U.S. Senate

The Democratic congressman is polling closer to Sen. Ted Cruz in his challenge this year, and independent race rankers are noticing.

Allred’s sharp divergence from Beto O’Rourke’s more active campaign style has stirred dissent among some Democrats. His allies say it’s working.

Current fundraising figures show that the Senate candidates have fundraised a combined $81.2 million.

Six years after Beto O’Rourke nearly toppled Ted Cruz, Democrats outside Texas are expressing confidence in Colin Allred’s 2024 challenge.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, has accused a federal district court that spans North Texas and the Panhandle of assigning cases in a way that allows cases filed in certain areas to consistently land in front of judges who may be sympathetic to a plaintiff or defendant's goals.

Sen. John Cornyn said in a statement that the upper chamber is broken but he intends to help fix it.

The bill includes money for aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as funding for humanitarian aid in Gaza and other conflict zones. It also gives the president the authority to “shut down the border” if the number of migrant crossings reaches a certain daily limit.

Programs including passport renewals and citizenship applications could be impacted if House members can’t reach an agreement on federal spending.

Heading into the primary, the U.S. House member and state senator answer questions on guns, the border, abortion and other parts of their platforms.

Allred was first elected to Congress in 2018 and quickly became a rising Democratic star. Cruz is Texas’ junior senator and unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.

Senators from across the country, including Ted Cruz, shared stories of constituents left stranded by Southwest's widespread cancellations and delays in the aftermath of a winter storm that other airlines seemed to recover from.

Ted Cruz announced earlier this year he would run for reelection to his Senate seat, but he has not said whether he would run for president in 2024. In spite of that, many political watchers believe he's a likely Republican candidate.