/tags/u-s-senate U.S. Senate en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:50:17 GMT /politics/2025-04-09/five-things-texas-ken-paxton-john-cornyn-senate Cornyn has represented Texas in Congress for more than two decades. He'll go up against Paxton during the Republican primaries next March. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:50:17 GMT /politics/2025-04-09/five-things-texas-ken-paxton-john-cornyn-senate Blaise Gainey /politics/2025-04-08/texas-ag-ken-paxton-officially-joins-u-s-senate-race-challenging-john-cornyn The attorney general positions himself as a disruptor against the Republican establishment embodied in the longtime Senate fixture. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:31:18 GMT /politics/2025-04-08/texas-ag-ken-paxton-officially-joins-u-s-senate-race-challenging-john-cornyn Jasper Scherer /politics/2024-10-31/ted-cruz-colin-allred-texas-senate-race-final-push It’s a race to the finish line as U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, the incumbent Republican, and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, make their final cases to voters. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:39:31 GMT /politics/2024-10-31/ted-cruz-colin-allred-texas-senate-race-final-push Blaise Gainey /politics/2024-10-22/texas-senate-colin-allred-democrats-election To win, the congressman needs to convince Texas voters to break decades of precedent. Texas hasn’t elected a Democrat to a statewide office in three decades. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:49:24 GMT /politics/2024-10-22/texas-senate-colin-allred-democrats-election Blaise Gainey /politics/2024-10-22/sen-ted-cruz-makes-his-case-to-texas-for-a-third-term-appealing-to-undecideds Cruz is downplaying his hardline opposition to abortion, while stressing his recent work with Democrats on transportation bills that bring jobs to Texas. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:15:07 GMT /politics/2024-10-22/sen-ted-cruz-makes-his-case-to-texas-for-a-third-term-appealing-to-undecideds Andrew Schneider /politics/2024-10-15/ted-cruz-colin-allred-face-off-in-fiery-debate-days-before-early-voting-begins-in-texas The only debate between Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who is running for his third term, and Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred was fiery from the jump and didn’t cool down. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:31:15 GMT /politics/2024-10-15/ted-cruz-colin-allred-face-off-in-fiery-debate-days-before-early-voting-begins-in-texas Blaise Gainey /politics/2024-10-15/watch-live-ted-cruz-and-colin-allred-face-off-tuesday-night-in-u-s-senate-race-debate Republican Ted Cruz, the state’s junior senator, is hoping Texans send him to Washington for another six-year term. While his Democratic challenger, Dallas-area Congressman Colin Allred, has closed the gap in recent weeks, he remains an underdog. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:27:22 GMT /politics/2024-10-15/watch-live-ted-cruz-and-colin-allred-face-off-tuesday-night-in-u-s-senate-race-debate Julián Aguilar /politics/2024-03-05/texas-congressman-colin-allred-will-face-sen-ted-cruz-in-november Congressman Colin Allred, D-Texas, has won the state's Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, and will now face Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in the November general election. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 04:33:29 GMT /politics/2024-03-05/texas-congressman-colin-allred-will-face-sen-ted-cruz-in-november Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /2022-04-07/the-senate-confirms-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-the-supreme-court When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:18:15 GMT /2022-04-07/the-senate-confirms-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-the-supreme-court Eric McDaniel /2022-03-21/supreme-court-nominee-ketanji-brown-jacksons-senate-confirmation-hearings On Tuesday, lawmakers grilled Jackson for more than 13 hours and will again question her Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:43:06 GMT /2022-03-21/supreme-court-nominee-ketanji-brown-jacksons-senate-confirmation-hearings NPR Washington Desk