Days after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar won back his position as the top Democratic member on a powerful House panel that oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

The Laredo Democrat forfeited his role as chair of the Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security in 2024 after he was indicted on corruption charges, based on House Democratic rules that made him ineligible to hold onto the post. Now that he’s been pardoned, Cuellar is eligible to return as ranking member of the subcommittee.

Some House Democrats said this week that they were uneasy about restoring Cuellar to his previous role, Politico reported . But 17 of the 27 Democratic members of the House Appropriations Committee voted on a secret ballot Thursday to retu

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