Talarico notches 3-point lead over Paxton in new poll as GOP fears grow over Texas Senate race

Democrats haven't won statewide in Texas in some three decades and have long dreamed of flipping the state's Senate seat blue. They came close in 2018 when Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) squeaked out a win over Beto O'Rourke by about 2.5 percentage points.

Permanent members of the Security Council could still trip up the appointment of the first woman UN leader.

Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico appears to be winning support from a sizable block of Republican voters, according to a new Fox News poll released Thursday. The survey found Talarico leading Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) 51 percent to 48 percent among voters — an encouraging sign for Democrats, who h

Democrats lead Republicans by 7 points on both the economy and inflation, according to a new voter survey.

Abdul el Sayed is substantially expanding his lead against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in the final days of the competitive Democratic primary race for an open Senate seat in Michigan. Multiple new polls compiled by the New York Times show the progressive front-runner with a double-digit lead over his establishment-backe

Fox News poll shows Talarico narrowly leading Paxton in Texas Senate race  USA Today

Fox News survey shows GOP unity gaps and character concerns dragging down the Republican nominee.

Nigel Farage's party have fallen behind Labour for the first time in 16 months

The Republican attorney general is starting a tour next week to promote the plan, which would create new housing and healthcare tax write-offs.

Joel Angel Juarez / REUTERS A new poll shows one of Donald Trump’s most despised political foes overtaking the Trump-backed MAGA candidate in a crucial Senate race. Democrat James Talarico, 37, has given Democrats their strongest shot in years of flipping a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, where he’s facing Republican Ken Pa

Latin America · Politics Key Facts —Straw poll date The UN Security Council held its first informal, secret straw poll on July 30, 2026. —Grynspan’s result Rebeca Grynspan received 10 encourage votes, 1 discourage, and 4 no opinion. —Runner-up Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana placed second with 9 encourage votes. —C

A Maariv poll found that Likud rose to 22 seats, while Benny Gantz, Ayelet Shaked, Yuli Edelstein, and Dedi Simchi could win four seats with a new party.

The United Nations Security Council began the selection process for the next secretary general on Thursday, with a first “straw poll” held behind closed doors to evaluate support for candidates vying for the role at the embattled world body. Antonio Guterres, the current UN chief, is set to complete his second five-yea

The UN Security Council began the process of selecting the UN’s next secretary-general Thursday, holding a first “straw poll” to gauge the seven candidates’ support for the high-profile global statesman role.

Four women and three men are so far in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres as UN secretary-general.

The UN Security Council began the process of selecting the UN's next secretary-general, holding a first "straw poll" to gauge the seven candidates' support for the high-profile global statesman role.