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For decades, Republicans wrote off the Rio Grande Valley as a Democratic stronghold. But 2020 changed that and now Republican Latina candidates say they want to lead a political revolution.

After months of military buildup and brinkmanship on its border with Ukraine, Russia invaded its ex-Soviet neighbor with a multi-pronged attack, threatening to destabilize Europe and draw in the United States.

Americans overwhelmingly favor increased economic sanctions against Russia and broadly support further action to stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but most oppose direct US military action, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

The US is taking immediate action on Monday to prohibit American dollar transactions with the Russian central bank and fully block the Russian direct investment fund, senior administration officials said, an aggressive move that aims at some of Russia's most powerful means of mitigating the effect of sanctions.

Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who is challenging GOP Gov. Greg Abbott, is running his third race in five years in what could be the toughest political environment he has faced to date. He is also taking on well-funded opponent in a state where a lack of campaign contribution caps could make it impossible to keep up with Abbott in the money race.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott faces seven Republican opponents in the March 1 Republican primary as he seeks a third term leading the Lone Star State. But he has spent most of his campaign attacking the likely Democratic nominee, Beto O'Rourke.

The sweeping January 6 investigation is headed into a new phase, with the first trial set to begin on Monday.

Russia's unprovoked assault on Ukraine, now in its fourth day, has faced universal condemnation from Western powers.

The US Capitol's attending physician said Sunday that masks will be optional on Capitol Hill starting Monday, just a day before President Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address in the House chamber.

Five days into Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his courageous nation have already done more to transform the West's policy toward Russia than 30 years of post-Cold War summits, policy resets and showdowns with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed President Joe Biden's three final candidates for his Supreme Court nomination, a White House official told CNN.

Former President Donald Trump dramatically improved his performance in many of the counties bordering Mexico compared to four years earlier -- gains that led the GOP this year to redouble efforts to recruit and invest in South Texas candidates, including many of Hispanic descent this cycle. The question now is whether the GOP's inroads in 2020 will hold as Democrats try to cling to their House majority in November.

Former US Attorney General Bill Barr thinks former President Donald Trump "has shown he has neither the temperament nor persuasive powers" of a leader, according to excerpts of his forthcoming book obtained by The Washington Post.

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday blasted his fellow GOP members who attended a White nationalist event and those who support Russia President Vladimir Putin as the country invades Ukraine.

States and local communities are ramping up plans to spend the money provided by legislation that passed last year, which will provide $550 billion in new federal infrastructure investments over the next five years. Roughly a fifth of the pot will be available in 2022 for a variety of projects.

US Capitol Police will once again erect a fence on Capitol grounds ahead of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday, the department announced Sunday.

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday called the Russian government "a pariah" in the wake of the country's invasion of Ukraine and said countries should continue cranking up sanctions against "an evil regime."

The United States will not put US troops in the air to create a no-fly zone in Ukraine, according to the US ambassador to the United Nations.

President Joe Biden has followed through on his promise to nominate a Black woman to the US Supreme Court -- and his pick has garnered much praise not only for what and whom she represents but also for what she might achieve.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to put Russia's deterrence forces, which includes nuclear arms, on high alert are part of a wider pattern of unprovoked escalation and "manufactured threats" from the Kremlin.