Tag: Ted Cruz

US Senators Hold Press Conference on Debt Ceiling

U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) hold a media availability on Debt Ceiling at 2:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 25. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Ted Cruz Files Bill to Stop DC City Council From Using Federal Funds to Allow Illegal Immigrants to Vote

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a bill that would stop the Council of the District of Columbia from using federal funds to allow noncitizens, including illegal immigrants, to vote in local elections (pdf). “Voting is a distinct right and privilege that American citizens enjoy in the United States. It is a responsibility not to be…


Ted Cruz to Run for a Third Senate Term in 2024

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on Saturday he would seek reelection in the Senate in 2024 but did not forgo a presidential bid. “I’m fighting in the Senate. I’m running for reelection in the Senate. I’m focused on the battles in the United States Senate,” the Texas Republican told reporters after addressing the Republican Jewish…


Ted Cruz to Run for a 3rd Senate Term in 2024

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on Nov. 19 that he would seek reelection in the Senate in 2024 but didn’t forgo a presidential bid. “I’m fighting in the Senate. I’m running for reelection in the Senate. I’m focused on the battles in the United States Senate,” the Texas Republican told reporters after addressing the Republican…


Cruz Criticizes McConnell for ‘Abandoning’ Blake Masters in Arizona Senate Race

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Republicans missed a “generational opportunity” to retake Congress in the midterm elections, and criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for placing personal politics above the party’s best interests. “We had an extraordinary opportunity. We had a generational opportunity. This should have been a fundamental landslide election,” Cruz said on…


Top Republican Senators on Midterms: ‘Definitely Not a Republican Wave’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday lamented Republicans’ inability to pick up early wins during the midterm elections on Nov. 8. “Definitely not a Republican wave, that is for darn sure,” Graham told NBC, adding,  “I think we’re going to be at 51, 52 when it’s all said and done in the Senate.” Referring to…


Man Arrested After Throwing Beer Can at GOP Senator Ted Cruz

Police arrested a 33-year-old man who allegedly flung a beer can at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during a victory parade of the Houston Astros on Monday. Cruz was on a celebration float with family after the baseball team won the World Series over the weekend when an unidentified bystander threw a beer can that “struck…


Republicans Celebrate Early in Franklin, Tennessee—But What Next?

Commentary A full house of GOP loyalists at Franklin, Tennessee’s Jamison Theatre Wednesday night on Oct. 25 was in an upbeat mood. They were there to hear talk show host Clay Travis, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and former Maury County mayor Andy Ogles, the front-runner in the newly-redistricted Tennessee 5th Congressional District. Some will remember…


3 Climate Hecklers Ejected for Disrupting Cruz on ‘The View’

NEW YORK—Three hecklers were hustled off “The View” set on Monday after disrupting a live television interview of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz with what appeared to be a climate change protest. Two women began shouting “Cover climate now” while the Texas Republican was answering a question. He briefly paused, smiled and then continued talking as…


Republican Senators Warn DOJ Not to Police Speech Against Transgender Surgeries on Children

Senate Republicans are warning Attorney General Merrick Garland not to target Americans who speak against transgender surgeries on children the way his department did to parents protesting at school board meetings. In a letter sent on Tuesday to Garland, a group of five senators said they remain concerned that he would repeat a pattern played…