Reena Jade Diamante

On this day… April 6, 2016: A @NY1 news assistant filming Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Bethpage, NY. April 6, 2023: A @SpectrumNewsDC Washington correspondent reporting from the White House.

Gov. Abbott says the state legislature is convening soon for a special session and that top of the agenda will be helping the areas affected by the Hill Country floods and making sure these communities are more "resilient and have the resources they need." #txlege

Gov. @GregAbbott_TX says there's no need to talk about future special sessions. He's confident lawmakers will get it all done in one go. Watch our @erindavisnews' full interview with the governor tonight at 7 p.m. on @SpectrumNews1TX

WATCH: Sen. @CarolforTexas and Rep. @realmitchlittle joined @TXCapTonight ahead of the special session to discuss their work on flood relief, redistricting, a THC ban and whether we'll be done in 30 days. @SpectrumNews1TX

Watch an extraordinary moment on Capitol Hill caught on camera. WI Congressmen @RepVanOrden and @RepMarkPocan frequently spar online, but the confrontation today was in person with both sides hurling insults. Full story: spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/n… @SpectrumNews1WI @SpectrumNewsDC

President Trump wants Texas lawmakers in the upcoming special legislative session to draw 5 new Republican-leaning congressional districts. Texas currently has 25 GOP seats and 13 Democrat seats. My story for more background on the redistricting fight: spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news…

Leaving the White House, President Trump was asked how many congressional districts does he want Republicans to draw, @POTUS says "Texas would be the biggest one, and that'll be five" new Republican districts. @SpectrumNewsDC @SpectrumNews1TX

Minority Leader @RepJeffries joins Texas Democrats this morning, saying President Trump, House Republicans, and Gov. Abbott are "conspiring to rig the Texas congressional maps, as part of an effort to disenfranchise millions of people in Texas."

Roundtable: What’s the media’s role in getting answers about the Fourth of July floods? @eklib and @lmcgaughy joined our show to discuss spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news…

I caught up with @BillNye just now to ask why it's important to save public media from funding cuts proposed by the White House. He says @PBS is for everybody, and is an extension of U.S. soft power...and of course that's where his Science Guy show aired. WATCH @SpectrumNewsDC

Questions mount over Texas flash flood warnings, response, @reenajade reports spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news…

Per WH @PressSec, Homeland Security says 91 people have died in the Texas floods.

At least 24 people were killed and a frantic search continued overnight for many others missing in the Texas Hill Country after a storm unleashed nearly a foot of rain and sent floodwaters spilling out of the Guadalupe River. spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news…

FULL 10-MINUTE INTERVIEW with @ColinAllredTX on our @SpectrumNews1TX website: spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/poli…

.@SpeakerJohnson says Republicans have the votes and are ready to pass OBBB

.@SpeakerJohnson: "There's a lot of forward momentum and we're very optimistic about the outcome." @SpectrumNewsDC

Former Dallas congressman @ColinAllredTX is running for U.S. Senate again.

WATCH: The rise of Rep. Jasmine Crockett U.S. @RepJasmine Crockett (D-Dallas) is carving out a path for herself in Congress. @reenajade reports for Capital Tonight Texas youtu.be/NDj1rFTqC-8?si…

A source close to Sen. Tillis shared some context with me on today's announcement to not run for reelection: -Tillis had been leaning against running since the start of this Congress. Despite having announced a run, he was looking to make a final decision in August/September…