Caitlin Cruz

Erica Castro is tearing a paper straw wrapper into limp confetti. She’s just wrapped up a brunch event with supporters of her husband, presidential candidate Julián Castro, and I’m sitting down with her at a Starbucks in San Antonio over iced coffee…

The president's eldest daughter has been around for many of his biggest moments. But it's unclear if Ivanka Trump is going to Vietnam for the second summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un. For reference, the first daughter didn't attend the…

During a procedural vote on Monday, the Senate blocked a bill for so-called "abortion survivors," which many reproductive rights advocates have criticized as having no scientific basis. The "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" was…

On Monday, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a statement saying a woman delivered a stillborn baby while in ICE custody after going into premature labor. The 24-year-old Honduran woman has…

On Monday, the nation's highest court issued an unusual decision. The U.S. Supreme Court vacated an equal pay ruling because a judge on a lower court died before the ruling was issued. Judge Stephen Reinhardt died on March 29, 2018, while his final…

In mid-February, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to build the southern border wall. Almost immediately Democratic politicians got to work to look for legal ways to oppose the president's move. One possible way to block Trump…

Reports have been circulating about the upcoming completion of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. But what happens if the Mueller report isn't released to the public? On Sunday, one House Democrat said the party is ready to take legal…

It's been nearly two years since Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed. After a number of high-profile arrests, pleas, and at least one conviction, the former FBI director is expected to submit his report soon. But for an ordinary citizen…

On Thursday, a group of Democratic senators introduced The Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act — and it could leave Trump with less wall funding options. The bill, if passed, would bar the president from taking funds from "disaster relief…

On Monday, to coincide with 2019 Presidents Day, protests against Trump's wall will take place around the country in response to him declaring a national emergency. Social justice activism groups Indivisible, Win Without War, and MoveOn.org, along…

Despite the government shutdown that briefly derailed the work of the Internal Revenue Service, Americans still have to pay taxes. But, for some, President Donald Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has only added to the confusion. To help, here are…

Returning to play his recurring parody of President Trump, Alec Baldwin mocked Trump's national emergency on Saturday Night Live — and the president was not happy. In a cold open for the weekly sketch comedy show, Baldwin walked out to a podium with…

After the government shutdown was finally called off and the government recently funded through September, Americans can finally turn their attention to their taxes. But as more Americans begin filing their returns with the Internal Revenue Service,…

While campaigning in New Hampshire, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said she supports a third gender marker for non-binary people and would back federal policy that protects it. Gillibrand said "yes" when asked if she supported "X" as a possible…

It was a rough weekend for Rep. Ilhan Omar, whose tweets about the pro-Israel lobby on Capitol Hill led to accusations of anti-Semitism. By Monday, even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for a public apology from Omar as charges of anti-Semitic…

President Donald Trump's first campaign rally of the year is going to have an unexpected visitor. Donors raised enough money to bring the Baby Blimp to Trump's El Paso, Texas campaign rally on Monday. The rally will be held "less than 1,000 feet"…

On Saturday evening in Los Angeles, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attended a pre-Grammy gala and won a standing ovation from the celebrity-filled audience. This wasn't the first time Pelosi had attended the annual pre-festivities party hosted by music…

In an interview aired on Sunday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam called slaves "indentured servants" while trying to explain the "difficult week" his state has endured as the result of his blackface scandal. The Democratic governor sat down for an…

Government funding is set to lapse again on Friday, and one of the committees responsible for brokering the deal is breaking barriers. New York Democrat Rep. Nita Lowey and Texas Republican Rep. Kay Granger are the first women to hold the…