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EXCLUSIVE: Ted Cruz Files Key School Choice Bill That Would Be ‘Most Significant Reform’ Since GI Bill
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, commemorated National School Choice Week by filing two bills to advance school choice, one of which his staff said would be the most significant educational reform since the GI bill. “We need to provide students with a variety of educational options to fit their needs,” Cruz told…Tyler O’Neil -
DC Council ‘Beginning to Recognize Irrationality’ of Kicking Kids Out of School Over Vaccine Mandate, Ted Cruz Says
The District of Columbia Council voted Tuesday to push the city’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students ages 12 and older to next year. The district currently mandates that eligible students must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 3, or else be barred from attending school. D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson, an independent, joined by Chairman…Gillian Richards -
Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Byron Donalds Boost School Choice
School choice is the most important domestic policy issue today, Sen. Ted Cruz argued in remarks Tuesday. The Texas Republican, who was joined by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and Kellyanne Conway, former senior counselor to President Donald Trump, noted that a poorly educated child is at a much higher risk of facing poverty, crime, and…Gillian Richards -
What Should Congress Do About Bitcoin? Ted Cruz Has Some Ideas
Sen. Ted Cruz is “bullish” about bitcoin. “When it comes to bitcoin and cryptocurrency generally, I am incredibly bullish,” the Texas Republican said, before adding that bitcoin is going through a process that “will change the world.” Cruz spoke Monday at an event at The Heritage Foundation that revealed the boundless potential of digital currencies like bitcoin,…Douglas Blair -
Sen. Ted Cruz, First Amendment Win at Supreme Court in Campaign Finance Case
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Monday won a significant First Amendment victory from the U.S. Supreme Court in Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate. It’s not the first time Cruz has been successful at the court, but it was his first time as an actual plaintiff in a case, rather than as solicitor general…Hans von Spakovsky -
Ted Cruz Warns of Battle Between Power and Liberty
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the key battle in the United States—and Canada—isn’t the strong against the weak but the powerful against liberty. This, Cruz said, is why big government and big corporations are now allies. “Big is bad across the board,” Cruz said during his speech Thursday on the opening day of the Conservative…Fred Lucas -
Ted Cruz Calls for FTC Probe Into GoFundMe for Shutting Down Convoy Fundraiser
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Sunday he was demanding the Federal Trade Commission investigate crowdfunding site GoFundMe after it shut down a fundraiser supporting truckers protesting Canadian COVID-19 restrictions. “Today I sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking that the FTC open an investigation into GoFundMe into whether they’ve committed deceptive trade…Ailan Evans -
What Democrats Say When Ted Cruz Asks Whether Voter ID Is Racist
Voter ID laws are racist in Texas and could be in other states as well, depending on intent, three Democrat witnesses said Wednesday at a Senate hearing. One Democrat witness said it’s difficult to say whether voter ID requirements have had any harmful effect, but requiring voters to show photo identification isn’t likely to prevent…Fred Lucas -
Sen. Ted Cruz Shares Firsthand Observations of Israel-Hamas Situation
Sen. Ted Cruz joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss his recent trip to Israel to observe the fighting that’s been occurring in the region between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group. We discuss how Hamas has a headquarters in the basement of a hospital, effectively using innocent people as human shields. “It’s their own…Rachel del Guidice -
‘No More’: Sen. Ted Cruz Stops Accepting Corporate PAC Contributions
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is vowing that he no longer will accept campaign contributions from corporate political action committees and urges colleagues to do the same. Corporations have consistently attacked conservative values while expecting Republicans to grant them political favors, Cruz wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Wednesday evening. The Texas Republican said “woke CEOs”…Thomas Catenacci -
Read Sen. Ted Cruz’s Exchange With Biden Nominee Over Defunding Police
Editor’s note: Kristen Clarke, nominated by President Joe Biden to be the assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, testified Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Below is a transcript of her conversation with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Sen. Ted Cruz: Welcome to both of the nominees. Ms. Clarke, as…Daily Signal Staff -
Ted Cruz Calls Out Pentagon for ‘Inappropriate’ Attacks on Fox Host
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, wants to know how the military became politicized in recent days, after top brass targeted Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson for his commentary. In a letter Sunday to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Cruz asked him to arrange a meeting with Marine Commandant Gen. David H. Berger. “The last week has…Fred Lucas -
Read Sen. Ted Cruz’s Exchange With ‘Far Left’ Biden Justice Department Nominee
Editor’s note: During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asked Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s nominee for associate attorney general, the No. 3 post at the Justice Department, about abortion, the right to bear arms, religious liberty, and school choice. Watch the exchange or read the transcript: Sen. Ted Cruz: I…Daily Signal Staff -
Ted Cruz Says Twitter and Facebook Face ‘Serious’ Campaign Finance Violations for Censoring Stories Critical of Biden
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas told reporters Monday that Facebook and Twitter could face “potentially serious campaign finance violations” for censoring stories unfavorable of Democrats while letting critical coverage of Republicans run rampant on their platforms. “Giant multibillion-dollar corporations are making multibillion-dollar contributions to support [Democratic presidential nominee Joe] Biden,” Cruz said in response…Andrew Kerr -
Despite Pushback, Sen. Ted Cruz Is Right About Abortion Drug
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, recently tweeted a piece from National Review reporting that he and other Senate Republicans had asked the Food and Drug Administration to remove the abortion pill mifepristone (also known as RU-486 or the brand name Mifeprex) from the market. Cruz made additional comments in his tweet that sparked outrage. Many accused…Nicole Russell -
Ted Cruz: It’s ‘Racist’ to Defund the Police
As municipalities around the country ponder defunding their police forces, Sen. Ted Cruz is pushing back. The Texas Republican argues that more black lives will be lost and more black women will be sexually assaulted if law enforcement is cut or abolished in some communities. Cruz joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss. The senator…Rachel del Guidice -
Michael Knowles Makes the Case for Popular ‘Verdict’ Podcast With Ted Cruz
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, recently launched a wildly popular podcast called “Verdict With Ted Cruz” in which he teams with Michael Knowles, host of “The Michael Knowles Show” podcast on The Daily Wire. Michael joins me today to give some behind-the-scenes perspective on “Verdict,” which began as a conversation about President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment…Rachel del Guidice -
Ted Cruz: Today’s Democrats ‘Look Down on Working Class’
The divide between the values of the Democratic and Republican parties continues to widen, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Thursday during an annual gathering of conservative activists outside Washington. “All of us grew up thinking that the Republicans are the party of the rich and the Democrats were the party of the working class,” Cruz…Virginia Aabram -
Ted Cruz Says Democrats Are Treating Impeachment as a ‘Political Tactic’
Sen. Ted Cruz says Democrats are treating impeachment as a political weapon. “What the House Democrats are doing is they’re just treating impeachment as a political tactic,” Cruz, R-Texas, said Tuesday during an event at The Heritage Foundation. “Impeachment was meant to be an extraordinary measure,” Cruz said at the event, which was co-hosted by…Rachel del Guidice -
Ted Cruz Presses Executive on Why Google Disbanded Panel Rather Than Include Conservative Leader
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called out a Google vice president Tuesday afternoon for the tech giant’s decision to dissolve an advisory council on artificial intelligence after inviting Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James to join the panel. Cruz asked Karan Bhatia, Google’s vice president of government affairs and public policy, about the worldwide internet company’s…Rachel del Guidice