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Embattled North Carolina Republican congressman Chuck Edwards withdrew from his reelection campaign on Wednesday, two days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides in his office. The Eth...
House Democrats are adding a dozen Republican-held seats to their list of targets for the November midterms, expanding the national campaign map to districts Donald Trump won easily less than two years ago. The move brings the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's list of...
Everyone got a little bit of what they wanted in Tuesday's primary elections. It was a good night for the Democratic establishment, the progressives and Republican candidates endorsed by President Trump....
Progressives notched major wins in Michigan while voters in Missouri and Washington rejected insurgent Democrats. Meanwhile, Trump continued to flex his influence over the Republican Party....
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week as a Republican-led committee prepares to vote to hold him in contempt and refer the matter to the Justice Department. A contempt finding could open the door to an investi...
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones renewed her call to put the city’s $489 million contribution to the new Spurs arena up for a citywide vote. Jones said the request should come as no surprise, noting she first signaled her intention to bring the matter back to council on Aug. 21...
The Bexar County commissioners threw their official support behind efforts to improve medical services and healthcare provided at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on Tuesday. This comes almost three weeks after an inmate died while in custody of the Bexar County Sheriff’s ...
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ buzzer-beater attempt to put the Spurs arena back on the ballot looks likely to be a brick, with a majority of council members already publicly against the idea. The $1.3 billion NBA arena planned for Hemisfair relies on the Spurs, the City of San Antonio ...
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a statewide audit of data centers Monday, directing regulators to review every project seeking to connect to the Texas power grid before it can move forward. But the state’s top agriculture official says the move is more politics than policy — and residen...
SAWS proposed to increase rates beginning in 2027 and reduce its capital plan by $594 million after City Council delayed its plans in June. After City Council delays vote on water rate increase, SAWS cuts capital plan by $594M was first posted on August 4, 2026 at 6:33 pm. ©...
Missouri's top election official has rejected a citizens' petition seeking a statewide referendum on new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump. Supporters of the referendum had submitted hundreds of thousands of petition signatures in a bid to force a November ...
The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil’s denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit ahead of upcoming elections as well as Brazil’s stalling on approving President Donald T...
Citing “the federal government's efforts to improve efficiency” Fort Sam Houston cemetery Director Gerald Lefler said “we are considering discontinuing the Veterans Day ceremony” in a letter read at the San Antonio Veterans Advisory Commission meeting Monday. VA floats canceling ...
Maryland lawmakers are getting closer to asking the state's voters to decide in November whether to clear the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state’s U.S. House districts. On Tuesday, lawmakers in the Democratic-dominated House appro...
Incoming Major League Soccer Commissioner Larry Berg sees his role as continuing the trajectory of the league under his soon-to-be predecessor, Don Garber. The 30-team league that Graber grew during his 27-year tenure now looks to Berg to capitalize on the success of the World Cu...
Michigan will offer the country its clearest gauge yet on the direction of the Democratic Party, as primary voters in the battleground state choose between a progressive standard-bearer and an establishment-backed candidate. Although there have been similar contests around the co...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced an extension of the deadline for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed in the July 2026 floods. SNAP recipients n...
A Senate committee is expected to vote Tuesday to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to lead the Justice Department after the former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump secured the support of Republican senators who threatened to block his confirmati...
Fewer than one in 10 Black voters in Texas say they are less likely to vote in November’s midterm elections due to U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett ’s defeat in the Democratic primary, according to a poll released Tuesday that suggests James Talarico could face limited electoral fallou...
Michigan Democrats voted Tuesday in a closely watched Senate primary between moderate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed , with the winner heading to a November contest critical to the party's hopes of reclaiming the Senate majority. The nominee will ...
Michigan will offer the country its clearest gauge yet on the direction of the Democratic Party, as primary voters in the battleground state choose between a progressive standard-bearer and an establishment-backed candidate. Although there have been similar contests around the co...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid. Data center approvals in Texas halted until audits completed, Gov. Greg Abbott says was first posted on August 3, 2026 at 5:15 p...
Larry Berg, co-owner of Los Angeles FC, will be the next commissioner of Major League Soccer, the league announced Monday. At the start of the new year, Berg will take over for Don Garber, who has served as the league’s commissioner since 1999. The 60-year-old Berg, who will dive...
The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition met Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the board reached with Hamas . Nikolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza, held...
Alexey Ríos García awoke not to his bed in Cuba 's capital on Monday, but to an ocean breeze and the concrete of Havana's famous seaside boulevard. The 30-year-old construction worker ended up curling up with other Cubans on the city's sea wall, the Malecón, in a desperate attemp...
Former state Sen. Don Huffines adopted his new role as Texas’ chief financial officer after a swearing-in ceremony Saturday. Gov. Greg Abbott temporarily appointed Huffines, 68, after the hardline conservative and businessman from the Dallas area won the Republican nomination ear...
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is once again raising questions about the proposed downtown sports and entertainment district dubbed “Project Marvel.” In a memo posted on social media to the San Antonio City Council , Jones welcomed a discussion about having Bexar County resid...
Abdul El-Sayed sat quietly alongside his wife and Black political leaders in a packed Detroit church Sunday morning, clapping as the congregation sang and the pastor preached. Then he stood before the room and asked for their votes. Less than 10 miles away, U.S. Rep. Haley Steven...
Key senators unveiled a short-term spending bill on Sunday that would keep federal agencies funded past the midterm elections and into early December as they look to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season. The Senate is likely to vote on the measure befo...
What is very likely to be the last reelection bid of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was confirmed on Sunday by his Workers' Party as the 80-year-old leader faces increasing pressure from foreign leaders ahead of October's elections. It will be his seventh race for t...
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and veteran advocates argue that the current ordinance doesn't do enough to expand access to housing for veterans. Jones vows to revisit veteran vouchers, slamming fellow council members as ‘OK with a little bit of discrimination’ was first posted on August...
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin called on Sunday a bomb attack on a restaurant in the capital the day before a “brutal terrorist act,” but did not say who was responsible. The blast on Saturday evening at the Balzi Rossi, an upscale Italian establishment in central Moscow, killed th...
Top dogs were riding waves Saturday at the annual World Dog Surfing Championships as hundreds of spectators cheered -- and barked -- from the Northern California beach. From small spaniels to large labs, the canines were judged on factors including how long they could stay on the...
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to push forward with a fund to compensate his allies if two Republican holdouts will not support his nominee for attorney general, injecting fresh uncertainty into a Senate confirmation vote planed for next week and underscoring once ...
Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland said he is “very concerned” that President Donald Trump will wield the power of the federal government to thwart the midterm elections this fall as the Republican tries to maintain his grip on power during the final two years of his administration. In a...
Jones proposed another vote on the public funding for the San Antonio Spurs' downtown arena in light of the city's $158 million budget gap. Mayor targets funding for Spurs’ new arena in hunt to reduce city budget gap was first posted on July 31, 2026 at 10:37 pm. ©2021 " San...
The Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences agreed Friday night to support a Senate bill that seeks to regulate college sports, ending a breakneck week of negotiations and pulling the bipartisan measure out of what looked like a certain death spiral. School presidents from both conf...
Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham on Friday sent cease and desist letters to Barnard Construction and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, claiming the border wall contractor had performed "illegal" land clearing work on state-owned land in southern Presidio C...
In the debate over which college football conference is strongest, the Southeastern Conference argues its superior depth makes up for the Big Ten winning the last three national titles. The Big Ten calls its reputation as a top-heavy conference unfair. Big Ten Commissioner Tony P...
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham sent a cease and desist letter on Friday to Customs and Border Protection and federal contractor Barnard Construction, accusing the company of illegally clearing state land in Presidio County, on the U.S-Mexico border. Buckingham’s letter c...
Spurs Sports & Entertainment will pay the financial penalty it agreed to pony up if it couldn't bring Major League Soccer to San Antonio. The post Board approves Spurs’ $2.6 million penalty payment for failed soccer bid appeared first on San Antonio Current ....
President Trump announced that his Board of Peace has reached a deal with Hamas to completely disarm, calling it a "historic breakthrough." But a senior Hamas official says Israel must withdraw first....
Blanketing the airwaves with ads about healthcare, Republican candidates who voted to cut federal funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are positioning themselves as advocates for lower costs....
Blanketing the airwaves with ads about healthcare, Republican candidates who voted to cut federal funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are positioning themselves as advocates for lower costs....
A San Antonio ethics review board panel took up a sworn complaint against District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez Thursday over a Facebook post on his personal account that included a constituent’s personal email address. The panel did not issue a final ruling and instead req...
The second day of Dallas Cowboys training camp saw an uptick in intensity, with both the offense and defense making noticeable strides. One of the standouts is rookie safety Caleb Downs, the team’s first selection in this summer’s draft. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer praised Do...
