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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz delays dozens of President Joe Biden’s ambassador nominations, stoking feud over national security
BY ABBY LIVINGSTON AND BETHANY IRVINE at The Texas Tribune, OCT. 27, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — By this point in the Trump administration, Kay Bailey Hutchison, a former U.S. senator from Texas, had been settled into her new Brussels-based post […]
Republicans and Democrats both want to repeal part of a digital content law, but experts say that will be extremely tough
Experts say the GOP's rhetoric about Section 230 of a 1996 communications law suggests a deep misunderstanding of how it works.
After a day of chaos at the U.S. Capitol, Congress rejects Ted Cruz-led effort to dispute election results
Hours after pro-Trump protesters swarmed the U.S. Capitol, the House and Senate returned to resume certification of the Electoral College votes for president.
Ted Cruz will object to certification of Electoral College votes that will make Joe Biden’s victory official
Joining several other U.S. senators, Cruz is calling for an emergency audit of election results in “disputed states,” despite no evidence of widespread election fraud.
$600 relief checks could soon be on their way to many Americans
The bill will reinstate supplemental unemployment benefits of $300 per week, and extend eviction protections through the end of January. The legislation also allocates another $284 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program.
Texas casts its 38 electoral votes for Donald Trump
Electors across the country were casting ballots Monday and are expected to deliver the 270 votes needed to award the election to former Vice President Joe Biden by the end of the day. Trump and many Texas Republicans have not yet acknowledged defeat.
Texas Republicans eye 2022 — and beyond — after romping in November election
Two questions could share Texas politics in the coming years: Who will challenge Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022? And will Abbott — and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz — run for president in 2024?
Texas politicians’ criticism of “Cuties” causes a small Texas county to fine Netflix.
The district attorney in Tyler County, where the grand jury indicted Netflix, is the son of U.S. Rep. Brian Babin, who has labeled the movie child pornography.
President Donald Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court
Both of Texas' Republican U.S. senators have indicated they support moving forward with the Supreme Court confirmation process less than two months before the election.
Sen. Ted Cruz launches daily podcast about Trump impeachment trial
By Sam Manas January 23, 2020 Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz launched a podcast this week, saying he’ll use it to air his daily musings about the historic Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Cruz he is a juror along with the other members of the U.S. Senate. His first episode of the podcast, […]
