Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) grilled FBI deputy director Paul Abbate at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Related Surveillance Authorities” on Tuesday. He accused the FBI of “stonewalling” on issues regarding President Joe Biden. …
Sen. Cruz Confronts Top FBI Official About Bribery Allegations Against Biden
Democrats Could Withhold Funds to Compel Supreme Court to Adopt Ethics Rules
May 4, 2023
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Senate Democrats want the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt stricter guidelines for disclosing their income sources and potential conflicts of interest, and at least 14 Democratic senators see withholding funds from the court as a way to get their demands. In a March 31 letter (pdf) to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.),…
Democrats, Republicans Battle Over Supreme Court Ethics Questions in Senate Hearing
May 2, 2023
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Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee traded accusations on Tuesday as they debated whether to impose new ethical requirements on the U.S. Supreme Court. The debate centered around whether the court should be required to provide more detailed financial disclosures or implement stricter guidelines for when a justice must recuse themselves from hearing a case….
Cruz, Comer Probe Whether Biden Admin Coordinated With Environmentalists on Gas Stove Ban Campaign
May 2, 2023
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) have accused a coalition of environmentalist groups of working with the Biden administration on a “hidden pressure campaign” to ban gas stoves. A group of lawmakers, including Republicans and Democrats, have sought to block any potential bans on gas stoves after Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)…
Senate Republicans Demand McConnell Only Accept Short-Term Spending Bill
Senate Republicans have vowed to oppose any spending bill that would go on beyond the 117th Congress. After a long effort to pass an omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2023, Democrats were forced to accept a short-term continuing resolution (CR) instead. CRs, while they prevent the government from shutting down, make no changes to…
Tension Between Mandel, Vance Rises as Ohioans Head to the Polls
May 2, 2022
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Ohio and Indiana kick off the primary season on May 3 in a year when all U.S. House seats and 35 U.S. Senate spots are open, and control of both chambers is on the line. In Ohio, former President Donald Trump endorsed first-time political candidate J.D. Vance in the crowded GOP U.S. Senate primary on…
Polls Show Trump’s Backing Having Major Influence In Ohio GOP Senate Race
April 29, 2022
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Donald Trump’s endorsement of J.D. Vance is having a powerful effect in the Ohio GOP U.S. Senate race. In less than two weeks, Vance has climbed from a 5.4-point deficit to Josh Mandel and surged to a commanding 22-point lead, according to a poll conducted by Fabrizio, Lee & Associates and first published by Breitbart…
Texas Senators Line up Against Democratic Nominee for the Supreme Court
March 23, 2022
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Texas senators on March 22, turned an otherwise normal confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court of the United States into an aggressive grilling of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for her record on crime and terrorism. Senator John Cornyn, at the opening of confirmation hearings on March 21, said he was “troubled” by Jackson’s zealous defense…
Confirmation Hearing Flares Up As Questions Raised on Jackson’s View of Critical Race Theory
March 22, 2022
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, attended Harvard Law School at the same time as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and the two had, he said, a “very friendly and cordial” relationship despite their conflicting views. “You and I had a very positive and productive meeting in my office,” Cruz also noted…
Cruz Drops Holds On Biden Nominees After Biden Sanctions Nord Stream Pipeline
After a months-long feud with Republicans over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, President Joe Biden has issued sanctions against the company building it. Following the decision, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who had blocked several Biden State Department nominees, applauded the decision and dropped his hold on the nominees. Over the past several weeks, Russia has…
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