{"id":4314,"date":"2018-08-15T15:04:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T15:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/progressive-democrat-mike-siegel-challenges-wealthy-right-wing-rep-mike-mccaul-in-texas\/"},"modified":"2018-08-15T15:04:40","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T15:04:40","slug":"progressive-democrat-mike-siegel-challenges-wealthy-right-wing-rep-mike-mccaul-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/progressive-democrat-mike-siegel-challenges-wealthy-right-wing-rep-mike-mccaul-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Democrat Mike Siegel Challenges Wealthy Right-Wing Rep. Mike McCaul in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NoGLyDmqFM8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We speak to Austin City attorney Mike Siegel, who took Texas to court to stop the &#8220;anti-immigrant&#8221; show me your papers law. He is running a strong campaign against Republican incumbent Mike McCaul in 10th Congressional district<\/p>\n<p>Visit https:\/\/therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https:\/\/therealnews.com\/donate.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Progressive Democrat Mike Siegel Challenges Wealthy Right-Wing Rep. Mike McCaul in Texas<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Progressive+Democrat+Mike+Siegel+Challenges+Wealthy+Right-Wing+Rep.+Mike+McCaul+in+Texas&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Progressive Democrat Mike Siegel Challenges Wealthy Right-Wing Rep. Mike McCaul in Texas - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663c32ee47024d429b181889e58af209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2024%2Fapr%2F24%2Fdonald-payne-jr-dies-65&amp;c=17992156132997614007&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Jersey congressman Donald Payne Jr dies aged 65\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tributes paid to progressive Democrat who succeeded his father in Congress in 2012 \u2013 a \u2018steadfast champion for the people\u2019 Donald Payne Jr, a US congressman from New Jersey, died on ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663c32ee47024d429b181889e58af209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2024%2F04%2F24%2Fpolitics%2Fnew-jersey-democratic-rep-donald-payne-jr%2F&amp;c=10481154994314815228&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Jersey Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dies, Speaker Johnson announces\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>US Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a New Jersey Democrat, has died, Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday. \u201cWe are saddened to be informed of the passing today of congressman Donald M. Payne ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663c32ee47024d429b181889e58af209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fdemocratic-new-jersey-rep-donald-payne-jr-dead-65&amp;c=5212986438114583445&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDemocratic New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dead at 65\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rep. Mike Gallagher. R-Wisc., submitted his resignation paperwork Wednesday, a source confirmed, leaving 217 Republicans and 212 Democrats, and six vacancies. Fox News' Ryan Schmelz contributed to ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663c32ee47024d429b181889e58af209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fbrianbushard%2F2024%2F04%2F24%2Fnew-jersey-democratic-rep-donald-payne-dies-at-65%2F&amp;c=9513465576167722072&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Jersey Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Dies At 65\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Six-term Democratic New Jersey ... including Colorado Rep. Ken Buck., a Trump critic who resigned last month, as well as Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher, who resigned last week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663c32ee47024d429b181889e58af209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2F2024%2F04%2F24%2Fdemocrats-mike-johnson-ouster-vote-00153802&amp;c=12469025697472400016&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInside Dems\u2019 thinking on saving Mike Johnson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Democrats are increasingly open to the idea of voting to protect Speaker Mike Johnson against an ... penalize a speaker for doing the right thing,\u201d said Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663c32ee47024d429b181889e58af209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pennlive.com%2Fnews%2F2024%2F04%2Fchristie-clinches-democratic-nomination-to-challenge-gop-rep-gleim.html%3FoutputType%3Damp&amp;c=1211643136626446453&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChristie clinches Democratic nomination to challenge GOP Rep. Gleim\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rick Christie has won the Democratic nomination to face incumbent Republican Rep. Barb Gleim in the race ... who may feel alienated by hard-right politics will be key, he said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663c32ee47024d429b181889e58af209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kwwl.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fnew-jersey-democratic-rep-donald-payne-jr-dies-speaker-johnson-announces%2Farticle_36ae32cd-fce4-5aaf-aa06-e96f54392c4f.html&amp;c=14146090754308564667&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Jersey Democratic Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dies, Speaker Johnson announces\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>(CNN) \u2014 US Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a New Jersey Democrat, has died, Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday. \u201cWe are saddened to be informed of the passing today of congressman Donald M.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663c32ee47024d429b181889e58af209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fsimple-fix-texas-wing-courts-100000389.html&amp;c=1635838228216106151&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to Fix the Right-Wing Racket in the Texas Courts\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>But the Fifth Circuit and the Texas federal courts are fundamentally different. They are structured to ensure that right-wing litigants almost always ... claimed they had standing to challenge the FDA ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663c32ee47024d429b181889e58af209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fpolitics%2Farchive%2F2024%2F04%2Fmike-johnson-ukraine-democrats%2F678161%2F&amp;c=7943836676708623286&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Democrat\u2019s Case for Saving Mike Johnson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI think they see Mike Johnson as different. I think they want me to save him. They\u2019re tired of chaos, regardless of party.\u201d Last month, Representative ... re a Democrat or progressive ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663c32ee47024d429b181889e58af209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fvideo%2Fnews%2Fdemocrats-trying-to-appease-radical-progressive-base-rep-mike-lawler%2Fvi-AA1nAGWa&amp;c=14835945808789224863&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDemocrats trying to appease radical, progressive base: Rep. Mike Lawler\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., discusses the Democrats' silence on antisemitism and the impact of the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses. Want the Max $4,873 Social Security Benefit? Here's the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663c32ee47024d429b181889e58af209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.news.yahoo.com%2Frep-mike-lawler-ny-republicans-181945845.html&amp;c=17134273591508758646&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRep. Mike Lawler, NY Republicans rip Democratic opponents over \u2018silence\u2019 on rampant antisemitism at Columbia\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Freshman Rep. Mike Lawler and ... No congressional Democrats have called for Shafik\u2019s resignation yet, but New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer suggested Monday that could change soon. \u201cAre they going to ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663c32ee47024d429b181889e58af209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fmeet-the-press%2Fvideo%2Fprogressive-democrat-stands-by-vote-opposing-aid-to-israel-despite-primary-challenge-209569861662&amp;c=14928917678915307215&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProgressive Democrat stands by vote opposing aid to Israel despite primary challenge\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Progressive Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) is facing a primary challenge largely because of her position on the Israel-Hamas war. NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali reports on the state of ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We speak to Austin City attorney Mike Siegel, who took Texas to court to stop the &#8220;anti-immigrant&#8221; show me your papers law. He is running a strong campaign against Republican incumbent Mike McCaul in 10th Congressional district Visit https:\/\/therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https:\/\/therealnews.com\/donate. 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