Republicans sharply restrict Jacksonville's RNC attendance over coronavirus fears

The Republican National Committee is sharply restricting attendance on three of the four nights of its convention in Jacksonville, Florida, next month, as it looks for ways to move forward with the event while coronavirus cases are spiking in the state.

Kanye West drops presidential bid: report

The 43-year-old rapper's campaign has reportedly been suspended less than two weeks after he shocked the nation with a tweet that confirmed his decision to run for president of the United States in November.

FOX 7 Discussion: Texas primary runoff election

Ed Espinoza with Progress Texas and Travis County GOP chairman Matt Mackowiak join Mike Warren on FOX 7 Austin to discuss today's primary runoff election in Texas.

Runoff election brings voters despite COVID-19 fears

The runoff election Tuesday was pushed back from May to July because of COVID-19 and the governor also extended the early voting period from one week to two.

Texas Supreme Court refuses to order Houston to host Texas GOP convention

The Texas Supreme Court dismissed an appeal of a state district judge’s denial of a temporary restraining order sought by the state Republican Party.

Trump postpones New Hampshire rally over tropical storm

President Donald Trump is postponing his planned rally Saturday in New Hampshire citing a tropical storm threatening parts of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England.

Early voting in Travis County ends July 10

Polling locations in Travis County have also changed due to COVID-19 concerns. Grocery stores and Austin Community College Campuses are not polling locations in this year's elections. 

Jacksonville businesses file lawsuit to block RNC from coming to city, or shrink attendance

Several business owners in Jacksonville have sued the city and President Donald Trump's campaign in an effort to stop the Republican National Convention from coming next month.

Biden wants US to produce more of its own pandemic supplies

Joe Biden is promising to shift production of medical equipment and other key pandemic-fighting products “back to U.S. soil,” creating jobs and bolstering a domestic supply chain he says has been exposed as inadequate and vulnerable by the coronavirus outbreak.

Biden says he is going to ‘transform’ the nation if elected

The tweet comes after a politically charged Fourth of July weekend, as the country works to manage a new surge in COVID-19 cases and tries to emerge from weeks of tense protests that have resulted in a widening divide between Democrats and Republicans.

Ex-Bush officials launch super PAC backing Biden over Trump

A group of former George W. Bush administration and campaign officials have launched a new super PAC supporting Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.