Texas primary sizzles as two very different Democrats face off in Senate race

Democrats in Texas are getting excited. Ahead of the March 3 U.S. Senate primary, more people have voted early in the Democratic race so far this year than voted in the entire 2022 primary, according to VoteHub, an independent and nonpartisan political analysis website. The contest pits Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a member of Congress from … Read more

Vance says America ‘cannot give power back to congressional Democrats’ following their behavior at SOTU

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the Democrats’ behavior during the State of the Union address this week “showed us that we cannot give power back to congressional Democrats” in the midterm elections this November.  Vance, speaking during a visit to a machining facility in Plover, Wis., … Read more

Thune calls out ‘two Americas’ as Democrats refuse to stand for war heroes, law enforcement at SOTU

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The top Senate Republican said the congressional Democrats’ actions during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union showed a jarring disconnect from reality. As Trump moved through his record-breaking speech, pointing out Olympians, war heroes and others, congressional Democrats largely sat still, refusing to stand. Senate Majority … Read more

To sit or stand: Trump’s challenge to Democrats a key moment in State of the Union address

About halfway through his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump sprung the moment on Democrats like a trap: Stand up if they believed that protecting Americans, not “illegal aliens,” was the government’s first duty. It was blatant political theater — while also sealing the impression that he was giving a state of the … Read more

Democrats are spoiling for a fight in Texas: From the Politics Desk

This is the online version of From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Bridget Bowman files a dispatch from Texas on how the final stretch of the Democratic primary for … Read more

Democrats’ big misfire at State of the Union has GOP strategists salivating: ‘Huge moment’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican political strategists are salivating over what they perceive as a misfire by the Democratic Party during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, arguing incidents of clear defiance and contempt for Trump’s message will be “huge” for the GOP in the upcoming midterm elections. One … Read more

Trump renews his call to ban institutional homebuyers as Democrats offer a competing crackdown

President Trump renewed his call to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, the same day Democrats offered their own proposal to crack down on the practice. But experts say neither plan is likely to do much to make homes more affordable. Mr. Trump first floated … Read more

Democrats want a fight. In Texas, they’re divided over how — and whom — to fight next.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats may be divided over whether state Rep. James Talarico or Rep. Jasmine Crockett should be their party’s Senate nominee. But they agree on one thing: They’re itching for a fight. And whoever wins next week’s Senate primary will provide some clues about exactly how Democrats want to go about it … Read more