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Republicans’ lame-duck dash to confirm judges is already hitting speed bumps
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Democrats’ coming takeover of the Senate has kickstarted a scramble to confirm two dozen of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees before Republicans turn over the gavel in January. The mad dash included a November 4 call from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz to a top l Read More
Trump’s surprise judge pick blindsides GOP senators amid ‘power grab’: NYT
A last-minute move by President Donald Trump to stack the federal bench has left even some of his Republican allies caught off guard.Senate Republicans are scrambling to confirm as many as 25 of Trump's judicial nominees before Democrats take over the chamber in January, The New York Times reported Read More
Sen. Ted Cruz Ties Support for Trump’s Somalia Ambassador Nominee to U.S. Recognition of Somaliland
Sen. Ted Cruz said his support for Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Somalia is based on guidance on recognizing Somaliland. Read More
Following 'blue tsunami,' Ted Cuz moves to rebuild Texas GOP with new Austin headquarters
Sen. Ted Cruz is planning to open a new headquarters for his Saving Texas group to help strengthen the state Republican Party following sweeping election losses. Read More
Ted Cruz Shares Hegseth Prediction: ‘1 Of 2 Things Is Going To Happen’
The Texas Republican made his prediction ahead of Tuesday’s failed effort to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Read More
Cruz says Hegseth will resign, be fired or get impeached
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Cruz says Hegseth will resign, be fired or get impeached Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) predicted on his podcast earlier this week that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will either r Read More
Cruz launches ‘Saving Texas’ headquarters after GOP midterm losses
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) is launching a new headquarters for his Saving Texas group in an effort to recruit and elect Republican candidates across the Lone Star State. The headquarters for the nonprofit, which is run by Cruz’s allies, will open in Austin, intended to be a hub for establishing GOP inf Read More
Ted Cruz Predicts Pete Hegseth's Impeachment ‘Extremely Likely’
Sen. Ted Cruz thinks Pete Hegseth is running out of time. Read More
Can Ted Cruz Help Republicans Retake Texas? Senator Announces 'Saving Texas' HQ
The Republican senator says Saving Texas will work from Austin as Democrats capitalize on gains among Latino voters and threaten the GOP's long-standing dominance in the state. Read More
Ted Cruz Says Texans Are Approaching Him in a State of Shock Over Blue Wave in State (VIDEO)
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz appeared on the Sean Hannity show this week and said that he is being approached in public places by Texans who are basically… Read More
Trump’s grip on his party is in question as Republicans reel from the midterm wipeout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans aren’t holding back. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis described this week’s elections as an “extinction-level event” for the GOP. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz likened it to a “Watergate-level repudiation.” Former Vice President Mike Pence called it a “reckoning.” For all the apocalypti Read More
All at Once, Ted Cruz Is the Last Statewide Republican Lawmaker Standing in Texas
Cruz was not up for reelection this midterm cycle, but every Republican who was on the ballot in Texas’ statewide races this year has been defeated. Read More
Ted Cruz Has A Literal Sob Story About Voters At Best Buy And People Have Thoughts
The Texas senator told a Trump-like whopper about his shopping experience, according to critics. Read More
Abdul El-Sayed Is Ready To Wear Ted Cruz's ‘Jihadist Leprechaun’ Insult With Pride
The senator-elect told “The View” that Republicans resorted to petty insults because they had nothing substantial to say to voters themselves. Read More
Ted Cruz calls midterm election results a ‘Watergate-level repudiation’ of the GOP, warns ‘Americans will be hurt’ by radical Dems
“2026 was not simply a blue wave; it was a blue tsunami. It was an ass kicking. It was not simply a bad 2006 midterm election. It was a Watergate-level repudiation,” Cruz wrote in a lengthy X post.… Read More
Cruz suggests GOP ignored cost of living as top midterm issue: ‘They didn’t understand’
Cruz, a possible 2028 presidential candidate, referred to it as an "a** kicking" for the GOP, saying it "didn't understand" voters' concerns. Read More
‘A Watergate-level repudiation’: Ted Cruz weighs in on midterm wave
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, urged his party to prioritize pocketbook issues after Democrats swept elections across the state. Read More
Ted Cruz Warns Democrats Could Pursue Impeachment and Block Trump Nominees
Ted Cruz fears a Democrat-controlled Congress will launch an “all-out partisan war.” Read More
Sanders says GOP rhetoric about El-Sayed "should appall" Americans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who's supported El-Sayed's campaign, specifically referred to comments made by Republican surrogates, including President Trump and GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas Read More
Sen. Sanders: GOP Rhetoric About El-Sayed 'Should Appall Every Decent American'
Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Republicans' comments about Michigan's Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, Abdul | Clips Read More