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State Sen. Mayes Middleton defeated Rep. Chip Roy on Tuesday night in the Republican primary runoff election for Texas attorney general. Middleton sailed through election night with 55% of the vote in the runoff while Roy brought in roughly 45% of the vote as of publication, according to NBC News. Middleton is now set to face

Texas Republicans claimed the first casualty of their redrawn House map with the landslide defeat of Democratic Rep. Al Green in a primary runoff Tuesday night. Green, 78, who had served in Congress since 2005 representing Texas’ Ninth District, lost to Democratic Texas Rep. Christian Menefee, 38, after their districts were merged under the Lone

Director Brett Ratner is reportedly traveling to China as part of President Donald Trump’s delegation. Sources familiar with Ratner’s plans told the South China Morning Post that he will arrive Wednesday as part of a three-day trip during which time he is expected to prepare for the “Rush Hour” sequel, “Rush Hour 4.” The outlet

The House was set to vote on a bill Wednesday including 15% ethanol (E15) language favored by agriculture groups that was removed from the House-version of the farm bill, prompting backlash from some GOP members. The House Rules Committee did not include E15 language in the 2026 farm bill rule and voted Tuesday to separate

The Trump administration has blocked $60 million in fraudulent student loan applications since launching a new risk assessment tool last month, the Daily Caller has learned exclusively. The Department of Education launched a new risk assessment tool on April 26 to screen federal student aid applicants for fraud. Since the tool launched two weeks ago

Five South Carolina Republicans joined Democrats Tuesday to block a Trump-backed redistricting push that could have helped the GOP target the state’s lone Democratic-held House seat. The state Senate voted 29-17 on a proposal to take up redistricting after the regular legislative session ends, falling two votes short of the two-thirds threshold needed to move

Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee were officially relieved of their places in all standing committees and subcommittees in the state’s lower legislative chamber following disruptive protests at a special session on congressional redistricting, according to reports. “You have been removed from all House standing committees and subcommittees,” the body of the terse Tuesday letter from Republican

The White House placed a top administration official on leave after an undercover sting operation revealed his deep disdain for President Donald Trump. Benjamin Ellisten, a senior budget analyst and funding manager for the White House, told James O’Keefe’s undercover journalist that Trump is a “madman” who is “f*cking it up for everybody.” Ellisten, who

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the deteriorating financial situation of Americans is not playing any role in pushing him to make a deal with Iran. The Daily Caller’s White House Correspondent Reagan Reese pressed the president on whether increasing inflation — including energy and food prices — is influencing the White House’s decision to

Will Upton Will Upton is the Senior Politics Editor for the Daily Caller. May 04, 2026 9:27 AM ET Democrat Illinois Gov. and billionaire JB Pritzker has been quietly throwing his political weight and checkbook around, bankrolling major campaign committees, senior leaders, and 2026 congressional election challengers viewed as critical to the Democratic Party. Publicly