Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday there are Democrats in the U.S. House who are open to joining with some Republicans to elect a consensus choice for House Speaker.
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Video: Pelosi at the Texas Tribune Festival
Here’s full video of our Saturday conversation with U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi at The Texas Tribune Festival.
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Video: Homeland Security Begins at Home
Here’s full video of our “Homeland Security Begins at Home” panel discussion Saturday at The Texas Tribune Festival. The panel featured U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro, Henry Cuellar, Blake Farenthold, Beto O’Rourke and John Ratcliffe.
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Video: Can the Center Hold?
Here’s full video of our “Can the Center Hold?” panel discussion Saturday at The Texas Tribune Festival. The panel featured former U.S. Sens. Evan Bayh and Kay Bailey Hutchison, former U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros and former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu.
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Pete Sessions Makes His Leadership Move
If U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions is to succeed in his bid to serve as the third-ranking Republican in Congress, the 10-term Dallas congressman will need the support of his fellow Texans.
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Analysis: The Hard Way to Win a Speaker’s Race
Anti-establishment Republicans have tried three times to knock House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, out of the top job. Now they’re entering an election season nearly five dozen votes short of what they need.
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Analysis: Dancing With Those Who Brung Ya
Splitting the majority party in the House of Representatives leaves a potential speaker with two routes to the top. Lawmakers did it one way in Texas and another way in Washington, D.C.
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Texans Eye Leadership Posts After Boehner Retires
U.S. House Speaker John A. Boehner’s retirement could create an opportunity for at least two Texas Republicans — U.S. Reps. Pete Sessions and Jeb Hensarling, both of Dallas — to become national party leaders.
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U.S. Rep. Neugebauer Won’t Seek Re-election
U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock, announced Thursday that he would not seek re-election in 2016. Neugebauer has represented his West Texas district in Congress for seven terms.
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Cruz, Trump to Headline Rally Targeting Iran Deal
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will join real estate developer Donald Trump on Wednesday for a rally decrying President Obama’s Iran deal. The pair will speak on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol at noon Central time.