If recent history is any indication, the hopeful Black Republican candidates seeking higher office could face headwinds.

Former athletes and coaches are coming off the bench to run for office as political outsiders. So far, that strategy has produced mixed results.

An early poll out of Georgia finds that Rep. Mike Collins leads in the 2026 Georgia Republican Senate primary, though the field remains open. The real battle would then come in the general election, ...

Texas has been taking us all on a wild ride for the midterm elections. There’s obviously the gerrymandering wars that were ...

Nick Adams, President Donald Trump’s self-described alpha-male, Hooters-loving choice to serve as United States ambassador to Malaysia, hasn’t gotten much traction in the Senate since Trump nominated ...

Liberal groups and senators are standing firm in their embrace of Graham Platner, even as the progressive outsider’s political baggage hangs over Maine’s Democratic Senate primary to take on incumbent ...

If the Democratic primary shake-up in Texas is any indication, the party's future doesn't look good. Crockett is a progressive firebrand. Her bid for the U.S. Senate demonstrates some important, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Dallas congresswoman opened her Senate campaign by telling voters that she “has gone toe to toe with Donald Trump.” Her Democratic primary opponent insisted that Americans are ...

Joe Holley, a speechwriter for former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, writes columns and editorials for the Houston Chronicle. Whenever I hear the name Jasmine Crockett — she’s the bold and brash Democratic ...

Last week, a member of Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s staff called Rep. Ted Lieu’s team with a question: Couldn't the congressman have given her a heads up before issuing an endorsement in her state’s open, ...

Jasmine Crockett and Colin Allred. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: John Medina/Getty Images for MoveOn, Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a rising star within the ...