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Jana Lynne Sanchez, who ran to replace the late GOP Rep. Ron Wright in Texas’ 6th congressional district, says her narrow loss is “not a good omen” for Democrats seeking to cling to their narrow majority in both houses of Congress.

Cheney’s Grip on GOP Job Weakens as Trump Backs Replacement Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Daniel Flatley and Derek Wallbank (Bloomberg) -- Representative Liz Cheney’s grip on her No. 3 House Republican job all but vanished as former President Donald Trump endorsed replacing her with New York Representative Elise Stefanik, who also has the backing of the chamber’s second-ranking GOP leader. The former president’s intervention shows how he is determined to keep his hold on the par...

The new Republican Party split is America First vs. Country First, and it’s playing out in the House and across the country

‘Not a good omen’: Losing Texas Democrat foresees tough 2022 midterms without Trump: report Dave Goldiner A Texas Democratic candidate who got shut out of a special runoff election for a House seat is sounding the alarm about what the wipeout could mean for the 2022 midterms, according to a report. Jana Lynne Sanchez, who ran to replace the late GOP Rep. Ron Wright in Texas’ 6th congressional district, says her narrow loss is “not a good omen” for Democrats seeking to ...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. Susan Wright says her late husband always took his constituents concerns to Washington and "that’s the legacy I want to continue." Rep. Ron Wright died from COVID-19 in February and his widow, a longtime GOP activist, came in first in a field of 23 candidates this past weekend in a special election to fill her husbands House seat in Texas’ 6th Congressional District. In interviews this week with Fox News Digita...

Credit: Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via REUTERS Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Days after getting locked out of a special election runoff for Congress in North Texas, Democrats are mulling over what went wrong — and assigning some blame — for the unflattering start to the 2022 election cycle. At the same time, Republicans are preparing for a contentious runoff between Susan Wright and Jake Ellzey, even though...

The sudden resignation of Joshua Wolf Shenk as director of UNLV’s prestigious Black Mountain Institute literary program set off a buzz of speculation in the local creative community.  The Los Angeles Times has reported that Shenk left his position after accidentally exposing himself during a Zoom meeting with colleagues.  Through a public relations representative, Shenk said he regretted taking a bath to relieve nerve pain—this, during a virtual meeting with some BMI staff - and...

Michael Wood, who was endorsed by Rep. Adam Kinzinger and received a donation from Rep. Liz Cheney, came in 9th in Texas's House race.

Jana Lynne Sanchez has sounded the alarm that 2022 "could be a major setback" for Democrats if they lose their slim majority in the House.

6:25:54 p.m. Eastern BRET BAIER: Republicans have killed the Democratic efforts to take away one of their seats in the U.S. House, and the GOP is saying that that is sending a message to Washington. Senior correspondent Casey Stegall shows us tonight from Dallas. [Cuts to video] CASEY STEGALL: Rain did not stop Texas voters from casting their ballots in a contentious congressional race over the weekend. A seat Democrats had hoped to flip in Saturday’s special election, but were unsuccessful. ...