The former state senator from Dallas challenged Gov. Greg Abbott from the right four years ago. He’s now in line to oversee the $1 billion voucher program championed by the governor.

But then the 2008 financial crisis, which severely damaged public trust in government, banks, and economic elites ...

Democrats are hoping to make big gains in this year’s midterm elections by building on the momentum gathered last November as ...

The Republican Party appears to be stepping up its efforts to capitalize on the grassroots energy of the Tea Party movement, with two of the GOP’s most prominent Washington leaders announcing plans to ...

From North Carolina to Texas to Illinois to New York, establishment favorites all face challenges from progressive insurgents ...

Early in former President Barack Obama’s second term, the Republican-controlled House, backed by outside conservative groups and some of the most vocal elements of the Senate GOP minority, sought to ...

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