Tag: Ted Cruz

Ketanji Brown Jackson Plans to Recuse From Harvard Race-Based Admissions Case

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, whom President Joe Biden has picked to fill the Supreme Court vacancy, said Wednesday that if confirmed, she would recuse herself from a case examining Harvard University’s “race-conscious” admissions policies. The dispute over Harvard’s admissions policy was first raised in 2014 by advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), on behalf…


Senators Say People’s Convoy ‘Fighting for Freedom’ After Meeting on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON—Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on March 8 praised The People’s Convoy for “fighting for freedom” and “awakening Americans” at their meeting with leaders of the group, which traveled across the country from California. Johnson told The Epoch Times that the truckers are taking “extraordinary measures” to “get the unbiased news out.”…


Ted Cruz, Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene Among Lawmakers Condemning Graham’s Call for Russian to ‘Take Out’ Putin

Senators and representatives from across the aisle have reacted negatively to Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) Tweet asking someone in Russia to assassinate the country’s president, Vladimir Putin. On March 3, Graham sent out a Tweet saying: “Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military? The only…


Conservatives Descend on Orlando for Annual 4-Day CPAC Event

CPAC, the largest gathering of American conservatives of the year, has been compared to the Woodstock music festival of 1969. And no wonder. Appearing at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando Feb. 24-27 are the current rock stars of the Republican Party, including former President Donald Trump. The agenda kicks off at 7 a.m. on…


‘People Need to Go to Jail’ After Latest John Durham Filing: Senator

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Sunday that Republicans and former President Donald Trump will ultimately be proven correct with regard to their repeated claims that Obama administration officials spied on him. “You and I both remember when President Trump said ‘the Democrats are spying on me,’” Cruz told host Bill Hemmer on “Fox News Sunday.”…


Lawmakers Urge FDA to Explain ‘Unusual Decision’ to Clear Booster Shots for Children

Twenty-five members of Congress are asking U.S. drug regulators to explain why they cleared COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for 12- to 15-year-olds without consulting a panel of expert advisers. The population is at little risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this month authorized a booster of…


Supreme Court Receptive to Ted Cruz’s Lawsuit Against Campaign Finance Rule

The Supreme Court was skeptical of Biden administration arguments this morning that striking down a campaign finance rule regulating the repayment of loans by the candidate to his own campaign would open the door to bribery in elections. The case arose after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) lent his campaign committee money and the committee deliberately…


Supreme Court Appears Receptive to Ted Cruz’s Lawsuit Against Campaign Finance Rule

The Supreme Court was skeptical of Biden administration arguments this morning that striking down a campaign finance rule regulating the repayment of loans by the candidate to his own campaign would open the door to bribery in elections. The case arose after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) lent his campaign committee money and the committee deliberately…


Senate Democrats Block Bill That Would Sanction Entities Linked to Russian Pipeline

Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a bill that would have imposed sanctions on entities involved with the planning, construction, or operation of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The bill was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and garnered “yes” votes from Cruz, 48 other Republicans, and six Democrats. Sens. Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.),…


More GOP Senators Threaten to Shut Down Government Over Vaccine Mandate

A growing number of Republican senators are saying they won’t vote to partially fund the government over the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The federal government faces a partial government shutdown by midnight on Friday, although congressional leaders announced they would extend funding into February 2022. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) became the latest GOP senator…