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A landmark decision on Friday from the Supreme Court of the United State sent shockwaves through the country. The court decided that abortion is not a constitutionally protected right.

Cruz called Justice Clarence Thomas, who wants the court to reconsider same-sex marriage and access to contraceptives, a 'happy warrior.'

The House has sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades.

They knew they would face a military-style rifle that can shoot through cars, doors and walls. | Opinion

The lineup cards for the Nov. 8 election are set. And the 7th District seat is shaping up to be a contest between what many say they want, a politician

Katie Britt has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama, defeating six-term Congressman Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump endorsed and then un-endorsed him.

The two Republican candidates in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday can each boast that at one point they had Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race.

What is the threshold to end the cycle of “thoughts and prayers” and begin the process of action? By signing this bill, Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans gave everyone, including criminals, easier access to guns. Simply put, states with lax gun laws contribute to rising gun crime across the nation. Perhaps the governor believes that this massacre shouldn’t get in the way of making a quick dime for his reelection campaign? Currently, Democrats in Congress have the ability to enact meaningful gun reform, yet refuse to do so without Republican support.

From a stolen election to the “sexualization” of children to the liberal talking points spouted by mainstream media, activists at the Texas Republican Convention said they felt besieged.

Former President Trump is still the dominant figure in the Republican Party, but his stranglehold is loosening. Trump-backed candidates have had a mixed record in GOP primaries so far this cycle, with high-profile losses in Georgia, Nebraska and a key South Carolina district undercutting many other wins. The work of the House select committee on…

Former President Donald Trump is lashing out at the the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection as he continues to tease his plans for a third presidential run.

Judge Michael Luttig’s warning about the former president’s intentions in 2024 demands to be taken seriously.

Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig was questioned by one of his former law clerks about the role of another in the insurrection. He hss spoken out against former clerks John Eastman and Ted Cruz.

Cruz has said Luttig, who said that Pence overturning the 2020 election would've caused "paralyzing constitutional crisis," is "like a father to me."

Despite evidence to the contrary, Ted Cruz still believes the theory.

The January 6 Committee has been holding public hearings regarding the Jan. 6, 2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol.

Red flag laws are designed to keep guns out of the hands of individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has championed the bipartisan agreement.

The bestselling author talks about confronting the dangers of racism; protecting young people from harmful ideas; and the parenting values behind his new books, "How to Raise an Antiracist" and the children's picture book, "Goodnight Racism."

Opinion: The ruling politicians in Texas have engaged in tail-chasing responses to the Uvalde mass shooting.

'Just so you know, the whole EU hates you too. And we think you're a massive pussy,' one concertgoer said as he tweeted a picture of the stage to the senator.

Cruz is the Washington equivalent of an Internet troll, a shit-swimming bottom feeder.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz maintains that he would rather be bored silly than subject himself to watching any upcoming January 6 committee hearings.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz maintains that he would rather be bored silly than subject himself to watching any upcoming January 6 committee hearings.

Texas’ own Canadian-born senator would suggest just about anything except cutting down on the number of guns in the streets. | Opinion

Following the massacre in Uvalde, Tex., Republican lawmakers have argued that future gunmen could be stopped by posting more security guards and locking all but one door at schools.

The answer to bring mass shootings in our schools to an end is right there in front of us, but no one wants to say it. So, I will.

The unveiling of the draft legislation marks progress in a years-long effort.

Less than 48 hours after a gunman stormed an elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers in his home state of Texas, Sen. John Cornyn was tapped to lead gun policy negotiations in the Senate.

Offering “thoughts and prayers” after a mass shooting has become synonymous with doing nothing at all. But faith, in its best form, requires intent to act.

The Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers union marched to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s office in downtown Austin to push for gun reform in the wake of the Uvalde massacre.

Is there any horror left that would shock us into action?

'Teachers do not want to be armed.'

The idea that the Constitution protect people's rights to own guns for self-defense emerged relatively recently, historians say.

The rally comes one week after Uvalde mass shooting.

Last week’s massacre at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School is the latest stark reminder of just how little action the United States Congress has taken in recent years on gun reform.

Democratic Texas governor’s race candidate Beto O’Rourke is hoping the Uvalde school shooting can reset the contest in America’s largest red state.

The NRA held its annual convention for the first time since 2019 this weekend in Houston, just 300 miles away from Uvalde, the site of the school shooting. Gun control advocates and NRA members confronted each other this weekend in the city as emotions ran high. Robert Costa reports from Houston.

What initially looked like a photo opportunity soon escalated after an activist at the National Rifle Association Convention in Houston confronted US Sen. Ted Cruz, pushing him to take action on gun control laws.

After mass shootings like those in Uvalde and Buffalo, pro-gun officials say they don’t want to politicize tragedy. But the circumstances that allow for the mass murder of children are inherently political.

Hours earlier, Cruz took to the stage at the NRA’s annual meeting in Houston, where he joined former president Donald Trump in rejecting proposals for new restrictions and calling instead for more school security or mental health screenings.

Fresh off speaking at the National Rifle Association convention held three days after 21 people were gunned down in a Texas grade school, Sen. Ted Cruz was confronted by a frustrated citizen in a Houston area restaurant Friday. Video being shared on social media by the group Indivisible Houston shows an apparent constituent first posing for a photo with Cruz, then engaging him in a seemingly ...

"Why did you come here to the convention to take blood money? Why, when 19 children died?" A former House candidate asked Cruz in the video.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republicans argue that gunmen can be stopped by locking all but one door and posting guards at schools. School officials and safety experts say that’s not realistic.

Former president Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, among other speakers, broadly rejected proposals for new restrictions and called instead of more school security or mental health screenings, while issuing dark warnings of Democratic plots to take weapons.

"We need to stop the bad guys."—Ted Cruz

The shooting massacre at a Texas elementary has spurred renewed calls, especially from Republicans, for more investment in school security.

Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz unite on votes against tougher gun laws, but diverge in their tone after the massacre at an elementary school in Texas.

The grief goes on in the America, where guns outnumber people.

Republican leaders, including Donald Trump, will address the event that is expected to draw protesters.

The "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" host went to town on the Texas senator and other GOP lawmakers for inaction on gun control.

"Is this the moment to reform gun laws?" British reporter Mark Stone from Sky News asked the U.S. senator.

One by one, speakers took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state.

The Republican governor will still be seen in prerecorded remarks at the organization’s annual meeting, which begins Friday in Houston.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has a history of working across the aisle to advance small gun policy bills after mass shootings.

The legal fight over age limits on gun purchases is intensifying.

The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” -- and deflect any blame for -- the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

Ray Liotta, known for his iconic gangster roles in movies such as “Goodfellas”, died in his sleep while filming a new movie in the Dominican Republic.

In the wake of gun violence, the demand is often meant to dissipate energy.

In 2018, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) noted the common denominator in school shootings was missed warning signs. As the debate over "red flag" laws stirs again, here's a look at the red flags from those and other mass shootings that could be targeted.

Cruz says gun control reform is merely propaganda.

The Texas senator, who is among the Republicans vehemently opposed to proposals from Democrats on expanding background checks on gun sales, has called for increased safety in schools and has condemned “political posturing” in the aftermath of the attack.

CHANDAN KHANNASen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) abruptly walked off from a British journalist’s questions about gun violence in America two days after an elementary school massacre in his state left 19 children and two adults dead.Cruz, who is due to appear at a National Rifle Association convention this weekend, became incensed when pressed on gun laws and why mass shootings “only happen in America.”"Why only in America?"US Senator Ted Cruz walks away from @Stone_SkyNews after being asked if "this is the mo

"If we do nothing, we will continue to see this," O'Rourke said, "year after year, school after school, kid after kid."

The rural Texas town is represented by Democrats and Republicans with a wide range of views on gun laws

Kimmel said most Americans support common-sense gun laws, but legislation has stalled “because our cowardly leaders just aren’t listening to us."

According to the Republican senator, it's the number of doors, not guns, that schools should be worried about.

Fox NewsSen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Wednesday criticized “political posturing” in the wake of the killing of 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school. The Texas senator, to whom gun rights groups have given more than $442,000, then proceeded to talk not about legislation that would crack down on firearms but rather about a bill to “harden schools.”Asked about the massacre by Fox News host Jesse Watters, Cruz, speaking from near the site of the shooting, acknowledged that “we need to

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick are also scheduled to attend the event but their offices have not commented on their attendance since the shooting unfolded in Uvalde on Tuesday. Former President Donald Trump, who is scheduled to speak, said Wednesday he still plans to attend.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke has blamed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for inaction on gun control.

Abbott was publicly criticized by his Democratic opponent for governor. Abbot also said he wasn’t sure if he would attend the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting later this week.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms background check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms background check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas.

As President Joe Biden vowed to enact stricter gun laws following the Uvalde shooting, top Texas Republicans worked to create distance between the shooting and potential gun restrictions.

Alabama’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate is going to a June runoff between Katie Britt and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks.

Georgia takes center stage in Tuesday’s primary elections as Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger try to fight back challengers endorsed by Donald Trump.

Republican Senate hopefuls in Alabama are making last-minute pitches to primary voters in the tight race for the GOP nomination for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Richard Shelby.

The Senate has whisked a $40 billion package of military, economic and food aid for Ukraine and U.S. allies to final congressional approval.

A group of lawyers says Cruz played an outsized role in the efforts to void the 2020 election results and accuses him of repeatedly making false claims about voter fraud.

The Supreme Court has sided with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in his challenge to a provision of federal campaign finance law.

The Biden administration’s nominee for U_S_ ambassador to Ukraine is promising senators she'll work to make Russia’s war there a “strategic failure."

High-profile surrogates for Republicans running in Ohio’s hotly contested Senate primary are fanning out across the state ahead of Tuesday’s election.

Voters across a dozen states are set to decide primary elections this month that will determine the people and priorities leading the GOP into the fall midterms and beyond.

The Energy Department has authorized additional exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from planned terminals in Texas and Louisiana.

Former President Donald Trump’s persistent flirtation with another White House run is doing little to discourage other potential Republican candidates from stepping up their activity in Iowa, the state that will formally launch the nomination process.

Typically political allies, two of the state’s top Republicans have endorsed different candidates in six GOP primary runoff races.

Several Republicans abstained from requesting earmarks in the budgeting process, citing concerns about ethics and wasteful spending.

A milestone Supreme Court confirmation that endured a flawed process.

Texas’ U.S. senators have acknowledged the historical nature of Jackson’s nomination but said ahead of their votes that they believe her ideology could be harmful for the court and the country.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is endorsing former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel in the heated Republican primary for the open U.S. Senate seat in the Midwestern battleground.

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson had to endure hours of public scrutiny from skeptics during her Senate hearings this past week, and that's something familiar to many Black women.

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Andrew and Jolie about Texans’ role in the confirmation hearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson and two important death penalty cases.

Democrats hold narrow control of the Senate and have pledged to confirm Jackson — who would be the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court — by April 8.

The historic Senate hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who's the first Black woman nominated for the Supreme Court, have been joyful, combative and clarifying.

Cruz argued with the committee’s chair over procedure, leading to an accusation that he was performing for the television cameras.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson says that if confirmed to the Supreme Court she’d sit out an affirmative action lawsuit over Harvard’s admission policies because she sits on the board of her college alma mater.

It’s not just Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson who is being watched as she makes history as the first Black woman to be considered for the job.

Arrests of U.S. citizens hundreds of miles from the border. Claiming drug busts from across the state. Changing statistics. The data that Texas leaders use to boast about Operation Lone Star raise more questions than answers.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced down a barrage of Republican questioning about her sentencing of criminal defendants on Wednesday, as her history-making bid to join the Supreme Court veered from lofty constitutional questions to attacks on her motivations as a judge.