Julian Castro

Politics June 19, 2023

Former Biden rival warns of 'softness' in president's 'electability' in 2024 race

President Biden's former campaign rival Julian Castro warned of a "softness" around the president's "electability" come the 2024 presidential election.

Media October 26, 2022

Julian Castro worries ‘narrative’ that Latino vote is turning GOP will become 'self-fulfilling prophecy'

MSNBC political analyst Julián Castro attacked the claim that Hispanics are leaning Republican, worried that it could become a “self-fulfilling prophecy.”

Media July 12, 2021

Sen. Ted Cruz, others mock MSNBC's hiring of Julián Castro as contributor

Former Democratic presidential hopeful Julián Castro has joined NBC News and MSNBC as a political analyst, the network announced on Monday.

Capitol Protests January 7, 2021

Capitol chaos has Texas Castro brothers demanding Sen. Cruz quit

Two high-profile Texas Democrats want the Lone Star State’s Sen. Ted Cruz to step down after his objection to the 2020 presidential election results on the Senate floor Wednesday night and have blamed him for the chaos on Capitol Hill.

Battle for America: Senate Showdown December 7, 2020

Former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro campaigns with Jon Ossoff in Georgia Senate runoff

Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff on Monday campaigned with former Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro, adding yet another name onto the long list of boldface politicians who have stumped for both sides in the critical runoffs.

Julian Castro August 18, 2020

Julian Castro warns Democrats about 'potential slide of Latino support'

Former presidential candidate Julian Castro, who was the sole Latino contender in the 2020 presidential race, is warning that the lack of Latino representation in the Democratic National Convention (DNC) could translate to a loss of votes for Democrats.

ELECTIONS June 2, 2020

Castro comes around, finally backs Biden

Julian Castro – one of the final holdouts from the once-vast field of Democratic presidential candidates who had yet to endorse Joe Biden’s presidential campaign – on Tuesday formally backed the former vice president’s White House bid.

ELECTIONS May 28, 2020

Castro launches progressive PAC, but still hasn’t endorsed Biden

Former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro on Thursday unveiled a new political action committee that aims to help down-ballot progressive Democrats running for office this year.

2020 Presidential Election March 5, 2020

Dan Henninger: Voters finally had their say and socialism failed on Super Tuesday

Radical democratic socialist policies have failed to win over the American electorate in the 2020 presidential race, Wall Street Journal's Daniel Henninger said Thursday.

ELECTIONS January 8, 2020

Castro aides go on attack against Biden, Buttigieg after Warren endorsement

Aides to former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro are ramping up attacks on Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg in the wake of Castro's endorsement this week of Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.

ELECTIONS January 6, 2020

Castro endorses Warren in 2020 race after dropping his own bid

Four days after he ended his bid for the White House, Julian Castro endorsed Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for the Democratic presidential nomination.

2020 Presidential Election January 2, 2020

Julian Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race

Julian Castro, the former Obama housing secretary and San Antonio mayor, has dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

2020 Presidential Election December 15, 2019

Democratic debate in jeopardy amid labor disputes as candidates express frustration over 'artificially narrowed' field

Controversy continues to roil this week’s upcoming Democratic presidential primary debate in Los Angeles amid an ongoing labor dispute, anger over the tightening qualification standards and discontent with Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez.

2020 Presidential Election December 4, 2019

Julián Castro accuses media of 'double standard' in covering Kamala Harris campaign

2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., was hit with an unfair double standard and trashed by the media, during her quest for the White House, said former House and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro on Monday. 

Julian Castro November 14, 2019

Castro fails to make cut as DNC announces participants for next debate

Only 10 candidates qualified for next week’s Democratic presidential primary debate.

ELECTIONS November 11, 2019

Castro swipes at Iowa and New Hampshire, argues they're not diverse enough to keep primary status

Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro is calling for Iowa and New Hampshire to lose their coveted status leading off the presidential nominating calendar, pointing to a lack of diversity in both states. 

ELECTIONS November 5, 2019

2020 longshot Castro laying off campaign staff in New Hampshire, South Carolina

Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro is laying off his campaign staff in New Hampshire and South Carolina, two of the first four early-voting states in the primary and caucus nominating season.

2020 Presidential Election November 1, 2019

Castro reaches fundraising goal, staying in 2020 race

The presidential campaign of the former San Antonio, Texas Mayor Julian Castro, who later served as Housing and Urban Development secretary in the Obama cabinet, announced on Friday that they brought in in $800,000 in the last 10 days of October, a haul that he had said was necessary to continue his bid for the Democratic nomination.

2020 Presidential Election October 31, 2019

Some 2020 Dems mark Halloween with spooky Twitter names

A handful of 2020 hopefuls gave their Twitter names a spooky face-lift, in time for Halloween.

ELECTIONS October 21, 2019

Julian Castro warns his campaign will be ‘silenced for good’ if he doesn’t reach fundraising goal

The end may be near for Julian Castro’s White House bid.

ELECTIONS October 16, 2019

No breakout moment in debate for Castro, but long-shot vows to ‘keep fighting’

If anyone needed a big night at the fourth round Democratic nomination debate – it was Julian Castro. But Castro grabbed only 8.2 minutes of speaking time at the debate – the third least amount among the record-setting 12 candidates on the stage – and didn’t score a breakout moment. But in an interview with Fox News in the spin room following the debate Julian Castro vowed he’ll fight on even if fails to make November’s cut and optimistically said he’ll qualify for the next debate.

2020 Presidential Election September 29, 2019

2020 Dem field poised for new purge, with crucial deadlines looming

Candidates in the record-setting field of 2020 Democrats face two key deadlines this coming week.

Democrats September 20, 2019

Dems call for impeachment of 'criminal' Trump as new details surface on call with Ukraine

President Trump faced fresh calls for impeachment on Friday after news surfaced that he had repeatedly told the Ukrainian president to investigate corruption allegations surrounding former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

Julian Castro September 18, 2019

Castro praised Obama immigration policies for years – before attacking Biden over them

Julián Castro took former Vice President Joe Biden to task at last week's Democratic presidential primary debate for trying to downplay his role in the Obama administration’s immigration policies -- but Castro wasn't always a big critic of those policies either. 

2020 Presidential Election September 16, 2019

Kavanaugh 'must be impeached,' top Dems say, as uncorroborated allegation resurfaces

Top 2020 Democratic contenders Kamala Harris and Julian Castro announced on Sunday that Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh "must be impeached," after a new, uncorroborated allegation surfaced in a New York Times piece.

ELECTIONS September 13, 2019

Cory Booker sides with Julián Castro on Biden attack: You do 'wonder' when Biden speaks...

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., expressed solidarity with former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro for his controversial attack against former Vice President and 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden. 

ELECTIONS September 12, 2019

Castro lands low blows on Biden, says he’s not ‘fulfilling' Obama legacy and mocks his memory

Two former Obama administration officials duked it out Thursday night over who was properly “fulfilling the legacy” of the 44th president, as former Vice President Joe Biden and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro clashed on health care during the third Democratic debate.

2020 Presidential Election September 8, 2019

DNC Chair Perez defends stricter criteria for next Democratic primary debate

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez defended on Sunday the criteria to qualify for the party’s next presidential primary debate, calling it a “fair bar” for the White House hopefuls to meet.