The Democratic U.S. Senate candidates weighed in on everything from foreign policy and the recent U.S. military actions in Venezuela to healthcare costs and whether they'd support raising taxes on billionaires.

Here's what happened when Democratic Senate hopefuls Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico took the debate stage on Saturday.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) and state Rep. James Talarico (D) faced off Saturday in the first debate of their closely watched Texas Senate primary. The hourlong debate was hosted by the Texas AFL-CIO,

Texas Democrats Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico are set for a Saturday showdown in the first debate of their closely watched Senate primary. The stakes are high for both campaigns,

WASHINGTON – Texas’ Democratic Senate candidates mixed it up in their first debate Saturday, offering competing ideas on what will attract voters and finally end the party’s three-decade losing streak in statewide politics.

Two of the Democrats’ rising stars, Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico, are seeing if a red state should be won courting disaffected Republicans or focusing on the party’s base.

Meet the candidates running for the U.S. House in Texas’ 10th Congressional District, including key background and positions ahead of the election.

Early voting begins Jan. 21 as Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards compete to fill Houston’s long-vacant congressional seat.

Texas’ Senate Republican primary, meanwhile, looks headed for a runoff. The survey found U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in a dead heat against Attorney General Ken Paxton, with neither eclipsing 30%.

While the GOP will still hold 218 seats in the House to the Democrats' 214, it means they can't afford to lose even two of their members on a big vote. That is big trouble for Speaker Mike Johnson.