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Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) entered the race for U.S. Senate on Monday, releasing a campaign video featuring his family and supporters alongside a message pledging to keep the race focused on Texas and conservative values.

Texas leaders are mourning the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University, calling the act “unspeakable evil” and a “senseless assassination.” From Governor Greg Abbott to Senator Ted Cruz, officials across the Lone Star State condemned the killing and praised Kirk’s legacy as a bold voice for American youth, faith, and freedom. The outpouring of grief underscores Kirk’s deep ties to Texas and the growing alarm over political violence nationwide.

Republican lawmakers on Tuesday marked the fourth anniversary of the deadly Abbey Gate bombing by honoring the 13 fallen service members while demanding accountability for what they called former President Joe Biden’s “reckless withdrawal from Afghanistan,” which led to the “tragic but preventable attack,” with multiple members vowing to “never let him off the hook for his utter failure as Commander-in-Chief.”

A migrant detention facility of historic proportions is scheduled to open on Sunday in El Paso, Texas.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) would defeat expected Democrat opponent Colin Allred in a Senate race by five points, according to a narrative-kneecapping poll.

During an August 13 exchange on X with Texas Gun Rights, Sen. John Cornyn (R) claimed he does not remember working with the Democrats to pass Joe Biden’s gun control.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a press release revealing that he would be seeking “judicial orders declaring that runaway Democrats who fail to appear by the Speaker’s deadline have vacated their office.” The press release added that Speaker of the Texas House Dustin Burrows had given Democrats a deadline of Friday, August 8, by which to “return to Texas and present themselves before the House.”

President Trump recently met with Senate GOP leaders including Sen. John Thune and officials from the Senate Leadership Fund to discuss key 2026 races, including the high-stakes Texas showdown between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. According to a source familiar with the meeting, the White House is closely monitoring the primary but has yet to intervene, reportedly waiting to see whether Paxton can close the polling gap before weighing in.

Former Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) announced that he would enter the Texas Senate race, after having run — and lost — in 2024.

Senate Republicans on Wednesday opened a high-profile Judiciary Committee hearing by playing two videos aimed at exposing what they called a coordinated effort to mislead the public about President Biden’s mental fitness.

Democrats left a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday after delivering their opening statements, refusing to participate in an inquiry into whether their party helped conceal President Biden’s cognitive decline.

A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing set for Wednesday will examine whether members of the media and President Joe Biden’s inner circle worked to conceal signs of cognitive decline during his tenure.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is clobbering incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in poll after poll ahead of next year’s Senate primary in the Lone Star State. Paxton revealed the secret on Breitbart News Saturday.

Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) Second Amendment weakness, the result of his high profile support for gun control under Joe Biden, is hampering his reelection prospects.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) is facing worsening poll numbers should he choose to run for reelection in 2026.

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a federal civil rights investigation into a planned Muslim community north of Dallas, Texas. The area, home to one of the Lone Star State’s largest mosques, has been the subject of several investigations at the state level initiated by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) might be insurmountably behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in the primary to keep his seat, a poll shows.

President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia gained critical momentum Tuesday even as Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he opposed the nomination.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a primary challenge against the Lone State state’s longtime Sen. John Cornyn in what might shape up to be an ugly battle.

The Biden Department of Justice introduced two new gun control “rules” in December, framing the rules as an outworking of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which Biden signed in 2022.

Republicans in Congress are circling the wagons to support a Texas law to shield children from “one of the largest public health crises of the digital age: internet pornography.”

Sen. John Thune will replace Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as Republican Senate Majority Leader after a close contest Wednesday that took two ballots to resolve.

Republican Senators huddled for over two hours Tuesday night for a family meeting over who will take the reins from Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) told Breitbart News exclusively on Tuesday evening that she is supporting Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) for Senate GOP leader in the upcoming vote on Wednesday morning in the Senate GOP conference.

Senate Republicans are set to gather behind closed doors on Wednesday to select a new party leader after securing the majority—and as Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) serves his final days as Senate minority leader.

Republicans need a “bold Senate GOP leader,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said on Tuesday as three Republican senators — Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Senate Republican Whip John Thune (R-SD), and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) — vie for the position of Senate Majority Leader.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) believes Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is the best candidate for Senate Majority Leader to deliver on President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda, he explained Monday in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) will be a Republican Senate leader who will deliver Donald Trump’s agenda, he explained in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) invited a never-Trumper to Senate Republicans’ private weekly lunch on September 17 to argue that Republicans should prioritize defense spending above election integrity.

Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) said on this week’s broadcast of Fox News Sunday that on Tuesday at the presidential debate, former President Donald Trump should let Vice President Kamala Harris “talk” because she is reluctant to do so without a teleprompter.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for having no plan in 2022 to retake the Senate majority.

Conservatives across the spectrum have backed Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-FL) bid to be the next Senate Republican leader.

Rep. Matt Gaetz roasted ATF Director Steven Dettelbach for referencing Sen. John Cornyn as a trustworthy Second Amendment source. 

Fentanyl from China and Mexico is killing 70,000 Americans per year, yet Democrats are demanding the GOP vote on Thursday for their migration expansion bill if they want to help save Americans from the deadly drug epidemic.

The race to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is getting crowded.

Forty-five Republican senators have put forward a resolution intended to block the ATF’s universal background check rule.