Politics & Policy
February 6, 2021
Ted Cruz Is Courting Trump’s Base. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says He’s Doomed to Fail.
Supporters of the 45th president might not forget his contentious history with Texas’s junior senator.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Politics & Policy
March 5, 2020
The Bernie Sanders Movement Isn’t Winning Down-Ballot Primaries
Jessica Cisneros is the latest AOC-backed, Bernie-style candidate to fall short.
Politics & Policy
February 27, 2020
Henry Cuellar’s Constituents Are Restless, But Are They Ready for AOC Ally Jessica Cisneros?
Voters in the Laredo-based border district will choose between the eight-term conservative Democrat and a young, progressive immigration attorney who is running an unabashedly left-wing campaign.
News & Politics
July 15, 2019
What the Hell Is Happening at the Border? (An Occasional Series, July 15 Edition)
A secret Facebook group full of racist memes includes the head of Border Patrol, Elizabeth Warren promises sweeping reform, and the acting head of Homeland Security contradicts the agency's own watchdog.
Politics & Policy
June 13, 2019
Congressman Henry Cuellar Draws a Primary Challenger from the Left
Can 26-year-old Jessica Cisneros pull off the same sort of political upset as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
Politics & Policy
May 31, 2019
Now We Know What the Venn Diagram of Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Looks Like
Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez both want to stop members of Congress from going on to become lobbyists.
Politics & Policy
April 24, 2019
Can Out-of-State Liberals Oust a Texas Democrat?
The group that made Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a star in New York aims to unseat veteran Laredo congressman Henry Cuellar.
Politics & Policy
March 11, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Outdraws Presidential Candidates at SXSW
The freshman congresswoman even took a question from Bill Nye, the Science Guy.