Texans in Congress mostly backed President Donald Trump’s recent airstrikes in Syria, according to a Tribune survey of the delegation.
Abby Livingston
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.
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Cornyn, Cruz part of Senate vote confirming Gorsuch to Supreme Court
The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday morning.
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Cornyn, Cruz join Senate GOP in ending filibuster on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
A senator’s ability to filibuster a U.S. Supreme Court nominee ended on Thursday.
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Midland congressman to lead House investigation into Russian hack
U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Midland, now has one of the most sensitive assignments in Congress.
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In shake up, Rick Perry moves into Trump’s national security inner circle
President Trump has named Energy Secretary Rick Perry to serve as one of his chief national security advisers, according to a memorandum published Wednesday.
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To beat Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke plans to throw out the Democratic playbook
No Texas Democrat has won a U.S. Senate seat in nearly 30 years or any statewide office since 1994. But U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke is optimistic he can break the streak, in part by eschewing consultants, pollsters and PAC money.
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Cruz and Cornyn urge Democrats to allow vote on Gorsuch
Amidst the threat of a filibuster from Democrats, U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz said Wednesday they are intent on finding a way for Republicans to confirm President Trump’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Rep. Beto O’Rourke to launch Senate run against Ted Cruz Friday
The 2018 Texas race for U.S. Senate is poised to start in earnest Friday, as U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke will officially launch his campaign to challenge U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, according to a colleague with direct knowledge of the El Paso Democrat’s thinking.
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Congress passes bill rolling back internet privacy rules
House Republicans passed a bill Tuesday that will allow internet service providers to continue to sell users’ browsing habits to advertisers.
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Ted Cruz on health care overhaul: “We have got to get it done”
“That’s had a rocky few days,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz told members of the Federalist Society, referencing the House GOP’s failed attempt to repeal the law. “But it’s important to keep in mind, No. 1, we have got to get it done.”
