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The plans would mark a sharp shift from the Republican-led Congress, where lawmakers largely focused on promoting AI development despite voters turning against the rapid expansion of data centers....
As new state leadership begins to form and set its goals, both city and school chiefs of staff suggested a shift from a defensive mindset to a more proactive one....
WASHINGTON — Democrats seized control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday, scoring sweeping victories in Republican strongholds for the first time in generations as tens of millions of voters delivered a rebuke to President Donald Trump....
WASHINGTON — Two top officials at the Department of Justice resigned Friday, accelerating an exodus of senior figures from the department after the midterm elections in which President Donald Trump's Republicans lost control of Congress....
President Donald Trump called on officials Thursday to shift votes in the still-uncalled Alaska Senate race to Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan to defeat Democrat Mary Peltola, who held a narrow lead....
The Texas Workforce Commission, in partnership with Workforce Solutions for the Heart of Texas, the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce and McLennan Community College, will host a Career and Technical Education Town Hall at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the MCC…...
The midterm that rewrote the political map. Democrats storm the ruby-red fortresses of Texas and Kansas, flipping Senate seats the party hadn't won since 1988 and 1932, toppling three-term Governor Greg Abbott, and seizing both chambers of Congress in a history-making wave. On th...
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said on Friday that he has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend and will miss several weeks of votes in the Senate as he recovers in a rehabilitation facility. Murphy, 53, said in a statement that doct...
Votes are still being counted in Mississippi, in the tight senate race between Democrat Scott Colom and Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. Part of the delay in counting is because thousands of voters cast their ballots by affidavit rather than a traditional ballot. Many voter...
If you checked your retirement account this week, you may have whiplash. In the span of three trading days, Wall Street swung from one of its best days in more than a year to its worst since April 2025, then partly clawed back Friday after a surprisingly strong jobs report. Presi...
"The issues I'm working on are bipartisan. … All of these are things that we all need, no matter what party you're in," the Waco Republican said after winning reelection....
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called for the immediate resignation of Texas Republican Party Chair DRinda Randall following Tuesday's election. During the election, Republicans lost every statewide race on the ballot, control of the Texas House of Representatives and ...
The Congressional legislation that was supposed to provide “stability” and antitrust protection for college sports is nearly dead with Democrats poised to take control of Congress after the midterm elections....
The Toronto Blue Jays say a series of anti-Muslim videos posted by Anthony Santander on the right-fielders social media account do not represent the teams values and beliefs. The team issued the statement after Santander posted the videos in the aftermath of the U.S. midterm elec...
By Claire-Marie Scott | LTVN Executive Producer, Aiden Richmond | LTVN Managing Editor, Brooke Cranford | LTVN Sports Director Welcome back to Lariat TV News, this week we tell you about a fraternity on campus who admitted to hazing. And show our election midterm 2026 coverage, i...
With Democrats poised to take control of both chambers of Congress, attention is quickly turning from the 2026 midterm elections to the leadership battles that will determine who guides the new House and Senate majorities. Leadership elections are expected to begin next week, wit...
After a campaign season filled with outrage against data centers , the midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths. A tougher regulatory environment for artificial intelligence giants and data center developers is expecte...
By The Editorial Board Gina Hinojosa’s victory over incumbent Greg Abbott in the Texas gubernatorial race was a historic moment. In a race that has not elected a Democratic governor in more than three decades, Hinojosa’s victory comes along with a political shift evident across t...
Municipal Online Payments remains unavailable online and by phone. Residents can pay in person or use the check and money order dropbox at city hall.
With seconds left in Baylor's win over Central Arkansas, Trinity Turner was close to recording the ninth triple-double in program history. Only for Kayla Nelms to sky for the board....
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a proclamation that he says will preserve the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as a national monument, his first official action after his party was swept aside in midterm elections on Tuesday. But the action does not prevent future president...
KILLEEN, Texas Now that Texans have voted blue and made their voices heard at the polls, Republican leaders are grappling with what the results mean for the GOP. While many Republicans were voted out, Congressman Pete Sessions was one of the fortunate lawmakers re-elected on Tues...
Following the midterm election, neighbors in the agriculture industry continue to have concerns about important issues that affect their way of life. Watch the full story here: Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller addressed some of the frustrations coming from the Texas agri...
Nithya Raman, a little-known Los Angeles City Council member backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, has defeated Mayor Karen Bass, an upset that will alter the trajectory of the nations second-largest city. The India-born Raman's upstart campaign marked a generational sh...
Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa held her first news conference following her historic victory on Tuesday. Hinojosa , the first Democrat to win the office since 1990, said Thursday she would build a bipartisan administration after her stunning upset in the midterm elections that shat...
Apollo reports that AI assistants are transforming sales analytics by shifting focus from traditional dashboards to real-time decision-making tools, enhancing reps' efficiency....
Mississippi voters could send a Democrat to the U.S. Senate for the first time in decades, with Scott Colom holding a narrow lead over Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. As of Thursday, Colom's lead over Hyde-Smith grew to more than 1,700 votes, with nearly 1 million bal...
We’ve seen some memorable selection committee crazy in the College Football Playoff era, some absolutely unimaginable contradictions.
Nutshell reports on five types of CRM onboarding support to enhance ROI, emphasizing the importance of vendor clarity on services before signing agreements....
Even as key Senate races remain unresolved in Mississippi and Alaska, Republicans have already begun searching for someone to blame after a devastating midterm election defeat. With Democrats securing control of the Senate and on track for major gains in the House, the conversati...
The midterm elections put data centers on the ballot across the nation, and Americans had a resounding answer: Not in my community.
Texas Republicans Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton and Dan Patrick won comfortable majorities of McLennan County's vote Tuesday, but unfortunately for the GOP, their popularity fizzled statewide....
The price of politics is climbing, and experts say the effects of record campaign spending may extend beyond candidates and elections to local businesses and consumers. More than $573 million in political advertising spending and reservations went toward the U.S. Senate race in T...
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson will not run for election as House minority leader following the loss of his Republican majority in this week's midterm elections, a source said Wednesday....
HONG KONG/LONDON — Data center opponents were among the biggest winners of the Democrats' landslide victories in the US midterm elections, pointing to a shifting public mood on AI and, investors said, a possible slowdown of the boom that has…...
AUSTIN — A sea change might be on the horizon for some of the state's most powerful agencies after down-ballot Democrats rode a blue wave to election wins Tuesday....
Republicans' unrestrained dominance over what students learn in the classroom took a major hit in the last day when four new Democrats won State Board of Education seats. Now, only one seat among the 15-member group remains undecided....
Tuesday's midterm ushered in a blue wave nationally and in Texas, where Democrats ousted some of the state's most high-profile Republicans. Many of the top races were called before midnight....
LONDON — A sweeping Democratic win in U.S. midterm elections is the latest curveball to markets grappling with the repercussions of the Iran war and an artificial intelligence boom that bolstered growth and inflation, just as the world's biggest economy's…...
Democrats seized control of the Texas House in Tuesday's midterms for the first time in more than two decades, capping a night in which voters ousted Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and left Republicans reeling in a…...
By Josh Siatkowski | Lead Writer In 1996, Garry Kasparov was in the middle of one of the greatest reigns in chess. Between 1984 and 2005, the Russian grandmaster held the number one rank for over 95% of that period by suffocating opponents with his aggressive, relentless playing ...
Here’s a radical idea: How about all our elected officials – Republicans and Democrats – work together with decency to curb inflation and improve our daily lives....
Tuesday’s midterm ushered in a blue wave nationally and in Texas, where Democrats ousted some of the state’s most high-profile Republicans. Many of the top races were called before midnight....
Voters made history Tuesday, electing candidates who will become the first to hold some of the nations highest offices. The victories crossed barriers of race, religion, gender and sexual orientation, changing not only which party holds power, but who has historically had the opp...
Democrats seized control of the Texas House in Tuesday’s midterms for the first time in more than two decades, capping a night in which voters ousted Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and left Republicans reeling in a…...
Bell County neighbors turned out in record numbers for the 2026 midterm election, making it the third-largest election in the county's history. More than 100,000 voters cast their ballots in the county, according to the elections office. "Between early voting and election night, ...
Change is on the horizon in Washington. Democrats swept both the House and Senate in Tuesday's elections, positioning the party to take control of Congress in January for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term. The days of the House of Representatives functioning as...
Voters made their power bills a ballot issue in Tuesday's midterm elections, and the AI industry felt it. Democrats flipped the governor's offices in Texas, Ohio and Georgia. All three winners campaigned on pausing or reining in the massive data centers that power artificial inte...
As a packed crowd of hundreds of supporters chanted her name, Vikki Goodwin stepped up to the podium on election night and claimed victory in the race for Texas Lieutenant Governor....
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin says his party's sweeping victories in Tuesday's midterm elections represent a rejection of President Donald Trump's agenda. In an interview with Scripps News, Martin said voters turned to Democrats, giving them control of Congres...
A California measure to tax the net worth of billionaires that divided liberal leaders nationally and triggered one of the most expensive ballot fights in state history was too early to call Wednesday morning as the vote tally continued. Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% ...
🎧 Casting ballots settles elections, but meaningful change requires staying informed, contacting elected officials and participating in decisions that shape everyday life....
CFP Board reports that fall is a great time to review retirement planning strategies, focusing on tax strategies, charitable giving, and Social Security timing to maximize savings....
Bryan, Tx (FOX44) - Bryan voters have approved a charter amendment calling for removal of medians along Texas Avenue though it does not mean it will happen right away or at all. The city noted that while the voters had expressed their preference, its not just up to the city, sayi...
Besides Trump and Hegseth, lawmakers have already filed impeachment resolutions against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Education Secretary Linda McMahon....
U.S. stocks soared Wednesday after President Donald Trumps party lost its sole control of Washington in the midterm elections. Stocks generally do well in the months following any midterm U.S. election, regardless of who wins, and the S&P 500 jumped 1.6% for its best day in three...
Tuesday’s election results will determine more than control of the House and Senate for the two years. They will also play an important role in setting a course for addressing the nation’s looming entitlement crisis, particularly when it comes to…...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not seek election as the top Republican leader when Democrats take over as the majority after a historic sweep of Congress during Tuesday's midterm elections, according to a source familiar with his plans. The Republican congressman will st...
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is locked in a tight race to retain her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, with Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher holding a narrow lead as vote counting continued Wednesday. Boebert has represented Colorado's 4th Congressional District ...
