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Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns. The Illinois congressman was looking for Republicans who, like him, see former President Donald Trump as a scourge on their party and a threat to democracy. Kinzinger met privately with one sympathetic Republican, former President George W. Bush, on his first day in the state. And on the second, he had lunch with Michael Wood, the only openly anti-Trump Republican competing on Saturday in a crowded special election for a seat in Congress....

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. Nearly two dozen candidates are on the ballot Saturday in the race to fill a vacant House seat in Northern Texas in a district that’s long been held by Republicans but has become increasingly competitive in recent years. The race to succeed the late Rep. Ron Wright, who died of COVID-19 complications in February, is likely the only congressional special election to date this year with a chance of flipping party c...

On call backing Susan Wright, Donald Trump blasts Joe Biden, suggests he won Texas by larger margin On call backing Susan Wright, Donald Trump blasts Joe Biden, suggests he won Texas by larger margin The former president says Wright best choice to fill her late husband’s congressional seat in North Texas. US President Donald Trump holds a bag during a visit to the new Louis Vuitton factory in Alvarado (40 miles south of Fort Worth), Johnson County, Texas on October 17, 2019. - A workshop of t...

Texas congressional race showcases GOP fight over Trump, conspiracy theories and election lies CNN 6 hrs ago © CNN/Jeremy Moorhead Some Republicans in a crowded field of candidates competing for a US House seat in Texas ahead of a May 1 special election have embraced Donald Trump and his political legacy. A former professional wrestler is using the tagline "make America Texas again" as he warns "commies in DC are ruining America." Two former Trump administration officials are highlighting t...

POLITICO Trump crashes final days of Texas special election The former president weighed in with a final-week endorsement of Susan Wright, widow of late Rep. Ron Wright. Former President Donald Trump made a late foray in the scramble for a vacant congressional seat in North Texas, transforming a once-quiet race into a major test of his post-presidency king-making power. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images Link Copied The first competitive special of the new election cycle has quickly turned into a 2020 r...

Kinzinger goes to Texas in search of anti-Trump Republicans STEVE PEOPLES and PAUL WEBER, Associated Press April 30, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 14 1of14Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., left, shakes hands with Grant Goodyear, right, as Texas congressional candidate Michael Wood, center, shakes hands with Linda Thomas Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. Wood is considered the anti-Trump Republican Texas congressional candidate that Kinzinger has endorsed in the May 1st special e...

Biden sets defining course for Democratic Party: The Note Key moments from Biden’s 1st presidential address to Congress Replay Video This is what it looks like to have a party own an identity. President Joe Biden may be an unlikely figure to usher in a sweeping progressive era for the Democratic Party, but its happening -- whether or not his bills become laws. © Melina Mara/Pool via Getty Images President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress on April 28, 2021, in Washington. B...

Texas special election poses test for anti-Trump Republicans Steve Peoples And Paul Weber Associated Press Tags:  Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., left, shakes hands with Grant Goodyear, right, as Texas congressional candidate Michael Wood, center, shakes hands with Linda Thomas Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. Wood is considered the anti-Trump Republican Texas congressional candidate that Kinzinger has endorsed in the May 1st ...

Texas special election marks 1st competitive contest of Biden era On Location: April 30, 2021 Replay Video UP NEXT Nearly two dozen candidates will face off Saturday in the race to succeed the late Republican Rep. Ron Wright of Texas, who died in February after suffering from COVID-19 and complications from cancer. The contest presents the first competitive election of the Biden political era, but the stakes of the race remain vastly different for candidates across party lines. For Democr...

Election eve smear robocalls accuse congressional candidate Susan Wright of murdering her late husband Susan Wright has denounced the anonymous calls and referred the matter to police. Susan Wright, a Republican candidate running in the 6th Congressional District of Texas race, answers questions during a forum hosted by the Arlington Republican Club at Studio Movie Grill in Arlington on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News)(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) 2:54 ...