The Latest Breaking News from Henry Cuellar

One year later, there have been no arrests or charges filed related to the case. Cuellar maintains that he was never the target of the investigation and will ultimately be cleared of wrongdoing.

Riding the success of his historic congressional session last year where he helped pass the first gun safety bill signed into law in a generation, Cornyn is hopeful that his ability to strike deals across the aisle will help Congress achieve another elusive legislative goal: an immigration deal.

Rather than protect Dreamers, GOP lawmakers push to strengthen border measures

Negotiators are nearing a bipartisan funding agreement to pave the way for an omnibus package to clear both chambers next week.

The House passed the American Dream and Promise Act in March 2021, which would allow DACA recipients, or “Dreamers,” to apply for permanent residency and end the legal limbo that has repeatedly jeopardized their ability to stay in the United States.

The Republican Party set its sights on South Texas and other areas around the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2022 midterm elections in part of its push for a so-called “red wave” to usher in a large House majority.

Republican efforts to lean into immigration concerns fell short on the border, along with a lackluster GOP showing nationwide.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is taking the the first major step toward becoming House speaker

The GOP flipped only one of the three congressional seats it wanted this cycle. But the party made inroads down the ballot.