Ted Cruz

Politics 01/14/20, 19:30

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) predicted on Tuesday, Jan. 14, during an interview with Fox News's "America's Newsroom" that the Senate impeachment trial will end with an acquittal, adding that he is open to Senate calling more witnesses. “Dismissal throws the case out without reaching a verdict,” Cruz said. “We’re going to ...

U.S. 01/10/20, 06:35

A coalition of 43 Republicans in the Senate led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a resolution on Thursday, Jan. 9, urging the Senate to express its support of the Trump administration's successful airstrike last week against Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. JUST INTRODUCED w 42 fellow GOP senators resolution to honor ...

Politics 01/09/20, 04:55

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) unloaded on the Obama administration in an interview on Fox News on Tuesday, Jan. 7, saying that the missiles Iran fired at Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops were paid for by the billions of dollars former President Barack Obama gave to Tehran in 2016. “If you look ...

Politics 12/23/19, 11:41

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) described Nancy Pelosi’s decision to withhold impeachment articles from the Senate as her “admission of failure” and “a sign of weakness,” accusing House Democrats of impeaching a president “without a single article alleging any criminal conduct.” In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Dec. 22, Cruz ...

U.S. 12/12/19, 10:35

The testimony of Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz in the Senate continues to have repercussions because of the serious irregularities committed by the FBI under the Obama administration in the fake Russian collusion case. Horowitz presented his 476-page report Monday noting, among other serious abuses, an FBI lawyer altered information ...

U.S. 12/11/19, 15:11

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) revealed Tuesday, Dec. 10, that there is strong evidence that Democrats used Ukraine to interfere in the 2016 presidential election against Donald Trump. During an interview on BlazeTV's Glenn Beck radio program, the senator explained that Democrats used their contacts in Ukraine to help Hillary Clinton win ...

U.S. 12/09/19, 17:59

Sen.Ted Cruz (R-Texas) criticized Ukraine's "blatant interference" in favor of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 elections he made in statements to NBC's Dec. 8 "Meet the Press" program. When asked if he believed Ukraine had interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections, the senator answered, "I do. And I think there is ...

Politics 12/09/19, 05:21

President Donald Trump was not infringing on constitutional laws as he asked a foreign leader to investigate corruption in his country, said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). “I believe any president, any Justice Department, has the authority to investigate corruption," Cruz said Sunday on "Meet the Press," reported the Washington Examiner. "The ...

U.S. 12/08/19, 19:30

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) believes there was blatant interference from Ukraine in the 2016 U. S. presidential election. In a fiery exchange with Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press" on Sunday, Dec. 8, Cruz accused the media of playing games. "The media needs to actually report facts. This is a ...

U.S. 11/19/19, 12:19

Amid intensifying violence between protesters and the Hong Kong violence, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urged President Donald Trump to speak out on behalf of the protesters in Hong Kong. Speaking on the Senate floor on Monday, Nov. 18, McConnell stressed that given the fact that President Trump has ...

U.S. 11/15/19, 03:44

The Republican National Comittee (RNC) will run full-page newspaper ad to counterattack the constant efforts that Democrats put into  their impeachment quest against President Trump, reported the Daily Caller.  The ads aim at calling on constituents of districts held by vulnerable House Democrats, to ask their representatives to focus on the ...

2022 Campaign 11/02/19, 02:17

Beto O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman, announced Friday that he was ending his Democratic presidential campaign, which failed to recapture the enthusiasm, interest and fundraising prowess of his 2018 Senate bid. Addressing supporters in Iowa, O'Rourke said he made the decision "reluctantly" and vowed to stay active in the fight to ...

U.S. 10/15/19, 14:46

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) believes the Trump administration should publish transcripts of presidential candidate Joe Biden's phone calls following the impeachment of President Trump. Cruz said it was good that President Trump published the content of his conversation with the Ukrainian government, where there was no pressure from the president, as ...

China 09/30/19, 09:51

Sen. Ted Cruz condemned the Chinese communist regime for systematically practicing "brutal and terrifying" forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China, the Epoch Times reported. "The CCP not only tortures and murders Falun Gong practitioners. It also harvests their organs on massive scale," the Republican said in his speech ...

Texas 09/03/19, 04:40

On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) cited Chicago's bloody Labor Day weekend as an argument for the ineffectiveness of gun control policies, which Democrats are pushing following the Texas mass shooting. "Gun control doesn’t work. Look at Chicago. Disarming law-abiding citizens isn’t the answer," Cruz tweeted. He offered other solutions to stop ...

Politics 08/20/19, 15:54

The New York Times (NYT) is facing a backlash after a leaked transcript from a staff town hall meeting which revealed the newspaper was struggling to cover racism based on a so-called 1619 project that "aims to reframe the country's history." "The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New ...

U.S. 07/30/19, 04:26

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was harassed at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday, July 27, by a large group of immigration protesters. As the group started increasing in size, the protesters chanted, "Americans will not be silent" and "free the children." Cruz simply kept his calm, shook head, and smiled. With ...

U.S. 07/03/19, 13:10

On Tuesday, after Nike canceled American flag-themed shoes, California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted that Nike was “doing the right thing” and represented “the best of our American values.” Newsom’s comment was a response to the decision of Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, to withdraw financial incentives for Nike to open a manufacturing ...

Texas 06/06/19, 23:32

Beto O'Rourke stumbled with women from the start, featuring his wife sitting silently in his presidential campaign launch video and joking repeatedly about being a part-time parent.But with his campaign at risk of stalling, O'Rourke is attempting to improve his standing with female voters. His wife, Amy, will begin a ...

Texas 05/24/19, 10:55

A House GOP conservative complaining of Washington's free-spending and opaque ways blocked a long-overdue $19 billion disaster aid bill on Friday, extending a tempest over hurricane and flood relief that has left the measure meandering for months. Texas Republican Chip Roy, a former aide to Texas firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz, objected ...