
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has fired back at a recent New York Times op-ed that questioned whether he was authentically Hispanic, and conservative Hispanics are pointing to it as yet another example of the media’s malpractice when it comes to covering issues of politics and ethnicity.
by Sarah Rumpf10 Feb 2015, 7:43 AM PST0

House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) tells Breitbart News exclusively that he’s calling on Senate Democrats to stop their obstructionism and open debate on a House-passed bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in its entirety — with the exception of President Obama’s executive amnesty.
by Matthew Boyle9 Feb 2015, 2:27 PM PST0

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” in discussing Vice President Joe Biden’s comments this weekend in Munich, which he said the Ukrainian people “have a right to defend themselves,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) charged no one in the room listening to Biden’s
by Pam Key8 Feb 2015, 7:44 AM PST0

Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are disagreeing about what the Senate Republicans’ strategy should be regarding their opposition to the nomination of Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama’s nominee to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General.
by Sarah Rumpf5 Feb 2015, 6:24 AM PST0

Sen. Rand Paul will vote against Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee to be Attorney General.
by Matthew Boyle4 Feb 2015, 5:01 PM PST0

Hopefully the crude effort by the Democrat-media complex to use the current measles outbreak as a political club against Republicans is winding down, since there are important stories out there awaiting coverage.
by John Hayward4 Feb 2015, 10:12 AM PST0

Responding to an inquiry, a spokesperson for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has told The Hill and the UK’s Daily Mail the senator did smoke pot as a teen.
by Dan Riehl3 Feb 2015, 5:16 PM PST0

“Nobody reasonably thinks Chris Christie is opposed to vaccinating kids other than a bunch of reporters who want to write headlines,” Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas says.
by Charlie Spiering3 Feb 2015, 9:33 AM PST0

Less than a year ago, Beltway pundits laughed when rank and file conservatives said the Common Core standards would be a major issue in the 2016 presidential race. Now, the conservative stars of the GOP who are lining up as potential contenders know the education reform initiative boondoggle will be a critical aspect of the debates.
by Dr. Susan Berry30 Jan 2015, 8:30 PM PST0

Republican Party of Texas Chairman Steve Munisteri surprised his fellow state Republicans, not by his resignation, but by announcing that he was joining the staff of Kentucky Senator and presidential hopeful Rand Paul (R-KY). Munisteri’s resignation has long been expected as he has said he would not be finishing his term months ago.
by Bob Price30 Jan 2015, 8:54 AM PST0

US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY-1) teamed up on a strong letter sent to Secretary of State John Kerry on January 29. It demanded a thorough investigation into the details behind news reports that US taxpayer dollars are being used to oust Prime Minister Netanyahu in the upcoming Israeli election.
by Merrill Hope30 Jan 2015, 7:18 AM PST0

The Obama Administration’s actions towards Israel become more intolerable each day, carrying with their insults deeply damaging national security implications for our country.
by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)30 Jan 2015, 5:20 AM PST0

Many Republicans want new blood, and while they think Romney is a swell guy, they feel his time has passed, and that Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, or some other like-minded candidate would have a better shot of defeating the Democrat nominee in 2016.
by Javier Manjarres29 Jan 2015, 7:44 PM PST0

Wednesday during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, President Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch, repeatedly refused to answer Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) In your legal judgment,
by Pam Key28 Jan 2015, 3:18 PM PST0

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is praising First Lady Michelle Obama for not adhering to Saudi Arabia’s dress code for women.
by Caroline May28 Jan 2015, 11:01 AM PST0

Several prominent Texas elected officials quickly issued statements publicly declaring their support for former Governor Rick Perry and denouncing the case against him as politically motivated, after news broke on Tuesday that Judge Bert Richardson had ruled against Perry’s motion to dismiss the criminal charges against him.
by Sarah Rumpf28 Jan 2015, 6:16 AM PST0

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump is out campaigning for president in 2016. Actually, Trump has said that he is strongly considering a run in 2016, but hasn’t set a date for any kind of announcement. So basically, Trump is really testing
by Javier Manjarres27 Jan 2015, 12:54 PM PST0

Chris Cillizza, Editor of the Washington Post‘s The Fix praised Scott Walker, Carly Fiorina, and Ted Cruz’s speeches in Iowa, while saying that Chris Christie was only “so-so” on Monday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MSNBC. “I thought Scott Walker was quite
by Ian Hanchett26 Jan 2015, 11:13 AM PST0

Sen. Rand Paul signaled that the Senate should give President Obama room to negotiate with Iran before it votes on economic sanctions on the country. “If it fails I will vote to resume sanctions and I would vote to– vote to actually have new sanctions,” he said. “But if you do it in the middle of the negotiations you’re ruining it.”
by Charlie Spiering26 Jan 2015, 11:09 AM PST0

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) once supported President Reagan’s amnesty for illegal aliens back in the 1980’s, but has since stated that he and others made a mistake in doing so. He now supports a piece-meal approach to immigration reform as opposed to a comprehensive approach to fixing the existing immigration problem.
by Javier Manjarres25 Jan 2015, 5:18 PM PST0

Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7PM to 10PM EST will be broadcasting important speeches and exclusive interviews from the Iowa Freedom Summit. The Iowa freedom Summit draws activists from across Iowa and the country to hear from conservative leaders and is a big part of kicking off the 2016 presidential race.
by Breitbart News25 Jan 2015, 2:20 PM PST0

Former Senator Rick Santorum started off his Iowa Freedom Summit speech Saturday by reminding Iowans of the ‘birth’ of his infamous sweatervest and his Iowa caucus win against Romney for President in 2012.
by Michelle Moons24 Jan 2015, 6:09 PM PST0

DES MOINES, Iowa — In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News backstage here at the Iowa Freedom Summit, potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) detailed the pathway to victory for Republicans in 2016—and he explained a new phrase he started using in his speech minutes earlier.
by Matthew Boyle24 Jan 2015, 5:37 PM PST0

At Saturday’s Iowa Freedom Summit, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said 2016 must be about “reigniting the miracle of America” and even half-jokingly suggested that the federal government send all of its IRS agents to the U.S.-Mexico border after the agency
by Tony Lee24 Jan 2015, 3:45 PM PST0

Bill Maher railed against the 2016 GOP field on Friday’s “Real Time,” dubbing Ted Cruz “the scariest Hispanic to come out of [Texas]” since Javier Bardem’s portrayal of assassin Anton Chigurh in “No Country for Old Men.” Maher initially introduced
by Ian Hanchett23 Jan 2015, 9:49 PM PST0