Texas state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee in Texas, has widened his lead over his Republican opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in a new poll. The results of the Texas Public Opinion Research (TPOR) survey, which were shared by The Texas Tribune on Tuesday, found Talarico had a 5 percentage-point advantage among likely voters over Paxton ahead of the November election. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5994317-talarico-leads-paxton-texas-senate-poll/ #KenPaxton #JamesTalarico #Texas #Senate #Democrats #MidtermElections
More than five decades ago, librarian Kathleen Regan lost her wallet at Lowell High School in Massachusetts. Now, 54 years later, workers found the lost item and returned it to her grateful family.
Senate negotiators are working to resolve thorny differences with leaders of the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences over revisions to a bill designed to regulate college sports that sponsors want a vote on before the chamber goes on summer break next...
The Senate, in a rare bipartisan vote Tuesday night, advanced a bill that would impose harsher sanctions on Russia and buyers of Russian oil and gas than the U.S. has previously enforced and extend existing sanctions on Iran, aiming to economically squeeze the two countries amid ongoing military conflicts. The bill, named for its co-author, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), has had strong backing from members in both parties for over a year as a way to further penalize Russia over its war in Ukraine. President Trump only recently gave the green light to a version of the legislation, and requested that it include increased sanctions on Iran. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5994964-senate-advances-russia-iran-sanctions/…
Marine Corps Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented the Purple Heart to six service members — four of them retired, one on active duty and one receiving it posthumously — during a ceremony in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
