It's not every day that a politician's gaffe perfectly encapsulates his or her party's growing separation from a community that has been a vital part of its electoral coalition.
The New York Times on Wednesday published an article titled, "The Rise of the Far-Right Latina," painting Rep. Mayra Flores’s (R., Texas) historic victory in what was once a solidly Democratic district as part of a trend of Hispanic women adopting fringe ideologies.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott identified the gunman in an elementary school shooting that left at least 14 students and one teacher dead as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos during a press conference Tuesday.