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April 05, 2021 6:20 PM ET Font Size: A candidate in the special election for Texas’ 6th Congressional District filed a defamation lawsuit on Monday against a local newspaper. Sery Kim, an official in both the Donald Trump and George W. Bush administrations, filed a lawsuit against the Texas Tribune over its characterization of comments she made at a March 31 candidate forum as “racist.” Kim, a Republican, is running to replace Republican Rep. Ron Wright, who died on Feb. 7 after battles w...

Sanchez believes Texans are ready for a representative who backs COVID-19 relief, infrastructure investment and healthcare reform. “I’m from the district, and I am like the people in this district, and I care about people in the district,” Sanchez told the Observer. “So I think it just shows what’s at the heart of our campaign, which is that the people who live here are important and the things they need are important.” Sanchez has garnered considerable support, no doubt in part be...

Well howdy, pardner! Let’s giddyup over to Texas. Seems “the three dirtiest jobs in the world are professional wrestling, politician and bull ridin’ ” — at least according to “Big Dan” Rodimer, who’s ready to saddle up and head to Washington so he can take on “the commies” and “kick some left-wing ass.” Except, er, swaggering Big Dan is actually a Florida law school grad, by way of a New Jersey prep school, who just last November was running for Congress in Nevada as a ...

Democrats’ Control of the House Is Increasingly Fragile Intelligencer 2 hrs ago Ed Kilgore © Alex Wong/Getty Images The House Speaker needs all her skill to keep her shrinking majority in control. Alex Wong/Getty Images Fifteen-term congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida died on April 6 at the age of 84, apparently from pancreatic cancer. That means there are now five vacancies in the U.S. House of Representatives. Unlike the Senate, the House does not allow states to fill...

(John Darkow cartoon / caglecartoons.com) While justified criticism about President Joe Biden’s border fiasco rages on, an interesting and significant legal action has gone largely unnoticed. Texan Brian Harrison, formerly Health and Human Services Department chief of staff in President Donald Trump’s administration, and co-plaintiff Steven Pace filed a 20-page brief in federal court in Amarillo seeking to resume the Trump-era, no-exception practice of returning unaccompanied minors to thei...

What to watch for this month in politics Chuck Todd and Mark Murray and Carrie Dann © Provided by NBC News WASHINGTON — A Democratic debate in Virginia. Two upcoming speeches by President Biden. Early voting in Texas 6th Congressional District. The House runoff in Louisiana. And Biden’s 100th day in office. Here are the political events we’re watching this week, as well as over the next month: Tuesday, April 6: The five Democrats running for Virginia governor will partic...

California GOP Reps. Young Kim and Michelle Steel, both of Korean descent, have pulled their endorsements of Sery Kim, a candidate in the race to replace Ron Wright in Texas’ 6th Congressional District. Kim, a Korean immigrant who worked in former President Donald Trump’s administration, confirmed Friday that she had lost the backing of the trailblazing Korean members of the U.S. House. During an Arlington forum Wednesday, Kim had criticized Chinese immigrants. “I don’t want...

GOP congressional candidate in Texas special election loses prominent supporters after racist comment about Chinese immigrants Texas Tribune Tags:  Credit: Twitter A Republican candidate in the special election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington, is facing intense backlash and has lost two of her biggest supporters after saying she does not want Chinese immigrants in the United States. The comments by Sery Kim, a Korean American who served in the Small Business Administratio...

Credit: Twitter Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A Republican candidate in the special election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington, is facing intense backlash and has lost two of her biggest supporters after saying she does not want Chinese immigrants in the United States. The comments by Sery Kim, a Korean American who served in the Small Business Administration under President Donald Tru...

GOP congressional candidate in Texas special election loses supporters after racist comments Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune April 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Sery Kim, vying for the late Ron Wrights seat in Congress, made several disdainful remarks toward China and Chinese immigrants during a Republican congressional candidate forum in Arlington.Kris Connor/Getty Images A Republican candidate in the special election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington, is facing intense b...