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The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to repeal a portion of a 1988 ordinance that provided the language used by a group in a police-centered charter amendment that Dallas voters narrowly approved last week.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy at the White House, a source with knowledge of the transition team’s plans said Monday, NBC News reports.

Here are five things to know about former police officer and immigration officer Tom Homan.

Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two decades since it abandoned the GOP, NBC News reports.

Wiles will be the first ever female White House chief of staff.

Subsidies to buy insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces are set to expire at the end of 2025. If they’re not extended, coverage could become unaffordable for many.

Tens of thousands of Americans are looking into moving abroad after Donald Trump’s historic presidential reelection.

Donald Trump’s federal criminal cases likely will be dismissed now that he has been elected president, while his state criminal cases could at the least be frozen until after he leaves office.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who may play a key role in public health issues under Trump’s second administration, offered more details on what he would do in that role.

NBC News projects Julie Johnson to win Congressman Colin Allred’s open House District 32 seat. NBC 5’s David Goins has more on the race for District 32.

State Representative Craig Goldman is set to transition into the role of a Congressman. He has secured the position for U.S. House District 12, which has been held by Kay Granger for nearly three decades. NBC 5’s Tahara Rahman was at his watch party.

Sen. Ted Cruz addresses supports in Houston after he’s declared the projected winner in the Texas Senate Race. 

One of the most competitive races in Texas is the race for Texas House District 112. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports on the race where Democrat Averie Bishop hopes to unseat incumbent Republican Angie Chen Button.

Congressman Colin Allred will watch election night results come in at Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas. NBC 5’s Vince Sims reports the Democratic candidate spent Election Day rallying volunteers at party headquarters. 

Sen. Ted Cruz will gather with supporters and GOP lawmakers to watch the election results come in from Houston. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports the race could impact the control of the U.S. Senate.

Already nine million Texans have cast a ballot during Early Voting. Some expect Election Day to break the Texas record for voter turnout, but it’s not the end of the process. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan reports we’ll only see unofficial results on Nov. 5.

These sleeper congressional races could determine which party wins a majority in the House or Senate, which will have a substantial impact on the next president’s agenda.

Officials are bracing for “constitutional sheriffs,” who believe they can seize voting machines and patrol polling places, to try to interfere in the elections.

The new law will require hospitals to ask patients about their citizenship status. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us the details.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Donald Trump called his Madison Square Garden rally a “lovefest.”