Tag: Ted Cruz

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Jan. 26)

The House delivers the article of impeachment to the Senate; the U.S. Supreme Court throws out two cases against Trump as moot; and Senator Ted Cruz proposes limiting the number of times members of Congress can be re-elected.


Cruz Re-Introduces Amendment to Constitution Imposing Term Limits on Lawmakers

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other Republican senators have re-introduced an amendment of the U.S. Constitution that would cap the number of terms a member of Congress can legally serve. The proposed amendment would limit senators to two six-year terms and member of the House to three two-year terms (pdf). “The rise of political careerism in…


Cruz and McCarthy Blast Biden’s Actions on Immigration: ‘Encourages More Illegal Immigration’ and ‘Affront to Rule of Law’

Top Republicans have taken aim at President Joe Biden’s proposals on immigration reform, which includes proposed legislation and a flurry of executive orders. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) said Biden’s actions “encourage illegal immigration at the expense of American jobs and workers” and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called them an “affront to the rule…


Feinstein Defends Cruz, Hawley Over Electoral College Objections

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Tuesday defended fellow Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) over their electoral objections earlier this month. “I think the Senate is a place of freedom,” Feinstein told reporters at the Capitol in Washington. “And people come here to speak their piece, and they do, and they provide a…


Congress Misses Chance to Calm the Union

Commentary The U.S. Congress missed a golden opportunity to calm nerves and tensions across America when it passed on a bid by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and others to establish a commission to conduct an emergency 10-day audit of election results in disputed states. Ten days. So little time that would have meant so much….


Pompeo Calls Twitter’s Ban on Trump ‘Un-American,’ Compares It to Chinese Communist Censorship

Twitter’s decision to permanently ban President Donald Trump is “un-American” and parallels censorship under communist China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Jan. 9. “Silencing speech is dangerous. It’s un-American. Sadly, this isn’t a new tactic of the Left. They’ve worked to silence opposing voices for years,” he wrote in a tweet. “We cannot…


Pompeo Says Twitter’s Ban on Trump ‘Un-American,’ Compares It to CCP Censorship

Twitter’s decision to permanently ban President Donald Trump is “un-American” and parallels censorship under communist China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Jan. 9. “Silencing speech is dangerous. It’s un-American. Sadly, this isn’t a new tactic of the Left. They’ve worked to silence opposing voices for years,” he wrote in a tweet. “We cannot…


Arizona’s 11 Electoral Votes Challenged by GOP Senator, Reps During Joint Session

More than 60 Republican House representatives led by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and one senator objected to Arizona’s 11 electoral votes during the Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday. Their objection “complies with the law,” said Vice President Mike Pence, the president of the Senate during the Joint Session of Congress. Gosar said that the…


Having the Election Conform to the Constitution

Forget the Krakens, Dominion voting machines, harvested, absentee, and mail-in ballots, early voting, and all the other squid ink that’s been expelled into the atmosphere since the highly contested presidential election of Nov. 3. The only thing that matters this week—indeed, the only thing that has ever mattered—is whether the 50 separate state elections for…


Deep Dive (Jan. 4): Ted Cruz Leads Call for Emergency Election Audit

Jan. 6 is just around the corner. It’s when the joint sessions of Congress will count the states’ electoral college votes to determine who the next president is. What are some scenarios that could happen there? And a new Congress has been sworn in. Nancy Pelosi has been reelected as House Speaker. Big tech seems…