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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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Aug 25, 2026

College sports right now is in crisis. It is chaos that is ripping college sports apart.

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Aug 25, 2026

He's not a great candidate in Texas.

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Aug 25, 2026

Very few voters actually know his record.

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Aug 25, 2026

Ken Paxton just came out of a rough primary.

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Aug 25, 2026

I think we're going to win this race, but it is a real fight.

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Aug 21, 2026

The Ortega regime in Nicaragua is engaging in human rights abuses, religious persecution, and political repression by means of corruption and election manipulation.

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Aug 19, 2026

The law of Article III standing, the Supreme Court has said, is built on separation-of-powers principles, [and] serves to prevent the judicial process from being used to usurp the powers of the political branches.

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Aug 19, 2026

Under President Trump, we have seen a 99% drop in border crossings through enforcement and other measures. Nevertheless, statutory loopholes remain that directly endanger children while more broadly undermining border security and American…

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Aug 18, 2026

The greatest risk facing college athletics today is not any single controversy, court decision, or headline. The greatest threat to college sports is inaction.

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Aug 18, 2026

Illegal aliens who commit serious crimes should never be released back onto American streets for any reason, let alone because their home countries refuse to allow them to return.

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Aug 11, 2026

The Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program was created to ensure that our first responders receive the benefits they deserve and need. We owe it to our first responders and their families to ensure they receive timely and fair support…

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Aug 11, 2026

We will get the bill to President Trump’s desk and deliver results for hundreds of thousands of student-athletes and bring stability to college athletics.

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Aug 7, 2026

The First Amendment guarantees every American the right to freely exercise their faith, and Congress has a duty to ensure that guarantee is met.

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Aug 7, 2026

If we do not defeat this poison, I believe it will consume th…

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Aug 7, 2026

You'll forgive me if I'm not terribly eager to give them $300 billion to facilitate their carrying out their stated intent of murdering us.

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Aug 7, 2026

But I am most definitely not an isolationist. It is a dangerous world, and it is our military's job to prevent enemies of America from killing Americans.

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Aug 7, 2026

I disagree with both the interventionist and the isolationists. I think the interventionists are too quick to send the Marines. That's their solution for everything.

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Aug 7, 2026

I don't have a dog whether it's the son of the Shah, whether it is the [Mojahedin-e-Khalq opposition group], whether it is someone local, as long as they are not an Islamist who hates America and is actively trying to kill Americans.

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Aug 7, 2026

I don't particularly care who comes next if Iran's regime were to collapse, as long as they are not an Islamist who hates America and is actively trying to kill Americans.

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Aug 7, 2026

What I believe we should do, what I have urged President Trump repeatedly, what I've urged Israel to do repeatedly, is arm the protesters, give them the guns, to let them overthrow their own government so that it's not American boots on…

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Aug 7, 2026

I think our objective should be regime collapse.

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Aug 6, 2026

And as the Supreme Court has now held, the 'legally protected interest' the Establishment Clause protects against, and which therefore must underlie any claim of injury giving rise to standing, is religious coercion.

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Aug 6, 2026

Merely being offended by the display’s presence does not amount to coercion.

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Aug 6, 2026

Plaintiffs here cannot allege that the passive display of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the State Capitol forces them to participate in religious practices or attend church, just as Coach Kennedy’s personal prayer at the…

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