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Houston · PoliticsNew Texas Group Proposes $2 Billion Border Security Trust for Big Bend Instead of WallKendra Konchanuk · Oct 22, 2026Houston · PoliticsJustice Department Starts Telling Counties Where It Plans to Send Election MonitorsKendra Konchanuk · Oct 22, 2026Atlanta · PoliticsKremlin Says Russia Will Rejoin Three-Way Ukraine Talks With Washington and Kyiv After Nov. 10Jayden Sweiler · Oct 21, 2026Houston · PoliticsTalarico Casts Senate Race as Anticorruption Fight, Aiming at Paxton and Elon MuskKendra Konchanuk · Oct 21, 2026Atlanta · PoliticsTrump Backs Netanyahu for Reelection After Months of Withholding EndorsementJayden Sweiler · Oct 18, 2026Houston · PoliticsTexas Property Tax Cuts Leave Most Older Homeowners Paying No School Taxes, Raising Questions of FairnessKendra Konchanuk · Sep 30, 2026Los Angeles · PoliticsCongress Bill Would Gradually Cut Overtime Threshold to 32 Hours a WeekAmy Swan · Sep 25, 2026San Francisco · PoliticsBecerra Says No to Military Aid for Israel in Offbeat Interview With The Standard's Comedy CorrespondentMei Ling · Sep 25, 2026Chicago · PoliticsAffordability Dominates Lake County Campaigns as Nov. 3 Election Nears, With Turnout Possibly ClimbingKen Adams · Sep 4, 2026Houston · PoliticsTalarico Pitches Populist 'New American Dream' in Pasadena, Targeting Paxton and Billionaire DonorsKendra Konchanuk · Aug 10, 2026San Francisco · PoliticsLurie Backs Federal Bill to Tighten Emergency Rules for Waymo and Other RobotaxisMei Ling · Jul 28, 2026Phoenix · PoliticsArizona's Food Stamp Error Rate Tops National Average, Putting Millions at Risk Under New Federal RulesJuan Gonzalez · Jun 29, 2026Phoenix · PoliticsGrijalva Joins Tlaib and Lee to Launch Environmental Justice Caucus in CongressJuan Gonzalez · Mar 27, 2026Chicago · PoliticsJackson Family Backs Away From Posthumous Stratton Endorsement Ahead of Senate PrimaryKen Adams · Mar 16, 2026New York · PoliticsMamdani Names Pittsburgh-Area Human Services Chief Erin Dalton to Lead NYC Social ServicesJacob Leary · Feb 25, 2026New York · PoliticsMamdani's Property Tax Warning Draws Fire From Council, Budget Watchdogs and LandlordsJacob Leary · Feb 18, 2026Houston · PoliticsCrockett and Talarico Spar Over ICE, Billionaires and Trump in First Texas Senate Primary DebateKendra Konchanuk · Jan 24, 2026Phoenix · PoliticsA year into Trump's second term, many Project 2025 proposals he once distanced himself from are policyJuan Gonzalez · Jan 19, 2026Phoenix · PoliticsArizona's Grijalva, Elected Seven Weeks Ago, Expects to Be Sworn In as Shutdown Nears Its EndJuan Gonzalez · Nov 11, 2025Boston · PoliticsMamdani Wins New York City Mayoral Race in Upset That Reshapes Democratic DebateIshani Kapalli · Nov 4, 2025Los Angeles · PoliticsShutdown Enters Second Week With No Clear Path Out as Capitol Tempers FlareAmy Swan · Oct 8, 2025Houston · PoliticsTexas Comptroller Outlines Plans for Online Marketplace to Run School Voucher ProgramKendra Konchanuk · Oct 1, 2025Houston · Politics835 New Texas Laws Take Effect Sept. 1, From Vape Bans to Film IncentivesKendra Konchanuk · Aug 31, 2025Atlanta · PoliticsAtlanta Rally Targets Spending Cuts in Trump's Sweeping Tax and Budget LawJayden Sweiler · Jul 27, 2025