President Barack Obama said Tuesday the gun control proposals under consideration in the U.S. Senate are not about him, but it would take a toll on him personally if they do not pass. Speaking in Connecticut, the President made a
Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) released a report, “The Legal Limit: The Obama Administration’s Attempts to Expand Federal Power” that analyzes six instances in the last 15 months where the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Obama Administration’s arguments
The Republican members of the bipartisan Senate “Gang of Eight” have passed the deadline for Senate Judiciary Committee ranking GOP member Sen. Chuck Grassley’s request for a briefing on their coming immigration reform bill. Last week, Grassley (R-IA) and his
All the members of the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” pushing immigration reform in the U.S. Senate will band together to block any efforts by other senators to offer amendments to their legislation once it is introduced, the Washington Post reported
Tuesday’s remarks by new Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Mike Shields seen as critical of conservative grassroots activists have not been well received by either the icons of the conservative movement or local grassroots leaders. Despite efforts by RNC
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statement regarding today’s weak jobs report: Today’s jobs report is another reminder that more than four years after financial crisis, the economy is gasping for breath. Americans may be asking why, and
On Wednesday, White House press secretary Jay Carney said it was “shameful” for Republican legislators to filibuster gun control in the Senate. “It would be shameful to not allow any one of these measures to come up to a vote,”
Foreign Policy magazine has made a stark pronouncement about Texas Senator Ted Cruz. According to FP’s Erica Grieder, Cruz is “the most hated man in the U.S. Senate.” In a March 29 piece, Grieder made this extreme judgment based on the new Senator’s outspoken positions
Gabby Giffords’ husband Mark Kelly appeared on Fox News Sunday on March 31 to warn GOP Senators not to filibuster universal background check legislation as it proceeds toward a vote in the Senate. During the week prior to Kelly’s warning,
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ripped Barack Obama Thursday for using his bully pulpit to shove gun control down Americans’ throats by citing the Sandy Hook massacre. It is saddening to see the president today, once again, try to take advantage
Marco Rubio pledged Thursday to join a group of Republicans led by Sens. Rand Paul (KY), Mike Lee (UT), and Ted Cruz (TX), also Tea Party stalwarts, threatening to filibuster gun control legislation that comes to the floor of the
This morning, the president held a brief photo op in the White House surrounded by the mothers of shooting victims, and raised concernthat the shock from the Newtown elementary school shooting could soonfade. “Less than 100 days ago that happened.
Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) have signed onto the letter in which Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Mike Lee (R-UT), pledged to take action to prevent gun control legislation for coming to a vote. The
The annual True the Vote National Summit will be held in Houston, TX April 12-13. Attendees will be treated to speeches from leading voices in the battle for election integrity–from both the U.S. and Mexico. The summit will offer concerned
In a sign of how active Sarah Palin intends to be in influencing the 2014 elections, SarahPAC, Sarah Palin’s Political Action Committee, released a video on Wednesday meant to ignite independents, conservatives, and Tea Partiers for the 2014 midterm elections.
In a press conference on March 26th, White House spokesman Jay Carney warned that “filibusters of efforts to move forward with common-sense measures to reduce gun violence would be unfortunate.” Carney’s words came the very day a letter from Senators
Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Mike Lee (R-UT) scheduled a letter to be sent to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office on March 26 to let him know they will “oppose the motion to proceed to any
I know that we are pretty much past the point of covering what happened at CPAC this year. I’m not here to report about a speech that someone made, what happened on radio row, or even what CPAC ‘means’ for
The left-wing media complex has found its new bete noir for the 2013/2014 political news cycle, and that dubious honor goes to Republican rising star, Ted Cruz. Note that the left always targets those they perceive to be the greatest
After the Republican National Committee released its “autopsy” report highlighting the path forward for the GOP on Monday, conservatives blasted the RNC for proposing changes they feel would blunt the ability of grassroots conservatives to beat establishment candidates at the
There were high expectations for Sen. Ted Cruz’s keynote address at CPAC 2013, and he delivered. As a young, passionate Hispanic who happens to be one of the most brilliant and accomplished constitutional experts and Supreme Court lawyers in the U.S.
The NRA-ILA’s “Stand and Fight Leadership Forum” on May 3rd will feature former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX), former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), and other Tea Party favorites. The forum is part of the
Sen. Ted Cruz, who has forcefully challenged Republicans and Democrats in his first three months in the U.S. Senate, delivered the keynote address at CPAC on Saturday and said conservatives needed to more vigorously defend the constitution and champion growth
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said during his keynote address at CPAC on Saturday that he was proud to be called a “wacko bird,” in reference to Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) dismissive comment about Cruz and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) last
In 2011, Ted Cruz announced he was running for Senate on a conference call with bloggers before alerting the mainstream media; now Senator Cruz (R-TX), who appreciated and effectively used the new media as the backbone of his campaign, said
