maps in multiple states  The Washington Post The Texas gerrymandering showdown is about to get even messier  vox.com Texas redistricting feud escalates …

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Thursday that the FBI has approved his request for federal law enforcement to help locate Texas state Democratic lawmakers who left the state in an effort to block GOP redistricting efforts. “I am proud to announce that Director Kash Patel has approved my request for the FBI to assist state and local law enforcement in …

FBI Director Kash Patel has agreed to aid the search for the Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to protest new congressional maps, Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday.  Texas Republicans have been trying to bring the Democrats back so there are enough lawmakers on the floor for a quorum, which would enable them to vote on new congressional maps …

Sen. Marsha Blackburn enters race for Tennessee governor  Axios Fox News Flash top headlines for August 6  Fox News Marsha Blackburn mounts a run for governor  Politico Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn joins Tennessee race for governor  CNN Senator Marsha Blackburn Will Run for Governor of Tennessee  The New York Times Source link

US elections Gubernatorial elections State & local races Donald Trump See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Nashville, Tenn. (AP) — Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced on Wednesday that she is entering the open Tennessee governor’s race in 2026, setting up a primary clash with US Rep. John Rose. Blackburn’s announcement makes official what had been expected for some …

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is running for governor, she announced Wednesday, promising to help her state be “America’s conservative leader” for generations to come. Blackburn, who would be the state’s first female governor if she wins, leaned heavily on her support for President Donald Trump in a short video posted to X announcing her campaign. The first images in the …

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took a victory lap after throwing a wrench in President Donald Trump’s plan to have his latest batch of cabinet nominees confirmed before the upper house takes a month-long recess. Jumping on the Jet2 holiday meme trend—in which social media users ironically share life’s flubs and fails using the travel provider’s audio ad as …

Sen. Padilla on BLS chief firing: ‘I think an investigation is certainly in order’  The Hill Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.  The New York Times White House officials rush to defend Trump after shaky economic week  The Guardian Larry Summers says Trump’s accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’  ABC News ‘The revisions are hard evidence’: White House struggles …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday from Sen. Bernie Sanders to block the sale of U.S. bombs and firearms to Israel, though the vote showed a growing number of Democrats opposed to the arms sales amid widespread hunger and suffering in Gaza. Sanders, an independent from Vermont, has repeatedly tried to block the sale of offensive weapons …