US restores diplomatic relations with Venezuela amid push for democratic transition

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations, according to a State Department media note issued Thursday. “The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations,” the State Department said in a statement released … Read more

Rep. Julie Johnson heads to Democratic primary runoff against predecessor Colin Allred

Rep. Julie Johnson and former Rep. Colin Allred will face each other again in a Democratic primary runoff, NBC News projects, after Allred dropped out of the Texas Senate race last year and made a run for a House seat reshaped by redistricting. Neither candidate achieved a majority of the vote in a Tuesday’s first-round … Read more

Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee head to a runoff in Texas primary

Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee will head to a runoff in the Democratic primary for a Texas House seat, NBC News projects, after neither candidate won a majority of the vote in Tuesday’s contest. After the first round of voting, Menefee led with 46%, compared to 44% for Green. The remaining 10% of the … Read more

Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee locked in tight race in redrawn Texas district

In a race that pitted two incumbents against each other, Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee are locked in a tight primary race in the newly redrawn 18th Congressional District.  Menefee was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District in a January special election to replace Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last year. Menefee, … Read more

Jasmine Crockett concedes to James Talarico in Texas Democratic Senate primary

Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday conceded the Democratic primary in the Texas Senate race to James Talarico. The congresswoman called on the party to unify behind the state representative, who clinched the nomination overnight. “Texas is primed to turn blue and we must remain united because this is bigger than any one person,” Crockett said in … Read more

Rising star Talarico topples progressive firebrand Crockett in high-stakes Texas Senate Democratic primary

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! AUSTIN, TEXAS – James Talarico, a Democratic state lawmaker from Texas with a surging national profile, defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a nationally known politician, progressive firebrand, and vocal critic and foil of President Donald Trump, to win the Democratic Senate primary in Texas, according to the Associated … Read more

James Talarico projected to win Texas Democratic Senate primary, defeating Jasmine Crockett

Texas Rep. James Talarico will win the U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Texas, CBS News projects, defeating Rep. Jasmine Crockett and securing enough votes to avoid a runoff in what could be one of the most closely watched races in this year’s midterms. He will face either incumbent GOP Sen. John Cornyn or conservative Attorney … Read more

Jasmine Crockett suggests GOP rigged her Democratic Primary election: ‘This is what Republicans like to do’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is claiming Republicans tried to rig her primary race against moderate Texas State Rep. James Talarico, District-50, on Tuesday after the state’s Supreme Court ruled in an emergency decision against her campaign’s request to give voters from Dallas County an extension to … Read more