Democratic governors are more trusted by their residents than their Republican counterparts, a new poll shows.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott did not include polling places in his recent statewide mask order.

Trump said the privately built wall ‘doesn’t even work.’

Doctors say they have seen children with cases of the virus.

Roughly three-quarters of new coronavirus cases are from states Trump won in 2016, where the backlash against his response could hurt GOP candidates up and down the ticket.

A number of transgender people have been killed in the past few weeks and are being misgendered in death.

John Cornyn once called extended unemployment benefits a ‘lifeline’ for U.S. families.

Bars and restaurants are closing in Texas and Florida as both states see record levels of new infections.

Mike Pence tried to spin the grim news as the coronavirus spreads in states that reopened too soon, against the advice of public health experts.

Substantial barriers remain in states across the country.

Sen. John Cornyn accused a state legislator of trying to ‘scare people’ over concerns that hospitals will soon reach capacity.

The pause on further reopenings does not roll back previous orders that already allowed much of the economy to reopen.

Gov. Greg Abbott, who has undermined public health measures in his state, now calls the coronavirus situation ‘unacceptable.’

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott repeatedly dismissed concerns over the virus to reopen the state’s economy. And now that cases are spiking, he’s shifting blame to residents.

Arizona, Florida, and Texas are among those states seeing the number of new coronavirus cases spike higher than ever.

Voters in the state will receive absentee ballot applications in the mail for November’s election.

Also: Virginia decriminalizes marijuana and voter safety wins the day in a couple of key states.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson noted that most voters ‘across the political spectrum want the option to vote by mail.’

Republican Ken Paxton claims allowing more Texas voters to apply for absentee ballots ‘increases the risk of voter fraud.’

A month of court battles has left behind chaos and confusion for patients seeking abortions.

Republican officials across the country have urged reopening businesses despite public health experts’ advice that doing so too quickly will result in more cases of the virus.

Also: Local governments work to ensure everyone can vote by mail, and Texas Democrats innovate to make voter registration easier.

State Rep. Jeff Leach praised Texas’ abortion ban during the coronavirus pandemic.

RegisterTexas.com allows voters to safely register to vote from home without having to risk their health during the pandemic.

Texas is trying to force people who need abortions to wait — but it also bans abortions later in pregnancy.

The comment came as the Jewish community prepared to celebrate Passover.

GOP officials are using the pandemic as an opportunity to push their right-wing agenda.

Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said elderly people at higher risk for the coronavirus would take care of themselves.

Greg Abbott spent the past week refusing to order the closure of businesses and schools.

Texas has closed 750 polling locations since 2012 — many in counties with high numbers of African American and Latino voters.