A deep and wide-ranging biography of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara has won a $50,000 prize. Philip and William Taubman's “McNamara at War” is this year's winner of the Barbara and David ...

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The U.S. Senate Democratic primary race went off the rails this week when Texas State Rep. James Talarico was accused of calling Colin Allred, his former opponent in the race, a “mediocre Black man.” ...

Texas is famous for its punchy slogans: “Everything’s bigger in Texas,” “Don’t Mess with Texas” and, my personal favorite, “All hat, no cattle.” After nearly eight years of calling this state home, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett spoke with KXAN’s Daniel Marin on the eve of Tuesday’s primary election for U.S. Senate in Texas. When asked about Sunday’s mass shooting at an ...

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A new poll shows state Representative James Talarico narrowly ahead of U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett on the eve of Texas' Democratic U.S. Senate primary. The late shift comes amid a month of ...

GREENEVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) – A pilgrimage has begun from upper east Tennessee to south Texas. It is honoring the life of Davy Crockett from his birthplace to where he died at the Alamo. The David ...

The primary has highlighted a debate within the party over electability versus identity, with Crockett arguing that criticism of her style is racist and sexist. Talarico has surprisingly outraised ...

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday endorsed U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in Texas' Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, a notable stamp of approval from a major establishment figure as ...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is endorsing Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) ahead of her high-profile Senate primary Tuesday. Harris lent her voice for a robocall urging Democrats to vote for ...