https://www.kens5.com/ KENS Rss Feed https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/james-talarico-san-antonio-rally-stop-issues-platform-us-senate-race-texas-ken-paxton-democrat/273-375c4598-2734-4891-9045-722416438dd7 The Democratic state representative framed the race as a choice between change and corruption during a rally not far from where he used to teach in San Antonio. politics news texas local home 375c4598-2734-4891-9045-722416438dd7 Sat, 30 May 2026 04:15:03 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/judge-temporarily-blocks-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund/507-7fd081f8-5428-4708-a6c5-1f2d56f6a064 The government created the fund to resolve Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns. nation-world news cct-tracking syndication associatedpress politics 7fd081f8-5428-4708-a6c5-1f2d56f6a064 Fri, 29 May 2026 14:44:30 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/justice-department-opens-investigation-into-e-jean-carroll/507-3459f6fa-9f51-495d-9234-9e341006764f The AP and other news organizations, citing anonymous sources, reported that the federal prosecutors’ office in Chicago had opened an investigation. nation-world news cct-tracking syndication associatedpress crime politics 3459f6fa-9f51-495d-9234-9e341006764f Fri, 29 May 2026 01:00:04 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/political-experts-break-down-key-takeaways-texas-primary-runoff-races/273-f00649dc-ebfd-4300-80ce-d96c8efa2f56 Crockett believes the financial demands of the Senate race could create challenges for Republicans trying to defend other seats across the nation. local news elections politics f00649dc-ebfd-4300-80ce-d96c8efa2f56 Thu, 28 May 2026 03:50:22 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/doj-investigates-e-jean-carroll-trump-lawsuit/507-1a740f9c-6bba-49d1-bddb-ad4a2c7afa26 The Department of Justice is investigating E. Jean Carroll for possible perjury related to her civil lawsuits against Donald Trump, according to reports. nation-world news cct-tracking syndication crime national-politics politics 1a740f9c-6bba-49d1-bddb-ad4a2c7afa26 Thu, 28 May 2026 01:54:54 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/primary-runoff-election-results-house-district-35-congress-san-antonio-bexar-county-texas/273-841642d9-a625-4475-94d9-df295d829462 We're following live election day returns in the primary runoffs contests for Congressional District 35. elections news politics home 841642d9-a625-4475-94d9-df295d829462 Wed, 27 May 2026 15:01:11 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/political-allies-opponents-groups-react-ken-paxtons-victory-gop-senate-primary-runoff/287-34fd04e5-4f55-44c8-8531-7153af397fe0 Polls showed Paxton with nearly 30% more votes than incumbent Sen. John Cornyn as of 8 p.m. Tuesday. elections news politics home 34fd04e5-4f55-44c8-8531-7153af397fe0 Wed, 27 May 2026 14:00:35 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/election-results-texas-primary-runoffs-senate-bexar-county-da-texas-house-republican-democrat/273-f85b2656-5969-4e96-8373-61d3c888ae32 Here are the winners of Tuesday's primary runoffs in Bexar County and in Texas. elections news politics local home f85b2656-5969-4e96-8373-61d3c888ae32 Wed, 27 May 2026 11:02:38 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/vikki-goodwin-democratic-nomination-texas-lieutenant-governor/269-2bc3a65a-878b-47fa-a62c-a69634378530 Vikki Goodwin will now face incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in November as he seeks a fourth term after winning the Republican primary in March. politics news home 2bc3a65a-878b-47fa-a62c-a69634378530 Wed, 27 May 2026 06:24:01 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/election-results-bexar-county-da-district-attorney-chapa-davis-san-antonio/273-2212f024-4a5e-42be-ab2d-697dbcb147f4 Chapa locked in her nomination just before midnight with 50.84% of the vote, per unofficial results from Bexar County. elections news politics local home 2212f024-4a5e-42be-ab2d-697dbcb147f4 Wed, 27 May 2026 05:00:49 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-sues-justice-department-audio-transcripts-special-counsel-probe/507-769dc9be-116c-41c4-ba14-0a015c0a811f Biden’s attorneys said in the lawsuit that the Justice Department plans to release the files to Congress and a conservative group. nation-world news cct-tracking syndication national-politics politics 769dc9be-116c-41c4-ba14-0a015c0a811f Wed, 27 May 2026 04:54:55 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/ken-paxton-wins-republican-primary-runoff-john-cornyn-texas-2026/285-690cb6e0-9253-430a-acc4-c1fe73a6591d Paxton rode an endorsement from President Trump to unseat longtime incumbent John Cornyn. elections news politics texas local 690cb6e0-9253-430a-acc4-c1fe73a6591d Wed, 27 May 2026 03:59:51 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/vote-texas/texas-attorney-general-results-republican-roy-middleton/269-50cb437a-40ea-4844-b2b6-91c075fcf069 State Sen. Mayes Middleton defeated his opponent, Congressman Chip Roy in the primary runoff election on Tuesday. vote-texas news politics home 50cb437a-40ea-4844-b2b6-91c075fcf069 Wed, 27 May 2026 03:40:38 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/vote-texas/texas-attorney-general-results-democrat-johnson-jaworski/269-c1084225-2f9b-4fae-a1d6-93eaf25d226e State Sen. Nathan Johnson and former Galveston mayor Joe Jaworski faced off again. vote-texas news politics home c1084225-2f9b-4fae-a1d6-93eaf25d226e Wed, 27 May 2026 03:40:18 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/vote-texas/texas-attorney-general-primary-runoff-election/269-28722227-1d2f-45c5-a482-5661792c1883 No candidate won a majority in the March primary. Democrat Johnson and Republican Middleton will face off in the November general election. vote-texas news politics texas local 28722227-1d2f-45c5-a482-5661792c1883 Wed, 27 May 2026 03:38:38 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/texas-senate-primary-runoff-election-2026-live-results-john-cornyn-vs-ken-paxton/507-5b8332f8-2373-4ef3-83c8-5f27f6d87c71 Paxton's victory in Tuesday’s runoff makes Cornyn the first Republican senator from Texas to lose the party’s nomination for reelection. elections news politics cct-tracking syndication 5b8332f8-2373-4ef3-83c8-5f27f6d87c71 Wed, 27 May 2026 01:08:00 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/texas-runoff-election-results-county-by-county-live-maps-for-key-races/507-c692451a-7966-42ab-b05e-56f3b0508820 The runoffs included the closely watched GOP U.S. Senate race between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton. elections news politics cct-tracking syndication nation-world c692451a-7966-42ab-b05e-56f3b0508820 Tue, 26 May 2026 21:42:40 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/president-trump-annual-health-physical-walter-reed/507-4976eeb1-bd8c-4c54-a251-3b53ac39fda0 President Donald Trump turns 80 in June and is the oldest person elected to the role. This is the fourth time he has publicly seen doctors during his second term. nation-world news cct-tracking syndication politics health associatedpress 4976eeb1-bd8c-4c54-a251-3b53ac39fda0 Tue, 26 May 2026 20:03:20 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/bexar-county-voting-primary-runoffs-san-antonio-texas-no-sample-ballots/273-bcd9ad0e-1846-4f6e-ba37-b85b7bb886c7 There are three main reasons voters in the San Antonio area won't get their hands on a sample ballot at polling locations Tuesday, election officials said. elections news politics local home bcd9ad0e-1846-4f6e-ba37-b85b7bb886c7 Tue, 26 May 2026 18:28:45 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/indiana-university-admin-fired-over-charlie-kirk-post-225000-in-settlement/507-7b2b17b0-8792-4329-96d0-000a79ff405b Suzanne Swierc sued after being fired from Ball State over a social media post she made in the wake of the assassination of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk. nation-world news cct-tracking syndication top-of-funnel education politics crime 7b2b17b0-8792-4329-96d0-000a79ff405b Tue, 26 May 2026 15:29:57 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/san-antonio-bexar-county-texas-voters-primary-runoff-elections-key-races-polls-open-tuesday-democratic-republican-ballot-turnout-may-2026/273-1ff67e27-8350-4063-ac36-70b1b2b93f54 Election officials say interest in high-profile races could lead to stronger turnout than in previous runoff elections. elections news politics local 1ff67e27-8350-4063-ac36-70b1b2b93f54 Tue, 26 May 2026 13:01:50 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/voter-guide-2026-primary-runoffs-election-date-early-voting-texas-bexar-county-san-antonio/273-dc2bf9f9-8293-49fb-b38c-3dbbf1273adb Bexar County Democrats will decide their nominee for criminal district attorney. On the state level, nominees for the open attorney general race will be locked down. elections news politics local home dc2bf9f9-8293-49fb-b38c-3dbbf1273adb Tue, 26 May 2026 01:25:24 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/bexar-county-voting-election-texas-voter-registration-cards-what-id-do-i-need-identification-runoffs/273-31e7e2ac-9691-40fc-8b62-9b75a017638b Bexar County elections officials say there have been issues with some voter registration cards that have gone out. It won't affect you so long as you're registered. elections news politics local home 31e7e2ac-9691-40fc-8b62-9b75a017638b Tue, 26 May 2026 01:22:42 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/house-committee-daylight-saving-time-bill-sunshine-protection-act/507-a3cfc965-52fd-402d-9072-7e5a2f8ad17c A House committee's 48-1 approval of the "Sunshine Protection Act" reignites the debate over making daylight saving time permanent. nation-world news cct-tracking syndication life national-politics politics a3cfc965-52fd-402d-9072-7e5a2f8ad17c Mon, 25 May 2026 21:45:21 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/2026-texas-primary-runoff-election-coverage-watch-live-results-san-antonio-bexar-county/273-78ffca8f-65b4-43c5-8544-c8259f55e1e5 We're tracking key Texas and local races in the May 26, 2026, primary runoff election. elections news politics local home 78ffca8f-65b4-43c5-8544-c8259f55e1e5 Mon, 25 May 2026 16:54:36 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/us-senate-john-cornyn-ken-paxton/285-ec242d3e-3725-4630-ba0f-e38cc920eb22 Paxton rode an endorsement from President Trump as he unseated incumbent John Cornyn. elections news politics texas home ec242d3e-3725-4630-ba0f-e38cc920eb22 Mon, 25 May 2026 16:43:31 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/mayor-urges-dhs-to-avoid-immigration-enforcement-near-polling-sites-as-runoff-election-nears/273-6cc43582-df64-4601-bab7-4c082a1887a0 Gina Ortiz Jones is calling for federal caution amid concerns enforcement activity could discourage voters. local news immigration-news politics elections home 6cc43582-df64-4601-bab7-4c082a1887a0 Sat, 23 May 2026 13:52:17 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-ken-paxton-lawsuit-discord-online-safety-laws/269-019fd9e7-3713-45b2-aa6f-b07cc0bfedfa The popular online messaging service has previously come under fire over concerns surrounding cyberbullying and use by extremist groups. texas news politics tech home 019fd9e7-3713-45b2-aa6f-b07cc0bfedfa Fri, 22 May 2026 17:57:05 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bexar-county-primary-runoffs-election-da-district-attorney-race-chapa-davis-san-antonio-texas/273-5879f36d-a690-4ec0-8671-d3b26c3c73c9 Jane Davis and Luz Elena Chapa bring different perspectives to their campaigns for the county's top criminal prosecutor. local news elections politics 5879f36d-a690-4ec0-8671-d3b26c3c73c9 Fri, 22 May 2026 03:56:21 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/iran-war-resolution-republicans-no-house-vote/507-398867c7-e0b5-4f01-a426-612247277d55 Republicans are struggling to find votes to block legislation aimed at curbing the Iran war, revealing waning support in Congress. nation-world news cct-tracking syndication national-politics politics associatedpress 398867c7-e0b5-4f01-a426-612247277d55 Fri, 22 May 2026 01:33:32 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-son-don-jr-wedding/507-80b27788-8198-49d6-a286-9b9b8523b9c8 President Donald Trump said Thursday he will "try" to attend his eldest son's wedding this weekend but cited the Iran war and a packed schedule. nation-world news cct-tracking syndication national-politics politics 80b27788-8198-49d6-a286-9b9b8523b9c8 Fri, 22 May 2026 00:39:40 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/dnc-post-election-autopsy-democrats-2024/507-d13e5b63-dacf-423c-be4c-ca13f3a0384a The report's release followed intense internal pressure from frustrated Democratic operatives who had publicly demanded the release of the post-election autopsy. nation-world news cct-tracking syndication politics associatedpress d13e5b63-dacf-423c-be4c-ca13f3a0384a Thu, 21 May 2026 15:40:13 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/yall-itics/new-world-screwworms-threatening-texas/287-ea3c7172-eb48-4654-8db4-4a6d853b88ed New World screwworms (NWS) are now only dozens of miles from Texas’ southern border. yall-itics news politics home ea3c7172-eb48-4654-8db4-4a6d853b88ed Thu, 21 May 2026 00:54:52 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/attack-on-iran/average-gas-prices-abouve-4-dollars-in-us-memorial-day/507-a9303bf9-1183-482c-a4ce-b2317ee3cd5f Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner, and Americans this year will be paying significantly more to reach their summer destinations. attack-on-iran syndication cct-tracking travel news nation-world politics a9303bf9-1183-482c-a4ce-b2317ee3cd5f Wed, 20 May 2026 15:31:05 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/may-19-primary-election-results-live-maps/507-fb6246c5-df02-47be-ba7d-1f52546c9f91 There are several closely watched races across the country. Here are live updates. elections news politics nation-world cct-tracking syndication fb6246c5-df02-47be-ba7d-1f52546c9f91 Wed, 20 May 2026 14:46:54 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/states-challenge-trump-administration-new-caps-federal-student-loans-healthcare-education/507-a3fcbbd7-4626-4882-b661-1e76df6cc84e The Education Department defended the loan caps on student loans, saying they were already incentivizing colleges and universities to lower tuition. nation-world news cct-tracking syndication national-politics politics associatedpress education health a3fcbbd7-4626-4882-b661-1e76df6cc84e Wed, 20 May 2026 10:51:14 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/thomas-massie-concedes-ed-gallrein-kentucky-president-donald-trump/507-78b7d8e5-d71d-4490-8fac-99c321b7ceab Thomas Massie took to the podium, wasting no time taking jabs at Ed Gallrein, the billionaires and big money groups that he believes influenced the primary. elections news politics nation-world cct-tracking syndication top-of-funnel associatedpress 78b7d8e5-d71d-4490-8fac-99c321b7ceab Wed, 20 May 2026 08:04:20 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/elections/texas-senate-runoff-trump-endorses-ken-paxton/285-2f0b62ea-98be-48cd-9db5-e37e29ac18eb President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Republican Senate runoff against Sen. John Cornyn ahead of the May 26 election. elections news politics texas local home 2f0b62ea-98be-48cd-9db5-e37e29ac18eb Wed, 20 May 2026 00:09:48 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/money/economy/what-soaring-gas-prices-mean-for-texas-and-how-long-it-could-take-for-costs-to-come-down/273-1466fc0c-c5fb-4a6e-9176-a0e3b2690d34 Here’s what you should know about the market forces at play and what higher prices mean for oil companies and the state. economy money politics news 1466fc0c-c5fb-4a6e-9176-a0e3b2690d34 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:25:54 GMT https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/us-citizenship-immigration-services-uscis-backlog/507-48d95241-0776-497d-a63b-a63983be1af6 USCIS faces a massive backlog of 11.6 million immigration cases, leaving green card applicants and others in limbo as processing times become unpredictable. nation-world news immigration-news politics top-of-funnel syndication cct-tracking 48d95241-0776-497d-a63b-a63983be1af6 Tue, 19 May 2026 12:45:00 GMT