Tag: Ted Cruz

Sen. Cruz Meets With Trump, Discusses Retaking House and Senate

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sat down to have dinner with former President Donald Trump at his Florida resort Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday and discussed the Republican Party’s intent of regaining control of Congress, the senator said. “Had a great dinner tonight with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago,”  Cruz wrote on Twitter. “He’s in great spirits! We spent the…


Potential 2024 Candidates Cruz, Hawley Vow to Stop Accepting Corporate PAC Contributions

Two potential Republican presidential candidates said Thursday that they will not accept donations from corporate political action committees (PACs). “In my nine years in the Senate, I’ve received $2.6 million in contributions from corporate political-action committees. Starting today, I no longer accept money from any corporate PAC. I urge my GOP colleagues at all levels…


‘No More’: Ted Cruz Stops Accepting Corporate PAC Contributions

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz vowed to no longer accept campaign contributions from corporate political action committees and urged his colleagues to do the same. Corporations have consistently attacked conservative values while expecting Republicans to grant them political favors, Sen. Ted Cruz wrote in a Wall Street Journal editorial Wednesday evening. The Texas senator said “woke…


Leading GOP Senators: Court-Packing Proposal Would ‘Destroy Judicial Independence’

Leading Republican Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday held a press conference expressing their opposition to the Democrat proposal to expand the Supreme Court from 9 to 13 seats. The three senators compared the Democrat-led effort as a push to “rig” the Supreme Court that would ultimately “destroy…


Sens. Rubio, Cruz Unveil Bill to Block Foreign Adversaries From Purchasing Land Near Military Bases

Two Republican senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation that seeks to block China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing land near U.S. military bases. The bill, named the Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2021 (pdf), is led by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). It would require the the Committee on Foreign…


Senators’ Bill Would Block Foreign Adversaries From Purchasing Land Near Military Bases

Two Republican senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation that seeks to block China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing land near U.S. military bases. The bill, named the Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2021 (pdf), is led by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). It would require the the Committee on Foreign…


Ted Cruz Done With Face Masks After Being Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Sen. Ted Cruz will no longer wear a face mask as he walks the U.S. Capitol and goes to the Senate floor after being fully vaccinated against COVID-19.


Deep Dive (April 8): Sen. Ted Cruz Hits Back at Voting Reform Bill, Calls It ‘Corrupt Politicians Act’

Big Tech is in the hot seat as the Federal Trade Commission and a number of states are cracking down. They’re taking new action this week to reign in the power of social media companies. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced a probe into Big Tech companies. Five tech giants are being targeted: Amazon, Apple, Facebook,…


Video: Facts Matter (March 29): Heavily Armed Antifa Rioters Stormed Oregon Capital

At the southern border, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) attempted to take a video of the migrant detention facility, but he was blocked by a Biden staffer who told him to respect the rules. Meanwhile, city officials in Baltimore have announced that they are permanently no longer going to prosecute “low-level” crimes like prostitution and drug…


Biden Staffer Blocks Ted Cruz From Taking Video at Border Facility

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he was told by a Biden administration staffer that he could not record a video at a Border Patrol facility along the U.S.-Mexico border. “Please give dignity to the people. Please give dignity to the people. … Please respect the people, the rules,” the so-called staffer told Cruz while blocking…