Many Democrats and some Republicans said the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton’s victory could turn Texas into a battleground state that will determine Senate control.Ken Paxton defeated Senator John Cornyn in a runoff for the Republican nomination on Tuesday, setting up a marquee race against James Talari
Ken Paxton’s victory for the Republican nomination and a big shift among Hispanic voters have put a Senate seat within reach.
Republican voters made a familiar bet, that Texas is conservative enough that any Republican, even the most conservative, will beat a Democrat.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addressed supporters after winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate at a watch party on Tuesday.
President Trump’s record of ousting those he sees as disloyal continued apace with Senator John Cornyn’s defeat. Whether his relationship with Senate Republicans can be repaired is another question.Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general of Texas, defeated Senator John Cornyn in a runoff Tuesday
Plus, Iran begins lifting an internet blackout.A supporter celebrating Ken Paxton’s win on Tuesday. Mr. Paxton defeated Senator John Cornyn in the Republican Senate runoff in Texas, setting up a marquee race against James Talarico, the Democratic nominee.
Traders are weighing signals that a more lasting agreement may be within reach against recent flare-ups in hostilities.
After three months, the government is letting people connect with the world again. But not everyone has access, and those who do wonder how long it will last.At the Grand Bazaar in Tehran this month. For a quarter of a year, most Iranians were only able to access a “domestic internet” of government-
When a remote Pacific village asked for help with rowdy youth, the Chinese police arrived with a surveillance system. Then came the backlash.Fishing on the shoreline in Honiara on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
A Human Rights Watch report found that many Cubans deported to Mexico by the Trump administration are living in an “indefinite legal limbo” and struggling to get by.More than 4,300 Cubans were deported from the United States to Mexico between President Trump’s 2025 inauguration and March 9, 2026.
Marana, Ariz., is used to placid local politics, but the town, in a congressional swing district held by Juan Ciscomani, has been convulsed by two national issues, A.I. and immigration detention.A proposed data center in Marana, Ariz., would rise from what’s left of the fallow agricultural land that
For five days, activists have gathered outside a detention center in New Jersey to denounce conditions inside. Federal officials have rejected those concerns.Demonstrators confronted federal agents on Tuesday outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark.
From world-class Korean barbecue to Mission-style burritos to quintessential California cuisine, here are our current favorites.
There’s no shortage of Southern virtuosity in the 404, but don’t miss the outstanding Indian, Italian and Thai cooking — or the amazing wings from an unexpected spot.
The dining capital of the Pacific Northwest remains one of America’s great culinary cities.
In past outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were sent home to be treated in state-of-the-art facilities. The Trump administration has already flown some U.S. citizens to Europe for treatment.A poster outside a medical center in Kampala, Uganda, warns of an Ebola outbreak.
Urged on by the White House and a reduction in regulatory oversight, crypto companies and automakers are among those that have applied for banking charters.Paul Gu, the chief executive of Upstart, an online lender seeking a bank charter. “It was just a natural next step for us,” Mr. Gu said.
Nigel Farage’s anti-immigrant, populist agenda has helped his party, Reform U.K., emerge from the fringe of politics in Britain. But it faces an uphill climb to win power.Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform U.K. Party, last month at a campaign rally in Scotland ahead of British council elections.
The director of Britain’s electronic surveillance agency warns that Russia is only getting more brazen as battlefield losses in Ukraine mount.President Vladimir Putin appearing on a screen during the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow earlier this month.
The carrier has become the country’s most profitable by catering to affluent travelers, but it is facing stiffer competition from United.Delta Air Lines doesn’t plan any drastic changes, said Ed Bastian, who has completed a decade as chief executive.
China’s tobacco monopoly has become so financially vital to the government that even its powerful leader has failed to curb the country’s smoking habit.China has made slow progress curbing tobacco use or enacting a national indoor smoking ban.
For decades, publishers have swapped out cultural references in new editions of books to appeal to younger readers. Fans aren’t always thrilled.
Invasive snakeheads are proliferating in waterways from New York to Florida. Wildlife officials around the Chesapeake Bay are recommending a solution: high-powered compound bows.
A.I. can be a crutch that hurts our ability to think creatively.
A formerly incarcerated writer reflects on how the prison system didn’t foster change, but befriending time did.
