Democrats Boiling Over Attacks on Julián Castro
Julián Castro’s allies are boiling over criticism from progressive corners regarding his tenure as secretary of the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development. Full Story
Abby Livingston joined The Texas Tribune in 2014 as the publication's first Washington bureau chief, and departed August 2022. In this role, she covered members in the Texas congressional delegation and campaigns back in the home state. A seventh-generation Texan, Abby grew up in Fort Worth and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to the Tribune, Abby worked for NBC, CNN, National Journal and Roll Call. At the Tribune, she won the 2017 National Press Club Award for Washington regional reporting and the Society of Professional Journalists' 2018 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Washington correspondence. Abby is a contributing writer to the Almanac of American Politics and frequently appears on MSNBC, CNN and Sirius XM radio. She also had a role on an episode of "The Bold and The Beautiful." In keeping with the Trib’s great history of hiring softball stars, Abby is a three-time MVP (the most in game history) for The Bad News Babes, the women’s press softball team that takes on female members of Congress in the annual Congressional Women’s Softball breast cancer charity game.
Julián Castro’s allies are boiling over criticism from progressive corners regarding his tenure as secretary of the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development. Full Story
Effectively broadening U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's path to becoming the Republican presidential nominee, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan insisted Tuesday he would not accept such a nomination this summer at the GOP convention in Cleveland. Full Story
Texas Democrats defended Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro after liberal groups aimed to disqualify him from the vice presidential selection process. Full Story
The widely held perception in Washington is that Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are the two same-state senators who least like each other. The most frequently used word observers use to describe the relationship is “disconnected.” Full Story
Also, Cruz issues firmest denial of tabloid suggestions of extra-marital affairs and Lindsey Graham offers his strongest statements of support yet for Cruz. Full Story
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Wednesday that he will continue to remain neutral in the GOP nomination fight and will not endorse his fellow Texan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, for president. Full Story
Texas Republicans currently hold seven chairmanships in the U.S. House, giving the state an outsized role in moving forward key legislation. But almost all of those members are due to to hand over their gavels in the next five years. Full Story
As efforts to increase the number of women in Congress have drawn more attention this year, the highest-ranking Republican woman in the U.S. House led female colleagues on a fundraising tour through Texas this month. Full Story
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz picked up two key endorsements Wednesday: one from ex-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and another from powerful conservative group Club for Growth. Full Story
As Americans were learning about the latest terrorist attacks in Western Europe, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called for law enforcement targeting of Muslim neighborhoods, while also taking swipes at both President Obama and Donald Trump. Full Story