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Indicted member of Congress steers campaign funds to legal fees amid bribery allegations
7 months, 1 week ago

Indicted member of Congress steers campaign funds to legal fees amid bribery allegations

Raw Story  

This article originally appeared in OpenSecrets. Piecing together Cuellar’s alleged bribery scheme Prosecutors say Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, used shell companies to launder nearly $600,000 in bribes in exchange for agreeing to “influence U.S. foreign policy in favor of Azerbaijan” and advance the interests of a Mexico City bank from at least 2014 through 2021. Imelda Cuellar wholly owns …

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Political consultants plead guilty in Henry Cuellar bribery case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Political consultants plead guilty in Henry Cuellar bribery case

Raw Story  

Two political consultants plead guilty in Henry Cuellar bribery case" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Two political consultants agreed to plead guilty to charges that they conspired with U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar to launder more than …

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De La Cruz wins US House seat; Cuellar, Gonzalez reelected
2 years, 1 month ago

De La Cruz wins US House seat; Cuellar, Gonzalez reelected

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Border Democrats in Texas held the line in two key House races on Tuesday night, but Republicans didn’t come away empty handed, gaining one seat after an aggressive play to remake the U.S.-Mexico border into a midterm battleground. The lone GOP victory in South Texas by Monica De La Cruz, who won an open race in the …

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‘What so many people told us was impossible’: Progressives promote early midterm success
2 years, 9 months ago

‘What so many people told us was impossible’: Progressives promote early midterm success

LA Times  

Eight years ago, Jessica Cisneros was an intern for Texas’ Rep. Henry Cuellar. “What we’re doing right now is what so many people told us was impossible,” Cisneros, a 28-year-old immigration lawyer, told supporters at a primary night campaign party Tuesday. “The narrative going into this election has been that progressives are trying to go too far too fast, that …

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Texas primary sets up governor's race between Beto and Abbott, while Cisneros-Cuellar remain close
2 years, 9 months ago

Texas primary sets up governor's race between Beto and Abbott, while Cisneros-Cuellar remain close

Daily Mail  

Greg Abbott will face Democrat Beto O'Rourke after voters in Texas opened what could be a lengthy, bruising primary season poised to reshape political power from state capitals to Washington. A much tighter race is the one between nine-term Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and Jessica Cisneros, who's been endorsed by prominent progressives in the party including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and …

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Abbott to face O’Rourke as Texas primaries set political field
2 years, 9 months ago

Abbott to face O’Rourke as Texas primaries set political field

Al Jazeera  

Republican Governor Greg Abbott will face Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke in November after both easily won their party’s nominations for Texas governor on Tuesday. O’Rourke, who has slammed United States President Joe Biden’s administration for not doing enough to secure the US-Mexico border, is fighting an uphill battle to become the first Democrat elected governor of Texas since 1994. “In …

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PICTURED: Inside the crowded makeshift migrant 'overflow' tent in Texas
3 years, 9 months ago

PICTURED: Inside the crowded makeshift migrant 'overflow' tent in Texas

Daily Mail  

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday the disturbing images of a crowded migrant 'overflow' tent in Texas showed what the Biden administration has said all along – the border facilities are no place for children. The pictures show inside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary overflow facility in Donna Congressman Henry Cuellar released the images; he confirmed …

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