Tag Archives: Pete Sessions
We Support Pre-Existing Condition Protections, Say Republicans Who’ve Repeatedly Tried to Eliminate Them
A Texas lawsuit has put the ACA’s popular pre-existing conditions provision front and center ahead of midterms, to the chagrin of Republicans who have vehemently opposed the law for years.
“Everyone agrees we’re going to protect pre-existing conditions,” Senator Ted Cruz said in a debate this month. Yes, the same Ted Cruz who forced a federa...Read More
Election 2018: Races to Watch
The 2018 midterm elections could be among the most competitive in Texas in recent memory. When early voting starts on October 22, Texans will have their first c...Read More
Has Pete Sessions Marinated in D.C. Too Long for Texas Voters?
In the 2008 presidential election, John McCain won Texas’ Congressional District 32 by 11 percentage points, and in 2012, Mitt Romney won it by 15. It was not...Read More
Dallas Democrat Colin Allred on his Bid to Unseat Pete Sessions
The former NFL linebacker talks about protests during the national anthem, North Texas activism and the likelihood of a presidential impeachment.
Texas’ 32nd Congressional District sprawls across the northern suburbs of Dallas and includes some of the most affluent neighborhoods in the state. The region...Read More
How Pete Sessions Lives the High Life on Corporate Donors’ Dime
For years, the powerful Dallas congressman has used a largely unregulated political fund to court powerful special interests with luxurious perks.
Golf outings at an exclusive country club. A catered suite at a Dallas Cowboys game. Swanky ski resort getaways in the mountains of Utah. Life is good for Congr...Read More
What Texas Republicans Are (and Aren’t) Saying About Trump’s Family Separation Policy
While desperate immigrant families are torn apart and children sent to “tent cities” in Texas, most of the state’s prominent Republicans are more than happy to get behind Trump.
Over the past couple of weeks, the nation has been forced to confront the realities of President Trump’s goal of stopping immigration at the southern border w...Read More
Pete Sessions: Blimp King. House Speaker?
Texas' congressional delegation could soon control two of the top leadership positions in the House and Senate—and what a kingdom of leadership riches we have to offer.
Soon, Texans could hold two of the top leadership positions in the House and Senate. A look at the Texans vying to replace House Majority Leader Eric Cantor....Read More
The Katrina Pierson Bubble Bursts
The news that tea partier Katrina Pierson was taking unemployment benefits to supplement her career in activism is the latest setback in a campaign that's faile...Read More