The U.S. House Democratic campaign arm added Vallejo to its “Red to Blue” program, which supports promising candidates challenging Republican incumbents.
Matthew Choi
Matthew Choi is a Washington correspondent for The Texas Tribune. He previously covered energy and climate policy at Politico, where he wrote the Morning Energy newsletter and covered campaign events as a breaking news reporter during the 2020 presidential election and the Mueller investigation. Before joining Politico, Matthew was a two-time reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune based in Austin, reporting on education, health care, immigration, guns, agriculture and land management. He graduated from Northwestern University where he studied journalism and political science and was managing editor of The Daily Northwestern. Matthew is a native of Northern Virginia and speaks both French and English. In his free time, Matthew enjoys cooking French country food while listening to Simon and Garfunkel.
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Politics
“Hold the line”: Republicans rally to Abbott’s defense in border standoff with Biden
From the Texas House to former President Donald Trump, Republicans around the country defended Gov. Greg Abbott’s challenges to the Biden administration’s border policies.
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Politics
U.S. Rep. Colin Allred joins Republicans to condemn Biden’s handling of border
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez blasted Allred for the vote. Gutierrez and Allred are running for the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
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2024 Texas Elections
Ted Cruz backs defense of Trump’s eligibility in 2024 election
Cruz led an amicus brief defending Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for president. Cruz endorsed Trump this week.
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Politics
From Donald Trump to Mike Johnson, Chip Roy is a thorn in the Republican Party
Roy toyed with ousting the House speaker over a government spending deal and has antagonized MAGA world with his resistance to Trump.
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Congress
Texas Republicans at the front of intensifying effort to impeach Mayorkas
Democrats dismiss the ouster effort as a partisan abuse of impeachment.
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Congress
New Jan. 6 video shows U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls in tense Capitol standoff
Despite once condemning the violent attack, Nehls has since downplayed the insurrection and defended many of the rioters who have been prosecuted.
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Economy
Texans receiving federal food assistance caught in crosshairs of congressional funding fight
More than 225,000 Texans could get turned away from the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children next year unless Congress allocates more money for the program, advocates and the White House warns. But partisan divisions are obscuring the path forward on government funding.
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Politics
Congress greenlights psychedelic treatment bill for active duty service members suffering from PTSD
The measure would allow superv ised clinical studies with active duty members. Psychedelic treatments for PTSD have found conservative supporters in the state for years.
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Congress
Latino Texas Democrats in U.S. House push back as White House entertains GOP border policy
To secure more aid for Ukraine, the White House is negotiating with Senate Republicans on a deal to revive Trump-era border policies. But some Democratic Texans in Congress say their party is giving up too much.
