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Reporting from Washington and beyond, across politics, immigration, the courts, and health policy. Every headline links to the published piece.
The LinkedIn co-founder’s donation was nearly 80% of the pro-Talarico super PAC’s second-quarter haul. It comes as the Austin Democrat wages a campaign focused on keeping big money out of politics.
Almost none of the state’s major Republican officials have weighed in on the killing of a Houston man by federal agents, and U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston said she had not spoken with Gov. Greg Abbott.
With Alejandro Serrano and Gabby Birenbaum
Just 2% of Texas voters call abortion the state’s most pressing problem. Advocates are reframing the issue as one of reproductive healthcare that affects families’ pocketbooks.
The outgoing senator said requiring voters to register with a party — and limiting GOP primary access to registered Republicans — would be “paving the way to minority party status.”
An interactive presentation of The Daily Northwestern's Fall 2025 poll of Northwestern undergraduates.
How a grassroots Arab American group grew from a basement operation into an advocacy voice reaching the White House.
The bill raises penalties on fentanyl-related substances but leaves addiction treatment untouched — which experts say is why it will fall short.
The mayors of Chicago, New York, Boston and Denver defended their cities' sanctuary policies before the House Oversight Committee.
Inside oral arguments in Esteras v. United States, on what courts may weigh when revoking a defendant's supervised release.
With Jeremy Fredricks
A Senate Judiciary hearing on the opioid crisis runs headlong into the administration's new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China.
The Senate Judiciary Committee pressed Trump's FBI nominee on the Bureau's independence and the president's pardons.
Fifteen years after Citizens United v. FEC, House Democrats make their case that money still decides American politics.
Supporters say it makes Americans safer; immigration experts warn of racial profiling and overcrowded detention.
Where I’ve worked
Washington reporting fellow covering the Texas congressional delegation from Capitol Hill.
Reported from Washington on Congress, Supreme Court oral arguments, and White House briefings.
Pulliam Fellow writing daily breaking news and features for a metro newsroom.
Polling editor. Led data coverage, including WhoAreNU, a campus survey of more than 700 students.
Wrote arts, culture, and community features for the Dallas neighborhood magazine.
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