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DHS chief Mayorkas is willing to 'let children be raped,' Cruz charges in heated Senate border crisis hearing

Sen. Ted Cruz took aim at Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for the ongoing situation at the border, saying Mayorkas was willing "to let children be raped."

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Cruz celebrates Stanford punishing dean who shouted down Trump-appointed judge: 'Victory for sanity'

Sen. Ted Cruz is celebrating Stanford University dean Tirien Steinbach being placed on leave after joining protests against a Trump-appointed judge during his visit to the school.

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Pro-DeSantis super PAC hires top GOP consultant who advised Cruz in 2016 campaign

A recently formed pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC is bringing on board a veteran GOP strategist who’s served as the top consultant for Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas

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Cruz to introduce constitutional amendment to prevent Democrats from packing Supreme Court

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Wednesday introduced a constitutional amendment that would set the number of justices on the Supreme Court of the United States to nine.

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GOP pilots in Congress call on Biden to withdraw his ‘entirely unqualified’ FAA nomination

Fourteen GOP lawmakers who have flown airplanes called on Biden to withdraw his FAA nominee because he has "zero aviation experience" at a time of crisis for FAA.

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EcoHealth Alliance: Controversial group back in the spotlight for alleged 'double billing' of Wuhan lab work

EcoHealth Alliance, a New York nonprofit, is back under a microscope following a report alleging they "double billed" two government agencies for Wuhan lab work.

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Cruz urges Americans to 'combat the woke takeover' in new book set for November release

Ted Cruz's new book -- "Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America" -- is set to hit the shelves roughly a year before Election Day 2024, Fox News Digital has learned.

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Ted Cruz asks Stanford to punish students who heckled Trump-appointed judge

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is also calling for the dismissal of Stanford's associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion for her role in fueling students' protest.

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Ted Cruz jokes China wrote Pelosi's SXSW speech that calls for countries to 'work together'

Sen. Ted Cruz suggested a speech former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave at the South by Southwest conference over the weekend was approved or written by China.

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Ted Cruz says Biden 'certainly' isn't running the White House after new budget proposal shows priorities

Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, said President Biden's budget for the 2024 fiscal year reveals 'socialists are in charge' of the White House.

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Ted Cruz says Joe Biden's presidency is the 'best thing' to ever happen to Mexican drug cartels

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sounded off after two Americans were murdered among four total kidnapped by cartels in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, on "Jesse Watters Primetime."

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Ted Cruz leads 12 Republicans in blasting NASA over 'highly politicized' climate regulation

A coalition of 13 Republicans on the Senate Commerce Committee blasted NASA over a recent climate-related regulation they said would increase costs by $4 billion.

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Cruz blasts Biden's 'incompetent' cabinet picks, warns vulnerable Democrats of consequences in 2024 elections

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says Democratic senators who are on the ballot next cycle and support Biden's "incompetent" cabinet picks will be kept in check by voters in 2024.

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Trump overwhelmingly wins CPAC's Republican primary straw poll with DeSantis coming in a distant second

Trump wins CPAC straw poll by a wide margin Saturday, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis coming in second choice for the GOP nomination for president in 2024

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Ted Cruz says 2024 Senate re-election will be 'firefight’ as Democrats come at him with ‘everything they have’

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas predicts that he’s “going to face a very serious race” as Democrats target him as the conservative firebrand senator runs for re-election next year.

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Ted Cruz rips Buttigieg at CPAC: 'What the hell does this guy gotta do to get fired?'

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Thursday asked how Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg could still be holding onto his job after the chemical spill in Ohio, the private jet scandal and other headaches.

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Cruz, Roy demand answers from Garland on FBI allegedly secretly recording progressive anti-abortion group

Texas Republicans Senator Ted Cruz and Rep. Chip Roy demanded answers from AG Merrick Garland about accusations the FBI secretly recorded a progressive anti-abortion group meeting.

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Cruz accuses Garland of politicizing DOJ, AG fires back in heated exchange

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday took heavy criticism from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who accused him of politicizing the Justice Department.

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An inmate murdered a prison guard and received no added punishment - a new bill could change that

Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a bill called "Eric's Law," which would allow prosecutors to impanel a second jury in capital sentencing hearings after the killing of a federal officer.

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Cruz blasts Merchant Marine Academy superintendent’s ‘flawed understanding’ of First Amendment

Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz blasted the Merchant Marine Academy superintendent as having a "flawed understanding" of the First Amendment amid the acadmey's Jesus painting controversy.

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Cruz responds after Biden allegedly authorized $200 million fighter jet to shoot down $12 science project

Sen. Ted Cruz has criticized President Joe Biden after a hobbyist group offered evidence to suggest the U.S. Air Force may have shot down one of their globe-trotting balloons.

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Cruz extends support after Fetterman checks into hospital for clinical depression: 'Mental Illness is real'

Sen. Ted Cruz joined several other lawmakers who expressed support for fellow Sen. John Fetterman, who checked himself into the hospital for clinical depression.

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Ted Cruz calls out Clapper for flip-flop on Biden laptop being Russian disinfo: 'Trying to cover his own rear'

Sen. Ted Cruz criticized former intelligence official James Clapper Wednesday for his role in dismissing the New York Post's Hunter Biden report as Russian misinformation.

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Cruz, Omar find common ground over 'negative impact' for residents after Ohio train derailment: 'Fully agree'

Two lawmakers from across the aisle found common ground on the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, where an environment disaster continues weeks after the incident.

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Cruz slams Biden FCC pick for donating to senators during her nomination process: 'I've never seen that'

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, grilled Biden FCC nominee Gigi Sohn over political campaign contributions she made to Democratic senators while her nomination was pending.

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Cruz releases three bills taking on China following spy flight being shot down

Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz reintroduced three bills this week taking on teh CCOP after the Chinese spy balloon made its way across the continental U.S. before being shot down.

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Democrat blasts Buttigieg: Dept of Transportation 'needs a more effective policeman' to 'get the job done'

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was verbally skewered by some senators for failing at his position at the hearing on the meltdown of Southwest Airlines.

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Cruz challenges Dems to 'stand up to the White House' against 'radical,' 'wildly unqualified' judicial picks

Sen. Ted Cruz called upon his Democratic colleagues to impose higher standards for President Biden's judicial nominees instead of providing a "rubber stamp."

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Top law enforcement group comes out swinging against anti-police Biden nominee

The National Sheriffs' Association formally announced its opposition to Gigi Sohn, President Biden's nominee for an open Federal Communications Commission, over her views on police.

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Republicans demand answers from Smithsonian for kicking out pro-life students

House and Senate Republicans penned a letter demanding answers from the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum after employees kicked out a group of students wearing pro-life hats.

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Ted Cruz blasts shocking Satan-themed performance at Grammys: 'This is evil'

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., and conservatives on Twitter blasted a Grammys performance as "Satanic" and "evil" after singer Sam Smith dressed as the Devil.