In recent House primaries, Nancy Pelosi saved Henry Cuellar but threw Kurt Schrader to the wolves. Now what?
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Posted inTAP
Who’s for Whom in Today’s Texas Runoff?
Today on TAP: Jessica Cisneros’s backers don’t only come from the left.
Posted inPolitics
Latino Super PAC Comes to Rescue of Anti-Abortion Dem Henry Cuellar
A new super PAC run by Biden, Obama, and Sanders consultants just dropped a quarter million into the race against pro-choice woman Jessica Cisneros.
Posted inPolitics
‘Pelosi Has Endorsed Me. Steny Has Endorsed Me. Clyburn Has Endorsed Me.’
Amidst a national outcry over abortion rights, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn visits San Antonio to campaign for pro-life Henry Cuellar.
Posted inPolitics
Democratic Leadership Still Supporting the House’s Only Anti-Abortion Democrat
Henry Cuellar was the only Democrat to oppose codifying Roe v. Wade. He’s getting leadership support in his runoff election against a progressive pro-choice challenger.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Private Drilling Flares Up in Texas’s Permian Basin
The businesses competing with the big oil drillers are also the dirtiest operators around.
Posted inPolitics
Fossil Fuel Allies in Congress Stand With Embattled Rep. Henry Cuellar
Cuellar, who has the worst environmental voting record of any Democrat in Congress, faces a competitive primary challenge from Green New Deal backer Jessica Cisneros.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Tax Breaks Cushion Tesla’s Texas Landing
The company pledges jobs, but the history of economic development incentives shows that many communities give up more than they get.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How the Texas Legislature Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the ACA Marketplace
It’s all about pretending a boatload of federal cash helps the free market.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Red-State War Against Women, Gays, Transgender Americans …
Republicans’ culture-war legislation is both wedge-issue politics and a subjugation of women and minorities.