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The European Union needs a NATO-like mechanism to better respond to drone incidents , acts of sabotage and cyberattacks across Europe, many of them blamed on Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. “Europe needs its own counter-hybrid playbook. ...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Wednesday making Canada the European Union’s first associate member, a striking overture as U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats drive Ottawa closer to Europe. Speaking in Charlotte, North Carolina, Trump suggested that...
Candidates from two rival parties associated with a former rebel group led the first elections in a predominately Muslim region in the southern Philippines, official results showed Wednesday. The election was a significant step forward for self-rule in the Bangsamoro Autonomous R...
They lead party tickets, star in campaign videos and appear in televised debates. They are Russians who have fought in Ukraine, and they feature prominently in this week’s parliamentary election. Election officials say nearly 200 candidates have served in Ukraine, and the Kremlin...
For a third time, the U.S. House has voted to end the war in Iran , approving a war powers resolution that would halt President Donald Trump's ability to continue military action without congressional approval. The roll call late Tuesday, 220-204, was similar to earlier efforts t...
The House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that billionaire Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena for testimony in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein . Republicans and Democrats joined unanimously in the bipartisan vote a...
A bill that proposes to fix some of the biggest problems in college sports — spiraling spending, constant lawsuits and a transfer portal run amok — cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when the Senate voted 74-24 to halt debate and move the measure one step closer to a final up-or-down...
The Supreme Court this week closed the chapter on one of President Donald Trump’s boldest efforts to reshape November’s elections — a plan that would have demanded a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s mail voting processes on what most election officials agreed was an impossibly s...
The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump's name to the building. In a social media post, Trump said the closure was needed ...
Get more election news on KSAT’s Vote 2026 page . Texans have until Oct. 5 to register to vote in the Nov. 3 midterm election. In Bexar County, voters will decide who will take over as county judge and district attorney. Across Texas, the marquee races include the U.S. Senate con...
State Rep. Drew Darby , R-San Angelo, on Tuesday berated Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian for failing to appear before a legislative panel scheduled to discuss, among other things, the agency’s decision to eliminate public comment during its meetings. In light of his a...
A federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center on Tuesday from returning President Donald Trump ’s name to the iconic performing arts venue in a move meant to recognize his renovation efforts, saying it would violate an earlier ruling that his name was illegally added to the building...
A budget deficit is threatening their top priorities, but elected leaders can barely stand to be in the same room as one another.
Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked legislation to create a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency , stalling an industry-backed effort to place new guardrails around digital assets after demanding more limits on President Donald Trump's investments. The 49-50 vote on whethe...
WASHINGTON — Ken Paxton’s campaign is launching its first substantial broadcast ad buy of the general election with two economy-focused spots that will run in three South Texas markets. The ads, first shared with The Texas Tribune, will run on broadcast, streaming and digital pla...
The board of the Kennedy Center voted on Tuesday to close over financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the iconic performing arts venue, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. The move came after a fe...
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. ODESSA — A legislative committee will hear from the Texas Railroad Commission on Tuesday as the agency pr...
Even with voting already underway, uncertainty about what might come next had been hovering over preparations for this year's midterm elections. The U.S. Supreme Court lifted much of that uncertainty late Monday when it rejected President Donald Trump’s push to have the U.S. Post...
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processe...
French posted a photo on social media Sunday describing students of color at a UT football game as "foreigners displacing Americans."
A last-ditch Trump administration effort to hunt for noncitizen voters ahead of November's elections is requiring federal employees to misrepresent themselves on voter lookup tools in a way that likely violates state laws, according to a federal whistleblower’s statement released...
Federal agents may have broken state laws after the Department of Homeland Security began surging personnel for what it called the Unlawful Voter Initiative, a federal whistleblower alleges....
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. Karl Rove, former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, said h...
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Water Development Board, the state agency tasked with overseeing the state’s water planning process, to penalize data centers that do not report their water usage. The directive comes as Texas grapples with rapidly growing demand for water ...
Today on @ 10:30 a.m., Brews, bites, Spurs nuns, and a galaxy far, far away in Boerne. Dos Sirenos Brewing San Antonio voters made their pick, and Dos Sirenos Brewing came out on top as the best brewery in the city in the 2026 SA Picks contest, presented by Gamez Law Firm. The ow...
University students behind nearly two years of anti-government protests in Serbia on Monday formally entered the election race before an early parliamentary vote, challenging populist President Aleksandar Vucic . The youth movement submitted their election list to the state elect...
The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees is planning to propose adding President Donald Trump’s name to the facility’s exterior in recognition of his saving the building from its “precarious fiscal position,” according to a new court filing in a suit aimed at blocking the addition of...
Delaware’s Democratic U.S. senator, U.S. representative and state attorney general will go before voters in a state primary Tuesday as they seek reelection. Voters also will choose nominees for state Legislature and for an open seat for state treasurer. The primaries will set the...
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's mail ballot restrictions for now, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same proce...
President Donald Trump has agreed to a significant portion of a stringent ethics proposal that is part of broader cryptocurrency legislation headed for a key vote this week, according to three of the bill's main Republican authors. The sweeping bill initially had just a provision...
A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first parliamentary election on Monday, seen as a crucial step in the long quest for self-rule after decades of insurgency and violence. The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was established under a ...
President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to every American adult if his Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election needs congressional approval, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday, while pledging to try to make it happen. Trump...
Security researchers say rapid advances in artificial intelligence are making it more critical to address a flaw in Georgia's voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they have been cast. The system's vulnerability has been drawing increased att...
Ever since Democrat Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump two years ago, political strategist Khalil Thompson has been traveling the country to figure out why Black men inched toward a white Republican rather than a Black woman. Although Black men vote over...
Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen. The state’s Department of Law announced the decision Fr...
The Fiesta San Antonio Commission took the first major step toward Fiesta 2027 on Friday evening, as five local artists competed to have their work selected as the festival’s official poster for next year’s annual celebration. The commission hosted its “5 to 1” Official Poster Se...
Pérez-Díaz has been on the state's board of education since 2012. She says Texas' newly revamped social studies standards "whitewash" history. Q&A: State Board of Education Democrat says newly approved social studies standards ‘whitewash’ history was first posted on September 11,...
A home for sale in San Antonio’s Monte Vista neighborhood is one of the earliest designs credited to Atlee Ayres, the renowned architect behind the McNay Art Museum, Municipal Auditorium, Smith Tower and other local landmarks. It’s also worthy of note because it was built for a p...
The 2026 precinct maps were redrawn and approved on June 29 — between the March primary election and the November general election. The Texas Supreme Court now barres the county from using those new boundaries in November....
A Dallas rally drew Democrats and supporters to City Hall as the GOP held its midterm convention nearby, with speakers and attendees focusing on voting, representation and the 2026 elections in Texas....
President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance teamed up Thursday to close out the second and final night of the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas, imploring voters to stick together to save their party’s majorities in Congress. Republicans know they are up agains...
