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  • Texas elections; S.C. redistricting; ICE; Jan. 6 : NPR

    Texas elections; S.C. redistricting; ICE; Jan. 6 : NPR

    Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Trump-backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated four-term GOP Sen. John Cornyn yesterday to become the Republican

  • Aren’t Billionaires People, Too? Yes, but…

    Aren’t Billionaires People, Too? Yes, but…

    When ordinary Americans are forced to skip meals to afford healthcare, it’s vital that the Democratic Party resist retreating from small “d” populist policies. Ad Policy California Democratic gubernatorial candidate and billionaire Tom Steyer speaks during a press conference with union workers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on May

  • Paxton is the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, beating Cornyn : NPR

    Paxton is the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, beating Cornyn : NPR

    Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton speaks to supporters at a watch party on March 3 in Dallas. Paxton beat incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a runoff for the nomination, setting up a tough fight in November against Democratic nominee, state Rep. James Talarico. Sergio Flores/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption

  • Trump’s Abraham Accords Fantasy Will Only Cause More Suffering

    Trump’s Abraham Accords Fantasy Will Only Cause More Suffering

    Any expansion of the alleged peace agreement would lock the Middle East into endless apartheid, despotism, and militarism. Ad Policy Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu during an Abraham Accords signing ceremony event on the South Lawn of the White House on September 15, 2020. (Yuri Gripas / Abaca / Bloomberg

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