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Judge Richard Posner, considered by some to be one of the nation’s most important judges and legal scholars, died Tuesday at 87, the University of Chicago Law School, where he had long been a professor and senior lecturer, confirmed.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he believes Texas has become a "purple" state during a podcast Thursday in which he shared his thoughts on the results of the 2026 midterm elections.
Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher won the Kansas governor’s race, defeating Republican Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson in the open contest to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, The Associated Press projected.The victory keeps the governor’s mansion in Democratic hands and marks the third consecutive Kansas gubernatorial election won by a Democrat. Kelly won the office in 2018 and secured a second term in 2022.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, have finalized their divorce after more than 30 years of marriage and following his recent Senate election loss, according to Collin County court records.
Republican leaders in Tarrant County say they must work to earn voters' trust back after the party suffered historic losses in what has long been considered a GOP stronghold.
Georgia House Democrats nominated Rep. Carolyn Hugley of Columbus as the state's first permanent woman and first Black speaker of the House.
A University of Florida chemical engineering senior is fighting for his release from a Georgia detention center after a federal immigration arrest.
Prosecutors are abandoning misdemeanor obstruction charges against a Cherokee County woman after an investigation linked a fired sheriff's corporal to a months-long online harassment campaign targeting her family.
A new rule proposed by the USDA would cut food stamps for 6.3 million people, and an estimated 1.8 million children would also no longer be eligible for free school lunches.
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, becoming the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is urging President Donald Trump to "immediately" fire Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., accusing him of undermining the nation’s public health system.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded him and his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.