In a sign that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is laying the groundwork for a potential 2016 presidential run, his chief of staff is leaving Paul’s Senate office to run his political action committees and organize in the early primary states.
On May 1, the New Hampshire Union Leader stepped into the debate surrounding Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) by opining that she had handled the gun control vote “incredibly” and that the emotionally driven attacks against her are “disgusting.” According to
Watching MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough over these past few weeks has been an exercise in watching a desperately bitter man burn down his own principles as balm for his horribly misguided pride. What started out as a demagogic crusade from the
At a Tea Party rally last week Senator Ted Cruz delivered a smackdown to his fellow GOP senators saying: “‘Well, there is an alternative. You could just not be a bunch of squishes.’” Cruz spoke to the crowd at a Freedom
Tuesday morning’s “Morning Joe” roundtable on MSNBC focused on recent remarks made by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) at a FreedomWorks event. At the rally Cruz told stories about his fellow Republican Senators’ approach to last month’s gun control debate. They
Tea Party Patriots is urging its activists to conduct a series of action items throughout the week to help oppose the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. On Monday, the group recommends Tea Partiers write blog posts, Facebook posts, and letters
Senator Ted Cruz (R – TX) made a surprise visit to Freedom Works activists in Austin last Friday and told attendees how angry Democrats and Republicans were over his stand on the gun control legislation that eventually failed in the
Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) now each appear to be positioning themselves in the fight against the push for the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill in much the same way the Senate’s Tea Party triumvirate knocked
The April 24 edition of The Late Show With David Letterman saw the CBS talker label Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) the “Stooge of the Night” for voting “no on gun control reform.” Letterman then put a photograph of Cruz up
Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Ted Cruz opened the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Issues drone hearing on Tuesday expressing their disappointment in the administration for not providing a witness to the hearing. Cruz revealed that the hearing actually changed
Judging by these two blockbuster pieces here and here by Breitbart News reporter Matthew Boyle detailing tactics by the forces that are pushing comprehensive immigration reform, conservatives are going to have to step up their defense in pushing for increased border security and
David Brooks, the liberal Republican columnist for the New York Times, said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) had a face that resembled Joe McCarthy. In comments in which he seemed particularly peeved at the conservative, Brooks also called Cruz “unconservative” for not
During her testimony on the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano declared that she, President Barack Obama and other political officials at the top of this administration
Senator Ted Cruz pressed Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano if there was an objective measure to show the secureness of the border. Secretary Napolitano could not provide one measure that DHS uses to show border security, but said that the
Sen. Ted Cruz questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about the border security measures contained in the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Tuesday.Cruz asked, “If there are no objective metrics, if it
At Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” immigration bill, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on whether she actually read the bill she was testifying about before her appearance
On Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that including a “path to citizenship” for illegal immigrants in any comprehensive immigration bill would jeopardize the likelihood of the legislation passing. “I think if instead the bill includes elements that are deeply
On Saturday, Obama’s political army, Organizing for Action, was sent to Sen. Ted Cruz’s Dallas office to protest his stance on gun rights. Unfortunately for them, the local tea party found out about it, and were there to greet them
On Friday, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Jason Reyes reported a wide disparity between the number of people known dead in West, Texas, and the number who remain missing. While only twelve deaths were confirmed by Reyes in the
At two different points during the tense weeks of the gun control debate, the Wall Street Journal missed the value of the gun control filibuster initiated by Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Mike Lee (R-UT). For example,
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) Wednesday were debating background checks for private gun sales on the Senate floor. At one point Schumer could be heard laughing out loud at Sen.Ted Cruz.
Senator Ted Cruz tweeted out a little faux pas by Senate Majority Leader Reid on the Senate floor earlier today: (he quickly corrects himself) Freudian slip? Sen. Harry Reid calls bill “anti-gun legislation” youtube.com/watch?v=pHj6KA… — Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) April
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Fox News’ “Hannity” discussing universal background checks: “I think it’s wrong that politicians try to take advantage of [victims’] suffering-not to actually fix the problem but instead to push the same anti-gun agenda they had
With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) reportedly having enough votes to defeat a Republican-led filibuster, the battle over gun control begins in earnest once the legislative package clears its first procedural hurdle Thursday. Reid has two Republicans who have
This morning, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) discussed the gun debate on the Laura Ingraham radio show: “In any conversation about how to prevent future tragedies such as Sandy Hook, our focus should be on stopping criminals from obtaining guns.
