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Texas Democratic Rep. James Talarico forgave Pastor Brooks Potteiger after Potteiger prayed for his death on a Christian nationalist podcast associated with Pete Hegseth; Potteiger later said his remarks were about conversion, not wishing death. The incident underscores ongoing tensions over faith-based rhetoric as Talarico, who just won a Democratic primary, eyes a U.S. Senate race against John Cornyn.
James Talarico won the Texas Democratic Senate nomination, boosting Democrats’ bid to flip a red state, while Montana Sen. Steve Daines announced he will not seek re-election, clearing the field for a Trump-backed successor. Trump signaled endorsements in the Texas Cornyn–Paxton runoff and in Montana, where he backed Kurt Alme. The Texas runoff is set for May 26, with Talarico potentially facing the runoff winner in November; Jasmine Crockett conceded the Texas primary and urged unity as Democrats push to retain statewide power. The live updates also flag other runoffs and notable primary developments around the country.
Texas’ March 2026 primaries were the costliest in state history, setting up a bruising runoff season as money dominated races from the Senate to the down-ballot contests. The GOP Senate race ended in a runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, while James Talarico narrowly defeated Jasmine Crockett for the Democratic nomination. Across the ballot, Trump-backed candidates struggled to close gaps, incumbents were driven out or forced into runoffs due to mid-decade redistricting, and Texans for Lawsuit Reform faced notable defeats. The results suggest an intense, highly funded eight-month sprint toward the May 26 runoff and beyond.
Texas state Rep. James Talarico won the Democratic Senate primary over Jasmine Crockett, advancing to face the winner of the GOP runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton in the general election, a development Democrats are banking on to boost their midterm prospects.
Democrat Jasmine Crockett conceded to James Talarico in the Texas Democratic Senate primary after confusion over polling hours in Dallas raised questions about whether thousands of Dallas County votes would be counted; court rulings extended polling briefly before the Texas Supreme Court blocked the extension, highlighting voting-rights tensions and prompting Crockett to urge Democrats to unite around the nominee.
Texas’ Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Dallas County was thrown into chaos after a judge extended polling hours to 9 p.m. and the Texas Supreme Court ordered late votes to be counted separately, leaving the final tally uncertain. With about 72% of Democratic ballots counted, James Talarico held a slim lead of roughly 5% over Jasmine Crockett as attention focused on turnout and access ahead of November.
State Rep. James Talarico held a narrow lead over U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary for Texas’s U.S. Senate as early returns rolled in, a high-stakes race watched as a potential barometer for the state party. Turnout was strong, with notable early voting, while Dallas County faced polling confusion after a rule-change dispute and court orders on counting certain ballots. Outside spending heavily supported both camps, underscoring national interest in whether Texas could flip the seat.
In the 2026 Texas U.S. Senate race, Republican Sen. John Cornyn is trying to hold his seat while Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico contest the Democratic primary to challenge him in the general election, highlighting intra-party dynamics and candidate differences ahead of the race.
After a deadly downtown Austin shooting, Texas Republicans pressed for changes to immigration/naturalization processes while Democrats urged stricter gun laws, highlighting a sharp partisan divide ahead of primary elections. The gunman, a naturalized Senegalese citizen, sparked debate over vetting and border policy; FBI is investigating as a potential act of terrorism, and officials cautioned against politicizing the tragedy while some lawmakers tied gun violence to immigration policy.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris recorded a robocall endorsing Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Democratic Senate primary, giving Crockett a high-profile boost as she faces state Rep. James Talarico and early voting winds down, signaling Harris’s political capital in a race that could affect Democrats’ control of the Senate.
Dallas U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett leads Austin state Rep. James Talarico by 12 points (56% to 44%) in the Texas Senate Democratic primary, per a University of Texas Texas Politics Project poll of 369 voters conducted Feb. 2–16 with a ±5.1-point margin; Crockett dominates among Black voters, seniors and voters without a college degree, while Talarico has a white-voter edge, and a January UT/Hobby School poll had Crockett ahead by 8 points. On the Republican side, Paxton and Cornyn were neck‑and‑neck, with other GOP races showing potential runoffs.
The Texas Democratic U.S. Senate primary between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico is heating up as early voting continues ahead of the March 3 primary. Talarico has gained national attention after CBS pulled his unaired interview with Stephen Colbert due to regulatory concerns, triggering a fundraising surge of about $2.5 million in 24 hours and boosting his profile. Crockett campaigns across Dallas–Fort Worth, arguing her federal experience, while both candidates chase momentum in a state where Democrats haven’t won a Texas Senate seat since 1988 and hope to build toward a November path to a majority.
Deadline reports that Stephen Colbert's interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico—meant for CBS but posted online—has drawn about 85 million views across YouTube and social platforms in 72 hours, led by the full 15‑minute clip with millions of views; Colbert’s YouTube page accounts for a large share of views while TikTok promotion drives engagement, and Talarico’s campaign says it raised about $2.5 million in response, all framed within broader media/political dynamics including regulatory actions and equal‑time rule discussions.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said enforcement action is underway against ABC’s The View after it featured James Talarico, a Democratic Senate candidate, raising questions about whether the show violated the Equal Time Rule; CBS/Colbert dispute the guidance, and new FCC remarks suggest talk shows may not automatically be exempt from equal-time restrictions, with Talarico’s fundraising noted but no final ruling yet.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr defended the agency’s role after Stephen Colbert said CBS blocked an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico over the FCC’s equal-time rule, insisting there was no censorship and highlighting ongoing debates about media trust and regulatory policy.