Henry Cuellar

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D, Laredo), the most conservative Democrat in Congress, says he isn’t going to help the GOP elect a speaker.

Cuellar, who has served in this position since 2005, defeated Republican challenger Cassy Garcia with 56.4% of the vote to Garcia’s 43.6% with just over 80% of precincts reporting.

Henry Cuellar, a longtime congressman, has narrowly defeated progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros, according to a race call by The Associated Press.

While Cuellar declared victory in the race Tuesday night, Cisneros held a virtual press conference Thursday addressing the ongoing vote count.

Tension within the Democratic party is on full display once again in South Texas’ 28th Congressional district, where two diametrically opposed Democrats are battling for the party’s future.

The Trump-era policy has been used to expel asylum-seeking migrants since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. While some lawmakers hail its possible end, others have asked the Biden administration to hold off on ending the policy.

In one of the most closely watched Democratic primaries in the country, nine-term incumbent Henry Cuellar is headed to a runoff against his former intern, 28-year-old immigration attorney Jessica Cisneros.

Two years after they first squared off, nine-term Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar faces progressive Jessica Cisneros in a March 1 primary. Both Democrats and Republicans are watching the key race.

ABC and CBS News report the FBI’s raid this week on Congressman Henry Cuellar’s Laredo home is part of a wide-ranging federal investigation related to the country of Azerbaijan and several U.S. businessman.

Immigrant rights attorney Jessica Cisneros is once again mounting a primary challenge against longtime Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar for Texas’ 28th Congressional District.