LOS ANGELES (AP) – Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and has endorsed Joe Biden. It was a stunning collapse for the former New York City mayor, who had pinned his 2020 hopes on the Super Tuesday states and drained more than $500 million from his own fortune into…… MORE
A Dallas County GOP Election Judge Was a No-Show at a Polling Site
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – There is no word on why a Dallas County Republican Party election judge was a no-show at a polling location Tuesday. Rodney Anderson, Chairman of the DCRP says two other polling sites were used to accommodate voters after the snafu at Lake Highlands Junior High. Anderson says the problem did not cause…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Biden Wins Big, Young People Don’t Vote, and Brisket is Good For You!
0:24 — We all thought he was done for, but Joe Biden miraculously has turned his campaign around and dominated Super Tuesday. Allan Saxe joins Dave and Amy to analyze the turn-around. 8:32 — Young people showed up to Bernie’s rallies, but not the polls. We’ve got the numbers to prove it. PLUS, a new…… MORE
Sessions Advances to Texas GOP Runoff in Congress Return Bid
Former longtime Rep. Pete Sessions advanced Tuesday to a runoff for the Republican nomination in a rural central Texas district in his bid to return to Congress after being voted out of a different seat in 2018. Sessions surged in a crowded field in the GOP primary amid criticism that he cherry-picked the district to…… MORE
CDC Planned to Drop Cruise Quarantined Cruise Passengers at a Mall
San Antonio (WBAP/KLIF) – A San Antonio official says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention planned to drop off some cruise ship passengers at a mall after their release from a two-week quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base. City spokeswoman Laura Mayes says that was one reason the city declared a public health emergency…… MORE
Surprise Win In Texas For Joe Biden
Austin (AP) – Joe Biden has won Texas’ Democratic presidential primary. The state has 228 delegates at stake, the second biggest prize of the night. More than 2 million people had already voted in Texas even before polls opened for Tuesday’s primary. The state, which has long been reliably Republican, is growing increasingly bluer amid…… MORE
Dallas County Voters Experience Long Lines, Wait Times at Polling Places
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County voters endured long lines and high wait times Tuesday while casting their ballot in the Texas primary election. “I stood in line for three hours after work,” a Dallas man said. “And that was after I tried to other places on my lunch hour.” Nearly two hours after polls closed…… MORE
Kay Granger Claims Victory Over Challenger Chris Putnam in Republican Primary
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- U.S. Rep. Kay Granger of Fort Worth declared victory over Chris Putnam in the Republican Primary For Texas’ Congressional District 12. Putnam is Granger’s first primary challenger in almost a decade. Granger garnered a little over 57% of the vote, Putnam had almost 43 percent. Granger’s primary win secures her 13 term…… MORE
Air Force Veteran Poised for Runoff in Senate Race
(WBAP/KLIF) – The Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate in Texas is headed to a runoff. Air Force Veteran M.J. Hegar had the highest percentage of votes but no one in the crowded field of candidates reached a majority. Hegar told a crowd of supporters Tuesday night that she’s poised for a runoff and ultimately…… MORE
Cornyn Wins Primary Race
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn won his party’s Senate primary Tuesday, defeating his closest opponent by double digits. Following his win Cornyn told supporters “the stage has been set and this is a race not just between political parties, but a race for who we are as a state.” Cornyn’s democratic challenger will be…… MORE
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