AUSTIN, Texas — The latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll finds Texans had negative views of the Legislature and its responsiveness to the needs of Texans. Fewer than 1 in 5 Texans said they were “very” or “extremely” confident that the Legislature had increased the reliability of the electric grid or the water supply, … Read more
TGIF! We have another newsletter top coming at you reported with Caroline Kitchener. Today is the last of our week-long series on abortion in America one year after the fall of Roe. Tell us what we missed: . One programming note: For the next two weeks, we’ll be on a reduced schedule. See you Tuesday. … Read more
It’s been almost two years since I drove south out of Atlanta to start my Georgia Politics Road Trip in the summer of 2021. I spread eight trips over 2,400 miles and three months. I wanted to see Georgia politics beyond the headlines and the polls and the horse-race politics headlines — and I did. … Read more
Six months since the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol completed its work, a far-right ecosystem of true believers has embraced “J6” as the animating force of their lives. They attend the criminal trials of the more prominent rioters charged in the attack. They gather to pray and sing “The … Read more
Ian Shugart, a former clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to the cabinet, was appointed to the Senate last fall after a career of nearly 40 years in government , including 30 years in the public service. On Tuesday afternoon, having battled health challenges over the past several months, he belatedly rose in the … Read more
This year marks the first year in my professional life that retired U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., is not sitting in on deliberations over a farm bill. It’s also the first year we go into farm bill talks without the irascible wit and wisdom of Barry Flinchbaugh, the late Kansas State University professor of agricultural … Read more
News Suspected diplomat was first seen at the site last Sunday and is said to be living in a portable cabin. A fence surrounding the site where Russia was planning to build a new embassy before Australia terminated the lease [Rod McGuirk/AP Photo] A lone Russian diplomat has been squatting on the site where Moscow … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi basked in the most lavish honors that the US can bestow on a visiting leader. But for much of his state visit, the specter of an uninvited guest hovered over Washington and the future of US-India relations. China – and the growing belief that the US is on a collision … Read more
Inside California Politics takes an in-depth look into the U.S. Senate race to replace the retiring Dianne Feinstein in the special program, “ Inside California Politics: The Race for the Senate .” The three leading contenders vying for the seat are Democratic members of Congress Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), Katie Porter (D-Orange County), and Barbara Lee … Read more
