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Minnesota BWCA: Vote postponed after Sen. Smith holds Senate floor in protest
U.S. Senator Tina Smith announced her intention to hold the Senate floor to protest legislation that would remove protections for the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Minnesota BWCA: Vote postponed after Sen. Smith holds Senate floor in protest
U.S. Senator Tina Smith announced her intention to hold the Senate floor to protest legislation that would remove protections for the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
James Talarico breaks national fundraising record in first quarter for Senate race
Texas state Rep. James Talarico has raised $27 million for his U.S. Senate campaign in the first quarter of 2026, breaking the record for any Senate candidate in a U.S. race. The Austin Democrat has now taken in more than $40 million since starting his bid last September, his press team announced Wednesday. Talarico breaks another fundraising record The $40 million total came from more than 970,000 donations from over 540,000 individual contributors, the press release says, with donations from 246 of Texas’ 254 counties and none from corporate PACs. Since primary day, he has raised over $10 million. The $27 million raised this quarter is the most ever raised by a Senate candidate in the first quarter of an election year, Talarico's team says. About 97% of the donations were $100 or less, given by a base of donors including farmers, ranchers, oil workers, nurses, firefighters, his team said, though the most common profession for Talarico donors has reportedly been teachers. Talarico began his career as a public school teacher at a middle school in San Antonio. By comparison, Politico compiled other fundraising efforts by Senate hopefuls across the nation. They say Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff raised more than $14 million in the first quarter; In North Carolina, former Gov. Roy Cooper raised $13.8 million; In Alaska, former Rep. Mary Peltola brought in $8.9 million; and former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown raised $12.5 million in his comeback bid. ‘Ready to take back Texas for working people’ "Grassroots contributors from almost every county in Texas are sending Washington D.C. a clear message: they’re tired of this broken, corrupt political system, and they’re ready to take back Texas for working people," said James Talarico. "We’re bringing Democrats, Republicans, and Independents together to end billionaire control over our politics and bring down costs for families across our state." "Winning in Texas will require unprecedented resources," said Seth Krasne, Talarico’s campaign manager. "This grassroots fundraising haul puts our movement in a strong position to spread our message in some of the most expensive media markets in the country. But we can’t take our foot off of the gas." James Talarico Senate campaign Talarico has served in the Texas House since 2018, representing part of the Austin area. He's been running for Senate with a progressive populist, anti-billionaire stance, claiming he intends to fight for U.S. workers and get big donors out of politics. This isn't the first time Talarico has broken a fundraising record in his campaign. Within weeks of joining the race in September 2025, the Democrat reported raising $6.2 million. Since the start, Talarico has said his campaign has taken zero dollars from corporate PACs (it should be noted that at least one super PAC, Lone Star Rising, has advertised and stumped in favor of Talarico. Per federal law, candidates cannot coordinate with outside entities, and the campaign maintains that they've obeyed those guidelines throughout the race). Talarico entered the race to challenge former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred for the Democrat nomination. Allred dropped out to run again for the House, leaving Talarico and U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett to duke it out in March. Talarico ended up winning the primary on March 3 after a heated race, which included some confusion at the polls for residents in a couple of contentious Texas counties. The Republican nominee for Senate will be decided on May 26 by a runoff between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas AG Ken Paxton. Talarico will face the winner of that race in the general election on Nov. 3.
Texas Primary: Attorney speaks on confusion after Texas Supreme Court blocks votes cast late
Williamson County was at the focus of primary election night controversy after a judge ordered certain polling locations to extend voting hours. The Texas Supreme Court has now stepped in to suspend that extension, which means some votes cast on Tuesday night will no longer count. Confusion from some voters began with the introduction of new voting procedures in Williamson County, as county Republicans elected to replace centralized voting, meaning both Republicans and Democrats would not be able to vote at the polling location of their choice, but rather have to cast their ballot at their assigned precinct. About 20 minutes before polls closed at 7 p.m., the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a lawsuit against Williamson County and the Democratic and Republican Party chairs as they sought to extend voting at two polling locations: Georgetown Annex and Northstar Georgetown, which experienced long times on Election Day. When polls closed, the county claims 150–200 people were waiting in line. As required by law, election workers at those locations placed a marker behind the last voter who arrived before 7 p.m. Around 30 minutes later, the Texas Civil Rights Project obtained a hearing before District Judge Betsy Lambeth. This hearing was objected to by the Office of the Attorney General, who referred to a law that they must be given a one-hour notice of a hearing. An attorney from the Attorney General’s Office was present at the meeting, but the remaining parties consented to extending polling hours until 10 p.m. at the affected locations. "The judge considered all the arguments, considered the equities, and decided that, in the interest of justice, it made sense to extend the polling hours until 10 p.m.," says Veronikah Warms, the voting rights policy attorney with the Texas Civil Rights Project. She claims that with the new precinct-only voting procedures, voters had no other option but to wait in excessive lines at certain polling locations. "Voters who were assigned to the precinct for the Georgetown Annex or for the Northstar polling location had nowhere else to go," says Warms. "We had voters that were waiting two plus hours in line to cast a ballot that counted on election day. So, in that situation, it was only fair that voters have a little bit more time to get in line, stay in line and cast a vote that counts." Around 9:45 p.m., on Tuesday, the Office of the Attorney General filed a writ of mandamus with the Texas Supreme Court against Judge Lambeth, seeking to overturn her order due to the notice issue. At 10:11 p.m., the Texas Supreme Court issued an order suspending Judge Lambeth’s ruling to extend voting hours. As a result, votes that were cast by those who arrived in line after 7 p.m. will not be counted unless the Supreme Court rules otherwise. The issue drew criticism from Democratic Senate candidate, Jasmine Crockett, whose home county of Dallas County experienced similar controversy. "I'm here to say, regardless of whether it's close or not, this is wrong. If one person has the right to vote, and they aren't allowed to cast their vote, we should all be standing together," she said at a Tuesday night watch party. Her opponent and Democratic Senate nominee, James Talarico, also voiced his frustration with the confusion. "Every vote must be counted, every voice must be heard. The voter suppression in my home county and in Congresswoman Crockett’s home county underscores the gravity of this moment," Talarico said.