Texas congresswoman dismisses renewed controversy as Democrats confront lingering divisions from bitter Senate primary WASHINGTON — Rep. Jasmine Crockett is facing renewed criticism from within her own party after her political action committee announced a new slate of endorsements while leaving Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico off the list. Crockett’s FIRE PAC announced endorsements for 14 candidates Monday, concentrating largely on state and local contests across Texas....

Hundreds of migrants are moving through southern Mexico, but Homeland Security officials say tougher enforcement and cooperation with regional governments have dramatically changed the conditions at the U.S. border WASHINGTON — A new migrant caravan moving north through Mexico is drawing attention from U.S. border authorities, but the Department of Homeland Security is projecting confidence that the group will not reach the American southern border as an organized caravan. Homeland Security...

Missouri’s congressional redistricting battle is once again before the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court revived a Republican-backed map that could help the GOP capture seven of the state’s eight U.S. House seats, setting up another high-stakes legal confrontation just weeks before the November midterm elections. The dispute has already moved through state and federal courts multiple times, leaving election officials, candidates and more than a million Missouri voters facing...