David Axelrod, former adviser to Barack Obama, made a Tuesday appearance on MSNBC to comment on the members of the GOP backing Ted Cruz in his attempt to defund ObamaCare. Axelrod said: Does Ted Cruz have a constituency in the
Ted Cruz has been staging a filibuster on the Senate floor since 2:41 this afternoon (livestreaming video here, live updates, here) with assists from Senators Lee and Vitter (who was viciously attacked because of his amendment to end the exemption
Kasie Hunt isn’t with MSNBC. She works for NBC News and presents herself as an objective reporter. This is a tweet she fired off less than a half-hour into Senator Ted Cruz’s Tuesday afternoon filibuster of ObamaCare. This is not
Perhaps because I have spent considerable time in the world of opposition politics abroad, I find it surprising when my fellow Americans, conservatives in particular, fail to see how and why an opposition tactic, like defunding Obamacare, is necessary. In
On Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took to the Senate floor to begin a “talking filibuster” against the funding of Obamacare. “I rise today in opposition to Obamacare,” Cruz said. “I intend to speak in opposition to Obamacare. I intend
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), like Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), has publicly split with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on whether to join Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in opposing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s efforts to fund
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to criticize Sen. Ted Cruz’s, tactic to defund Obamacare. McConnell’s remarks came in a argument he made against Cruz’s strategy to defund Obamacare in the Continuing Resolution (CR)
A senior Washington Post congressional reporter found it “interesting” that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told him that he answers to his constituents and the grassroots instead of the leaders in the Republican leadership who make up the permanent political class. On
The Senate is debating the motion to proceed to the Continuing Resolution passed by the House last week that will fund the federal government through December 15 and defund Obamacare. Senator Cruz wanted to filibuster the CR because of Majority
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Tuesday told Breitbart News that he will buck McConnell, Cornyn and Reid, and supports the position of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Rubio made the remarks in response to the news that Senate Minority Leader Mitch
MSNBC host Chris Matthews responds to Sarah Palin’s op-ed at Breitbart News supporting Ted Cruz’s stand against Obamacare–by bringing on her former campaign manager to talk trash. Steve Schmidt, the man behind John McCain’s failed 2008 presidential campaign, accuses Palin,
The media war against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) rages on as he continues fighting to defund Obamacare. The newest claim comes from GQ magazine. GQ quoted one of Cruz’s college classmates Damon Watson as saying he refused to work in
Fox News host Sean Hannity told Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday evening that the battle he is waging against Obamacare by trying to defund it in the Continuing Resolution (CR) is a nexus point in the grassroots fight against
The national Republican Party has a serious brand problem. Too many Establishment Elephants are too often Diet Democrats – taking positions just slightly less Large Government than the Donkey Party. That is – when they’re not agreeing with them in
On Monday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urged Americans to light up Capitol Hill switchboards to urge senators to live up to their campaign promises and support Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) in their effort to defund
A source in Congress tells Breitbart News that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn are using their leadership positions to pressure other Republicans to oppose Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in his campaign to defund Obamacare.
On Monday, after asking for unanimous consent on a 60-vote threshold for amendments to the House bill that funds the government except for Obamacare, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that if Democrats think Obamacare is working for Americans then they
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid suggested he does not believe Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has ulterior motives in his push to defund Obamacare in Congress’s Continuing Resolution (CR) in a Monday floor speech. “I almost would bet–although I am not
An adviser to Senator John McCain (R-AZ) told GQ magazine that McCain loathes Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). “He f***ing hates Cruz,” an “adviser of the Arizona senator” told GQ. “He’s just offended by his style.” McCain has called Cruz a
On Monday, after asking for unanimous consent on a 60-vote threshold on the House bill that funds the government except for Obamacare, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said the ruling class should not fund Obamacare by “brute force.” Cruz said Obamacare
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) had a 45 minute showdown that lasted until procedural motions allowed for Reid to call for unanimous consent to proceed with pending judge nominations on Tuesday. Reid
On Monday afternoon, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz asked for unanimous consent to immediately consider the House Continuing Resolution to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. The legislation would also take steps to avoid a default on government debt while
Late Monday afternoon, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz took to the Senate floor to call for unanimous consent to begin consideration of the House-passed Continuing Resolution. The measure funds the government through December 15th, but strips appropriations for ObamaCare. He also
Here’s a win-win. Ted Cruz proposes a delay in Obamacare’s individual mandate until 2015–the same delay that employers received. That delay takes the form of no funding to enforce the mandate. It also mirrors a condition Republicans have tied to
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) called conservatives opposed to funding Obamacare “Tea Party anarchists” and “radical” “extremists” who are trying to take the “federal government and the economy hostage.” Reid made his remarks on the Senate floor
