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Derek Chauvin trial judge slams Maxine Waters inflammatory comments A lawyer defending Derek Chauvin, who is on trial for the death of George Floyd, cited Rep. Maxine Waters’, D-Calif., comments to Minnesota protesters over the weekend in court on Monday. "And now that we have [a] U.S. representative … threatening acts of violence in relation to this specific case, its its mind boggling...," Attorney Eric Nelson said, as he attempted to argue that the jury may have been unduly influenced by...

Former WWE wrestler, Trump administration officials and congressmans widow are among 23 candidates in Texas House race By Aaron Navarro April 20, 2021 / 12:43 PM / CBS News A crowded congressional special election in Texas 6th District could give Republicans a first look at Donald Trumps staying power in the party ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. The race also gives Democrats a chance to compete after falling short of their 2020 goals in the state.  Twenty-three can...

Early voting begin Monday for the special election to fill the seat of Wright, who died in February after being hospitalized with COVID-19. Credit: State Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Waxahachie, is suddenly under intense fire from his right flank as he has emerged as a leading candidate in the special election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington. The Club for Growth, the national anti-tax group, is spending six figures trying to stop him ahead of the May 1 contest, ...

Early voting begins April 19 and ends April 27 Published 3 hours ago • Updated 3 hours ago Early voting begins April 19 for the May 2021 uniform election in Texas. There are several key races to be decided, including filling U.S. Rep. Ron Wrights vacant District 6 seat and mayoral elections in Fort Worth, Arlington and Plano, among others. Download our NBC DFW mobile app for Apple or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. If youre unsure of your current voter st...

Early voting starts Monday for the May 1 election, which has drawn scores of candidates running for the Dallas City Council and a slew of suburban mayor’s...

Candidates in 23-person race to replace Ron Wright using different tactics to reach voters Early voting begins Monday in the congressional race that is expected to be determined in a runoff. Early voting for the special election in Congressional District 6 and various municipal races start on April 19.(File Photo / Staff) The 23 candidates in the all-inclusive special election to fill the seat of the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright in Congressional District 6 are using disparate strategies to attract...

Early voting begins Monday for the May 1 elections By FOX 4 Staff article DALLAS - Early voting begins Monday for hundreds of races for mayor, city councils, school boards and local issues across North Texas. The biggest race is for mayor of Fort Worth. Incumbent Betsy Price is not running for re-election after almost 10 years in office. There’s also a race for mayor in Arlington to replace incumbent Jeff Williams, who cannot run again after serving three terms. Voters in Plano are also choo...

Print this article Ohio Republican Rep. Steve Stivers will leave Congress on May 16 to become president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. His resignation will temporarily give Democrats some breathing room in their razor-thin House majority that has been made even slimmer by multiple vacancies in Democratic-leaning districts. "Throughout my career, Ive worked to promote policies that drive our economy forward, get folks to work, and put our fiscal house in order," Stivers tweeted in a...

Ted Cruz among group of Republicans opposing bill to address hate crimes against Asian Americans Bryan Mena, The Texas Tribune April 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 13: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to reporters prior to the Senate Republican luncheons at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans criticized U.S. President Joe Bidens plan to remove all troops from Afghanistan by September 11, which has been...

Voters Skeptical of Joe Biden’s Cognitive Health, Poll Finds Nearly 40 percent of registered voters in TX-06, site of upcoming special election, said the president has dementia or other brain ailment Getty Andrew Stiles • April 19, 2021 2:30 pm SHARE Voters in Texass Sixth Congressional District will take part in a special election next month to fill the seat vacated by the late Rep. Ron Wright (R., Texas), who succumbed to COVID-19 in February. A Washington Free Beacon poll publi...