Tag: Ted Cruz

The move is opposed by fiscal conservatives who want to pair spending reform to the debt ceiling increase, which will push the nation's borrowing limit well about $20 trillion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate will tie Harvey to debt limit, forcing second House vote

Susan Ferrechio · September 5, 2017 10:45 pm

President Trump has showed no hesitation piling on new items to the crowded legislative to-do list. (Illustration by Nate Beeler for the Washington Examiner)

Trump and wary Republicans head for the fall

W. James Antle III · September 5, 2017 4:01 am

"The risk of their sending a missile that could murder millions of Americans is increasing every day," the Texas Republican said on ABC's "This Week." (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

National Security

Ted Cruz: US needs missile intercept technology to stop North Korea

Steven Nelson · September 3, 2017 1:56 pm

President Donald Trump talks with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott before boarding Air Force One at Ellington Field after meeting people impacted by Hurricane Harvey during a visit to Houston. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump has friendly meeting with two Texas Democrats who called for his removal

Robert King · September 2, 2017 8:43 pm

Cornyn told reporters in Houston Wednesday the money would serve as "a down payment" on federal recovery funding that may end up being far more costly than even Hurricane Katrina or Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Republican leaders promise immediate Hurricane Harvey aid bill

Susan Ferrechio · August 30, 2017 4:17 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Wednesday accused New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie of being "desperate" to get in the news, and said that's why he's been attacking Cruz in the press this week. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Ted Cruz fires back at Chris Christie: Some politicians are ‘desperate’ to get in the news

Melissa Quinn · August 30, 2017 3:33 pm

Gov. Chris Christie, with his wife Mary Pat Christie, after the two cast their votes at the Brookside Emergency Services Building during the primary election on Tuesday in Mendham, N.J. Christie, neutral during the race, said he voted for longtime ally Kim Guadagno and would campaign for her, but his unpopularity makes it unclear whether that would help. (Bob Karp/The Daily Record via AP)

Chris Christie blasts Ted Cruz for attempting to ‘exploit’ Sandy aid package in 2012 for ‘political gain’

Anna Giaritelli · August 30, 2017 2:17 am

As President Trump stumbled through a rocky month of staffing upheaval, controversy, and public feuds, hypothetical talk of replacing him as the Republican nominee for president in 2020 has grown louder despite the improbability of the prospect. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Talk of a 2020 primary challenger to Trump heats up amid White House chaos

Sarah Bedford · August 27, 2017 4:01 am

A law firm dedicated to religious liberty, awarded Cruz with an award for his efforts on behalf of veterans, the protection of veterans memorials, and his commitment to the cause of religious freedom. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Is Ted Cruz’s legal career a bigger deal than his Senate legacy?

Nicole Russell · August 25, 2017 8:44 pm

"We have been encouraged thus far by the work and strong coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deploy assistance to state and local officials on the ground in Texas," Cruz and Cornyn wrote. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn write to Trump asking for major disaster declaration as Harvey approaches

Daniel Chaitin · August 25, 2017 8:40 pm

"I don't think it's beneficial to go through and try to sanitize history and try to erase the Civil War. We have a history that needs to be presented fairly, needs to be presented in context. It needs to clearly enunciate the evils of slavery," Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters at the Mary Kay Headquarters in Dallas, Texas, according to CNN. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ted Cruz opposes efforts to ‘sanitize history’

Mandy Mayfield · August 17, 2017 9:48 pm

"The media and the Democrats, to the surprise of no one, demagoguing this issue and using it for political advantage," Sen. Ted Cruz said in a radio interview Tuesday with the Mark Davis Show. "In the media's telling, they want to tar and feather any Republican, any conservative and paint us all as these crazy, racist nutbags." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Ted Cruz: Democrats, media using Charlottesville to depict Republicans as ‘crazy, racist nutbags’

Melissa Quinn · August 15, 2017 4:38 pm