It’s obvious that the unprecedented Senate Republican obstruction of executive branch nominations is bad for the president; it’s bad for the smoot...
In one swoop, Hutchinson managed to eliminate Native Americans, Mexicans, and enslaved Africans from Texas history -- and Jon Stewart let it go.
Two Republican heavy hitters are bringing manly back to their machismo-starved party. In terms of public image, it’s hard to think of two Republi...
Minnesota: 9-11 Pray Day Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann really wants a September 11 “National Day of Prayer and Fasting,” not only to commemor...
It's not difficult to imagine a few years from now a political landscape controlled by a Democratic dynasty, where the only Republicans left in office come from states and districts where the small minority of folks who voted for them share their ignorant, intolerant 1950's ideals.
Have you ever noticed that members of Congress act like a bunch of babies? Instead of legislating, lawmakers frequently turn to partisan bickering,...
Yes, I know that Mr. Rubio had a rough, parched night when he gave the Republican response to President Obama's State of Union Address. But licking your lips, sweating bullets and grabbing for water doesn't seem enough to go from Savior to... Folly.
WASHINGTON -- It looks like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) may have hurt the feelings of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) by calling the freshman a...
Texas lawmakers debated a bill Monday that, if passed, would require presidential hopefuls to prove they are natural born U.S. citizens, Austin's KTBC...
If it wasn’t obvious beforehand, it became clear last week that Ted Cruz is likely to run for president. ...
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson wants to revoke Sen. Ted Cruz’s Hispanic credentials. When asked during an interview with ABC News on Sund...
Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, and Ted Cruz each ascended to the U.S. Senate by riding a grassroots wave of enthusiasm to defeat the Republican Party establi...
Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) received praise from an unlikely source on Sunday. In an interview with ABC's "This Week," longitme Democratic str...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential cand...
Vice President Joe Biden delivered some harsh rhetoric against Republicans during a speech in South Carolina on Friday night. Speaking at a dinner ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. -– In the space of a few minutes here Friday night, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) went from talking about constitutional amendments to aski...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R- Texas) spoke about his feelings on religion in politics in a recent interview with World News Group. "Far too many candidates wea...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) described the audience at an annual National Rifle Association retreat as an "army" Friday afternoon. Speaking at a meeting...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential cand...
For Democrats this is too good to be true. While Republicans continue to try to smear former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over Benghazi, she long ago accepted her share of responsibility, and her popularity continues to tower above all national figures in American public life.
After laying into Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for coming to New York to raise funds after voting against aid for Hurricane Sandy, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y...
By JIM VERTUNO and JUAN A. LOZANO, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON -- The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a wa...
BY SCOTT BAUER AND KEN THOMAS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The early stages of the 2016 presidential race feature an unusual cluste...
Cruz is succeeding in plugging a vacuum of meaningful, and more importantly intelligent, conservative activism both in the Senate chamber and in US politics as a whole.
The conservative National Review magazine has an amusing article about the far-right reincarnation of Joe McCarthy, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), considering a run for the presidency. It's not intended to be amusing, I don't think, but it is.
