Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is expected to launch a Senate bid that will dramatically reshape the race for the seat held by Republican Sen. John Cornyn, according to the Dallas Morning News, as reported by @AZ_Intel_ on X over the past 59 minutes ending at 10:15 PM UTC on December 7, 2025. The announcement, shared during the reporting window from 9:15 PM UTC, highlights Crockett's anticipated entry into the Texas Senate contest currently held by Cornyn, per the Dallas Morning News article cited in the X post at https://x.com/AZ_Intel_/status/1997777042243477896. Separately, New York Times writer Amanda Hess profiled Jennifer Welch's 'I've Had It' podcast, prompting praise from Nelini Stamp, director of strategy and outreach for the Working Families Party, who described Welch's critique of the Democratic Party as powerful given her Oklahoma roots, according to an X post by @jmart at https://x.com/jmart/status/1997762134462087196 during the same period.
