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Ted Cruz

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Ted Cruz is a United States Senator from Texas, serving since January 3, 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz gained national prominence during his 2016 campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. He is known for his conservative positions on issues such as healthcare, immigration, and tax reform. Cruz has been a vocal advocate for limited government and has often positioned himself as a defender of constitutional rights.

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May 26, 2026

Trey's story is not the exception, but the pattern. Non-disclosure agreements are too often used to bury abuse and silence survivors, with incalculable and catastrophic consequences for victims.

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May 26, 2026

The government of Tanzania is carrying out a campaign of political repression and religious persecution.

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May 26, 2026

If the result of all that is to be an Iranian regime — still run by Islamists who chant ‘death to America’ — now receiving billions of dollars, being able to enrich uranium & develop nuclear weapons, and having effective control over the…

abcnews.com
Mar 8, 2026

If we wait another year, wait another two years, the programs in your state are going away and the students in your state are losing their scholarships.

apnews.com
Jan 10, 2026

These unlawful images pose a serious threat to victims' privacy and dignity. They should be taken down and guardrails should be put in place.

cbsnews.com
Nov 24, 2025

When Trump is not in the White House, what then?

nytimes.com
Nov 18, 2025

The ‘one big, beautiful bill’ you were talking about just a minute ago, I was blessed to write major portions of that bill.

usatoday.com
Nov 18, 2025

Reporters are going to write headlines that get clicks and get eyeballs. I got a job — it’s representing 31 million Texans.

usatoday.com
Nov 6, 2025

This is a poison, and I believe we are facing an existential crisis in our party and in our country.

nytimes.com
Oct 31, 2025

Merrick Garland was a fundamentally corrupt attorney general. Jack Smith was a fundamentally corrupt prosecutor. This was a political enemies list from the beginning.

nypost.com
Oct 29, 2025

If a judge signs an order reaching a factual conclusion for which there is zero evidence whatsoever, that judge is abusing his power.

nypost.com
Oct 29, 2025

Arctic Frost is Joe Biden’s Watergate.

nypost.com
Oct 28, 2025

Mike Huckabee is a pastor and a patriot who loves America, loves Israel, and loves Jesus. I’m proud to be in his company!

nypost.com
Oct 10, 2025

I have a lot of confidence in the members on both sides of the aisle who are working hard to ensure that this stays a top priority, but I think anytime, obviously, the government is shut down, we know that infrastructure projects are…

cbsnews.com
Sep 25, 2025

They sounded right out of ‘Goodfellas.'

nypost.com
Sep 24, 2025

This is wrong. Politically motivated violence is wrong.

usatoday.com
Sep 24, 2025

This needs to stop. Violence is wrong — politically motivated violence is wrong.

msnbc.com
Sep 24, 2025

To every politician who is using rhetoric demonizing ICE and demonizing CBP: Stop.

apnews.com
Sep 22, 2025

Current policy is forcing thousands of highly qualified and experienced pilots into early retirement every year.

nbcnews.com
Sep 22, 2025

America should lead on the international stage in support of raising, or even abolishing, the pilot retirement age.

nbcnews.com
Sep 20, 2025

If the government gets in the business of saying, ‘We don’t like what you the media have said, we’re going to ban you from the airwaves if you don’t say what we like,’ that will end up bad for conservatives

cnbc.com
Sep 20, 2025

That’s right out of Goodfellas

cnbc.com
Sep 19, 2025

And I gotta say, that’s right out of Goodfellas.

nypost.com
Sep 19, 2025

But let me tell you, if the government gets in the business of saying, ‘We don’t like what you the media have said, we’re going to ban you from the airwaves if you don’t say what we like,’ that will end up bad for conservatives.

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