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Tea Party Cruz'ing Strong in Texas

Tea Party Cruz'ing Strong in Texas

Up and down the ballot, Tea Party conservatives in the Lone Star State had a strong showing in Tuesday’s Republican Primary and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz proved that his support means life or death in the GOP. Not a single

John Boehner on Amnesty: 'I Want to Get It Done'

John Boehner on Amnesty: 'I Want to Get It Done'

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said that he wants to get amnesty legislation done this year even as he insisted that the immigration reform he and President Barack Obama discussed in their White House meeting was not “amnesty.” Boehner recently

Zuckerberg-Linked Group Targets House GOP on Amnesty

Zuckerberg-Linked Group Targets House GOP on Amnesty

A pro-amnesty group associated with Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a 60-second ad Monday targeting House Republicans on immigration reform legislation that includes amnesty and more high-tech work visas.  The ad asks why Republicans are “cooling, retreating and

Six Texas Senate Races to Watch Today

Six Texas Senate Races to Watch Today

While most of the attention in the Texas primaries is focused on the races for lieutenant governor and attorney general, there are notable state senate races that will have equally profound effects on public policy decisions in the years to

Ted Cruz: Obama Admin 'Abusing the Constitution'

Ted Cruz: Obama Admin 'Abusing the Constitution'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on the inaugural Breitbart News Saturday show and said that 26 million Texans did not send him to Washington to work for the party bosses. He vowed to relentlessly fight against an Obama administration that

Tea Party Ready for Fight with GOP Establishment

Tea Party Ready for Fight with GOP Establishment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tea partyers insist they’re not to blame for Republican election losses in congressional and presidential elections, faulting the GOP establishment for showing little fight. This election year, the establishment is fighting — against the tea party insurgents

Grayson Gets Slammed For Attacking Ted Cruz

The so-called “Congressman with Guts” Alan “Cross Burner” Grayson is on Twitter again bashing Ted Cruz. Grayson has this fetish or something with Cruz and him being born in Canada. This is the second “twittack” against Cruz this week, and

Cruz: 'We're Going to Repeal Every Single Word of Obamacare'

Cruz: 'We're Going to Repeal Every Single Word of Obamacare'

In a witty, optimistic, and passionate speech that showed why he is the politician in D.C. that most resonates with the Tea Party and conservative grassroots, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Thursday said he believed Obamacare will be completely repealed.

Sen. Cruz Takes a Stand on Human Tragedy in Venezuela

Sen. Cruz Takes a Stand on Human Tragedy in Venezuela

WASHINGTON, D.C.–As the violence continued in Venezuela, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) took to the Senate floor to praise the Venezuelan protesters for standing for freedom and to call for the United States to take action. Sen. Cruz stated that

Rothenberg: Crazy for GOP to Push Immigration in 2014

Rothenberg: Crazy for GOP to Push Immigration in 2014

Stu Rothenberg, arguably the top political prognosticator in the country, argues in his Roll Call column today that the GOP pushing immigration in 2014 would basically be political suicide.  “An immigration fight this year would be very nasty, with conservatives

James Carville Gives Ted Cruz High Marks

James Carville Gives Ted Cruz High Marks

On Monday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” former Clinton adviser James Carville admitted Democrats would have very little to say about who would be the Republican Party’s 2016 presidential nominee. However, he said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) would be