The Justice Department indicted Cuellar in 2024, accusing him of accepting payments from an Azerbaijan-run oil-and-gas company laundered through consulting contracts.

Credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON - National Republicans are pulling money out of Texas' 28th Congressional District, a tacit acknowledgment of the difficulties they face in defeating Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar this fall - even after the GOP redrew the seat specifically to oust him.

Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC that serves as the main piggy bank for House Republicans, is removing $3 million the group had reserved for future airtime in the 28th District, according to a source familiar with the group's spending.