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CBS News poll shows a Texas toss-up with Talarico, Paxton in tight Senate race

The Texas Senate race is tight — essentially tied — and now all about…turnout. Republican Ken Paxton benefits from the state’s overall Republican leanings, while Democrat James Talarico is boosted by voters’ economic concerns and higher perceptions of personal character to serve as senator.  Talarico’s standing is helped by more Democrats saying they’ll definitely vote….

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Transcript: Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of Palantir, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 11, 2026

The following is the full transcript of the interview with Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer of Palantir, a portion of which aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 11, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by the Chief Technology Officer of Palantir, Shyam Sankar. Welcome to Face the Nation. SHYAM SANKAR:…

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Sen. Thom Tillis says that, without checks on power, “we will have a sort of dictator king if we’re not careful”

As Sen. Thom Tillis exits the Senate, he’s blasting many of the advisers President Trump has surrounded himself with as “sycophants, and calling on his colleagues to stand up to executive power like the co-equal branch of government they are.” The 66-year-old senior senator from North Carolina unloads on what he calls the “WTF moments”…

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Latino Dems urge Democratic Governors Association to put money behind Gina Hinojosa as Texas governor’s race tightens

Latino Democratic leaders are renewing calls for the Democratic Governors Association to invest more heavily in Texas after a New York Times/Siena College poll showed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa narrowly leading Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The poll released Saturday found Hinojosa ahead of Abbott by three points, a result within the poll’s margin of…

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Becerra, Hilton face off in first head-to-head debate for California governor’s race

Candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton faced off in their first one-on-one debate ahead of the November election for California governor. The pair vied to win over the 47.4% of voters who supported their opponents in the primary during the debate, which aired on CNN.  Moderators opened the debate with a question about affordability in California,…

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Republican-turned-Democrat aims to flip Kansas Senate seat blue for first time in over 90 years

“Traveling to Sarasota? Say hi to Senator Roger Marshall.”  Colorful billboards popped up in Kansas with that slogan Tuesday night, as the state’s Senate race heats up for the first time in nearly a century.  The billboards depict the incumbent Republican senator, Roger Marshall, wearing a Hawaiian shirt and lounging in a beach chair against…

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