Reena Diamante

Texas, Washington, D.C., United States

Texas Political Reporter at Spectrum News Austin

Texas Political Reporter at Spectrum News Texas

🇵🇭🇺🇸 Washington Correspondent covering Texas politics + national news for @SpectrumNewsDC @SpectrumNews1TX. Previously @NY1. Filipina Immigrant. #VamosRafa

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Advocates warn GOP changes to Medicaid will affect Texas hospitals, patients

9 hours ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Reena Diamante

WASHINGTON — Texas lawmakers are at the center of the debate on health care cuts as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending plan. This is happening as Texas hospitals and health care experts worry the proposed reductions in Medicaid funding will mean the most vulnerable patients, including children and those with disabilities, will lose coverage.
Both optimism and uncertainty as Class of 2025 enters the job market

5 days ago | spectrumnews1.com | Ashley Gatz |Reena Diamante

The Class of 2025 is getting ready to enter the workforce at a time of economic uncertainty. Although the latest monthly jobs report was solid, a new survey finds hiring for recent grads is slower than expected.
Trump ramps up hardline immigration enforcement

2 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Reena Diamante

WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump marking 100 days since his inauguration, the White House is celebrating what he has done so far on one of his biggest campaign issues — immigration. While Texas Republicans are backing him up, Democrats in the state are criticizing his new policies.
Poll says Hispanic voters believe country is moving in wrong direction

2 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Reena Diamante

WASHINGTON — A new bipartisan national poll of Hispanic voters found that 60% of them believe the country is heading in the wrong direction as President Donald Trump approaches 100 days in office. A sub-sample of Hispanic voters in Texas voters found similar concerns.
International students sue after legal status terminated

2 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Reena Diamante

WASHINGTON — Part of the Trump administration’s sweeping crackdown on immigration involves revoking the legal status of international students studying in the U.S., but some of the students are fighting back and accusing the administration of acting unlawfully. Some of the students who are part of the legal challenges are studying in Texas.
CDC says measles cases in Texas likely underreported

3 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Reena Diamante

WASHINGTON — The official leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s response to the West Texas measles outbreak said the number of confirmed cases is likely under-reported. This, as the highly contagious virus continues to spread, with more than two dozen new cases reported this past week in Texas alone.
Democrats call on Elon Musk to leave Trump administration

3 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Reena Diamante

WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats led by U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Austin, is ramping up the pressure to oust billionaire Elon Musk out of President Donald Trump’s administration by the end of May. That is when Casar said Musk’s stint as a special government employee is supposed to end.
GOP targets Henry Cuellar, Vicente Gonzalez as South Texas becomes battleground

4 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Reena Diamante

WASHINGTON — National Republicans announced they are targeting two veteran Democratic congressmen from Texas in next year’s election. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, and Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, represent districts that have been trending more Republican. They are among more than two dozen House Democrats the National Republican Campaign Committee sees as vulnerable in the next midterm election. What You Need To KnowNational Republicans are targeting Rep. Henry Cuellar and Rep.
Democrats set sights on Rep. De La Cruz's seat in fight for House control

4 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Reena Diamante

WASHINGTON — South Texas is again emerging as a crucial battleground in the fight for control of Congress. National Democrats are targeting the South Texas seat U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Edinburg, held onto last November. The region was once solidly Democratic, but it has been shifting to the right in recent elections. What You Need To KnowNational Democrats are going after U.S. Rep.
As Bukele visits Trump, families plead for loved ones deported to mega-prison

4 weeks ago | spectrumnews1.com | Reena Diamante

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration has deported more than 200 men to El Salvador after accusing them of being Venezuelan gang members. The family of one of them, a migrant who was living in North Texas, said he was wrongly targeted because of his tattoos.

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