Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) is facing his most competitive reelection battle yet, with a tough political environment for Republicans as his Democratic challenger, Gina Hinojosa, creeps up in the polls. Abbott, who is seeking a fourth term, faces possible headwinds as President Donald Trump grapples with low approval ratings amid rising gas prices and the […]

Just hours after issuing what a Trump administration lawyer called an “untenable” command from the bench, a federal judge withdrew her order that would have forced the Department of Justice to refile a court brief with the names of career attorneys who agreed with it, reversing course Monday after a court hearing about golf course […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is facing an increasingly untenable situation: the leader of his country’s most-needed ally believes he’s responsible for continuing a war he didn’t start, doesn’t like the way his country is trying to defend itself, and has called for him to be replaced. Zelensky’s relationship with President Donald Trump has been tumultuous […]

Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University demonstrator whose case became a flash point in the Trump administration’s crackdown on anti-Israel foreign students, has asked the Supreme Court to take up his case, his lawyers said Monday. Khalil is appealing a lower court ruling that found federal judges cannot consider his claims until he completes the immigration […]