Enthusiasm for Texas Democratic candidates extends beyond Beto O’Rourke as progressive Democrats raise unprecedented amounts of money.
Andrew Eversden
Andrew Eversden was a 2018 reporting fellow, based in Washington, D.C. He graduated from American University, majoring in journalism and political science. He previously covered the Colorado congressional delegation for The Durango Herald, a local paper in southwest Colorado. He also reported for Current, a trade publication covering public media. Andrew is originally from Phoenix, Arizona, where he spent two summers covering health care for a local trade publication, The Hertel Report.
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Congress
Texas Democrats in Congress oppose Trump proposal to end birthright citizenship. Most Republicans have stayed silent.
Three of the four Republicans who responded to our requests for comment said they supported President Donald Trump’s idea.
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Politics
Beto O’Rourke says Ted Cruz has an attendance problem. Cruz has missed 14 percent of votes; O’Rourke has missed 3 percent.
Both candidates missed slightly more votes than their chambers’ medians.
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Texas Elections 2018
Campaign for congressional candidate Mike Siegel disputes account of worker’s arrest
A campaign field director was delivering a letter to county officials about voter registration problems at Prairie View A&M.
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Courts
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn calls Kavanaugh hearing “embarrassing,” draws McCarthy comparisons
Earlier, Cornyn had declined to directly question Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
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Congress
Texas farmers on edge as $430 billion farm bill runs up against deadline
Funding for crucial safety net programs for thousands of Texas farmers expires Sept. 30. Congress has four working days to act.
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Congress
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn defends Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s impartiality at hearing
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn worked to pick apart Democrats’ concerns about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s impartiality on Wednesday, the second day of Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz says Beto O’Rourke voted against Harvey tax breaks. O’Rourke says there’s more to the story.
O’Rourke said he voted against the bill because of what was not included in it.