Tag Archives: Ted Cruz

“There’s a scene in ‘Barbie,’ where there is this map of the world, and it’s drawn like with crayon. I mean, it’s really a very simple cartoon. And so they have this blockish thing that is called ‘Asia.’ And then they’ve drawn what are called the nine-dashes. This is Chinese communist propaganda in which the Chinese are asserting sovereignty over …

Axios reports: Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, now running as high as third in GOP presidential polls, says he’d consider nine potential nominees for the Supreme Court — including six conservative judges and Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah). Ramaswamy remains a long shot to be the Republican nominee, but his list signals that as president he’d seek to bend …

The right wing Daily Caller reports: Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz took to the Senate floor Tuesday to push for his bipartisan legislation mandating companies disclose whether household appliances are spying on people. Cruz delivered a speech on the Senate floor requesting unanimous consent to pass the Informing Consumers about the Smart Devices Act, a bill he introduced with Democratic …

Politico reports: In a Barbie world, who controls the South China Sea? That’s the question a handful of Republican lawmakers — not to mention much of Southeast Asia — is asking thanks to a background detail in the upcoming “Barbie” movie due out later this month. The detail in question is a dashed line drawn on a map off the …

“The DOJ tipped off Hunter Biden over and over and over again to thwart search warrants, to thwart investigations. At this point, the statements between Merrick Garland and David Weiss one side and the two IRS whistleblowers on the other side are entirely in conflict. “The whistleblowers, as I’ve noted, we have no reason to think they’re lying. One of …

NBC News reports: Five years after Democrats came close to unseating Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas, a group of strategists has launched the “Lose Cruz” super PAC. Backed by seven-figure funding, the super PAC will try to drive anti-Cruz messaging through rapid response, with ads online and on television. The first ad is expected next week. “Ted Cruz has …

Mediaite reports: Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) stood by his condemnation of a new Ugandan law imposing harsh penalties for homosexual relations on Tuesday morning despite comparisons between himself and Bud Light made by critics on his right flank. One of the Cruz’s harshest critics was Jenna Ellis, the disgraced attorney who assisted former president Donald Trump in his attempt to …

Raw Story reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday got pushback from some of his followers after he condemned a newly passed law in Uganda that makes homosexuality a crime that is punishable by death. Writing on Twitter, Cruz, who has long been an opponent of LGBTQ rights in the United States, argued that executing people simply for being gay …

“Conservatives have typically been not very good at boycotts. Part of the problem is that for some things it’s hard to substitute, Disney’s an example where you can be annoyed at Disney, but if your kids really want to go to Disney World, that can be hard to say no to. There’re not a lot of alternatives. There’s Six Flags …

The Hill reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) holds a 5-point lead over the Democrat running for his seat, according to a new poll. The University of Texas at Tyler poll found that 42 percent of registered voters would support Cruz in the 2024 Senate race, while 37 percent said they would back Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas). Among Texans surveyed, 41 …

“To give you an order of magnitude, in 2017, total government spending was about $4 trillion. Fast forward to today, total government spending has gone from $4 trillion, all the way up to nearly $7 trillion. We’ve nearly doubled government spending since 2017. What have tax revenues done? They’ve gone from $3.3 trillion to right about $5 trillion. So, we’re …

Fox News reports: Sen. Ted Cruz is putting pressure on the beer industry’s regulatory body, demanding an investigation of Bud Light’s transgender ad campaign with activist Dylan Mulvaney over concerns the company violated rules on marketing to individuals under the legal drinking age. “A massive percentage of Dylan Mulvaney’s audience are kids. And Budweiser was trying, I believe, with this …

Axios reports: Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) on Wednesday announced his bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in 2024. Allred is the highest-profile Democrat vying to unseat Cruz, who is one of just a handful of potentially vulnerable Senate Republicans up for reelection this cycle. In a video posted to social media on Wednesday, Allred took aim at Cruz’s support …

Politico reports: Democratic Rep. Colin Allred is planning to announce a run against Sen. Ted Cruz as soon as this week, according to two people familiar with his plans. A former NFL player-turned-civil rights attorney, Allred has been quietly prepping for a run against Cruz for months. During his two successful reelection bids since ousting an entrenched incumbent in 2018, …

Mediaite reports: “Democrats hate Justice Thomas, and they save this special degree of hate for him, because he’s a Black man,” Cruz declared. “And their view is an African American is not allowed to be a conservative, is not allowed to disagree with Left-wing orthodoxy.” Cruz went on in claiming Democrats see Thomas “as a traitor because he is African-American,” …

“I think that absolutely is gonna be a major issue for discussion in this election. Listen, Joe Biden is 142 years old. In a very real sense, this election, the Democrats are suggesting Kamala Harris for president. You’re right there’s a real possibility if Biden were to win – and I don’t think he’s going to – but if he …

NBC News reports: Sen. Ted Cruz built his reputation as a conservative flamethrower after leading the government shutdown over Obamacare funding in 2013, cultivating that brand during his presidential campaign and beyond over the last decade. Now, the Texas Republican is seeking to show some bipartisan credentials as he runs for re-election in a state that is becoming more competitive …

Reuters reports: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has chosen a finance director for his prospective presidential campaign. The selection and other recent hires by DeSantis and Never Back Down PAC, the main outside spending group supporting his likely run, show the governor is moving full steam ahead although he has yet to formally launch his bid. Lauren Lofstrom, who served as …

Axios reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is teaming up with House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to investigate the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, Axios has learned. Republicans in both congressional chambers now will throw their muscle into investigating FTC actions and defending Musk. Cruz is the top Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee. The “FTC’s …

Mediaite reports: During the Wednesday edition of his podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz, Cruz said for Democrats, the Ukraine war has become a virtue-signaling opportunity. “Democrats, they wear a Ukrainian flag. Zelensky has become, I think People Magazine is gonna name him the sexiest man alive. They’re in love with him,” Cruz said. “A Ukrainian flag has become like a …