Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred will meet Tuesday night in the only debate of their Texas Senate race that could help determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Nationally, Democrats view Texas as one of their few potential pickup chances in the Senate this year,

Texas Republican Ted Cruz has said he's being "viciously outspent" and "pounded every day" as he seeks to retain his Senate seat against a challenge from Democratic Representative Colin Allred. Cruz made the remarks during an appearance on Sean Hannity's Fox News show on Monday,

As polls show his race tightening, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is lashing out at national Republicans for not doing more to help him in his battle against Democrat Colin Allred. Cruz told Fox News he’s being massively outspent by Allred on the airwaves and couldn’t even afford to get his own ads on TV until three weeks ago.

Former President Donald Trump has a five percentage point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in Texas just days before the start of early voting.

For the latest news on the presidential election, read USA TODAY's live election updates for Tuesday, Oct. 15. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hit the campaign trail on Monday,

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris held a marginal 3-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump - 45% to 42% - as the two stayed locked in a tight race to win the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election,

Saturday's game at Texas will tell us a lot about this Georgia team and what it can be the rest of the season.

Unbeaten Oregon and Penn State climbed closer to No. 1 Texas, while Ohio State dropped only two spots to No. 4 after the Buckeyes' loss to the Ducks on Saturday.

Oregon and Penn State each moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll following thrilling wins in high-profile games