News about Ted Cruz

New polling out of Texas shows the state of the presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as well as the Senate race between Ted Cruz and Colin Allred with early voting set to begin in less than a week.

Cruz and Allred, a sitting House member, met for their only debate Tuesday, trading attacks over abortion and immigration in a closely watched race that could help determine which party wins control of the Senate. Nationally, Democrats view Texas as one of their few potential pickup chances in the Senate this year, while Cruz has urged Republicans to take Texas seriously amid signs that the former 2016 presidential contender is in another competitive race to keep his seat.

A new poll of Texas voters gives incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz a five-point lead over his Democratic rival Colin Allred.

A new poll of Texas voters gives incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz a five-point lead over his Democratic rival Colin Allred. If the election were tomorrow, Cruz would win reelection with 51 percent of the vote to Allred's 46 percent, according to a Marist Poll of 1,186 likely voters. It shows Cruz performing better than in some other recent polls, which have led to Republican jitters they could lose a deep red state.

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Senate Democrats forced a vote on a bill to protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments, putting Republicans on the spot. Despite voting down the legislation Thursday, all 49 Senate GOP lawmakers signed a memo stating they 'strongly support continued nationwide access to IVF.'

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified in Donald Trump's hush money trial this week about the tabloid's 'catch and kill' practices. A former staffer who worked at the tabloid for more than 20 years told DailyMail.com about the lengths the tabloid would go to for a story. '[Pecker] is the biggest star f***er you've ever met,' the former employee said. 'Much like Trump, he's loyal to no one'.

Cruz blasted Trump in 2016 over attacks on his wife and father. On Tuesday he wouldn't revisit 'ancient history' as David Pecker testified about a 'deal' with Trump to go after Cruz and other 2016 rivals. Pecker, the ex-National Enquirer publisher, said Trump hooked him up with former fixer Michael Cohen, who would steer him toward political targets and provide information.

The Senate will kick off an impeachment trial for Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas today as the secretary's future hangs in the balance. The first Cabinet official to be impeached in nearly 150 years is facing a possible trial in the Democrat-controlled Senate, which is expected to quickly shut it down. A trial was triggered after the 11 GOP impeachment managers physically walked the articles from the House to the Senate Tuesday afternoon in a dramatic fashion.

Republicans are set to deliver articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate the same day the border boss is slated to testify on Capitol Hill. The articles of impeachment were passed in February and have been kept in limbo for months as the House has prioritized legislation for government funding, foreign aid and TikTok. Now, as Mayorkas is slated to testify at 10:00 a.m. before the House Homeland Security Committee on why his agency requires $108 billion in funding for the 2025 fiscal year, House Republicans will be readying the articles for delivery. The plan, as it stands, is for the 11 impeachment managers and several House employees to physically deliver the articles to the upper chamber at 2:00 p.m., while the committee hearing could still be ongoing. On Monday, Speaker Mike Johnson signed the articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, teeing them up for a delivery to the following day. 'The catastrophe at the southern border is the number one issue for the American people,' Johnson said in a statement Monday. 'We must hold those who engineered this crisis to full account. While it will force him to grapple with the crisis his party and the President have created, Senator Schumer must hold a public trial on Secretary Mayorkas' impeachment.'

Republicans are planning to deliver the articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday. The handover is expected to happen around 2:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday afternoon, immediately triggering a Constitutionally-defined process that will later force the Senate to decide the fate of the embattled border chief.  And Sec. Mayorkas could be on Capitol Hill while Republicans transmit the articles against him. 

Republicans are arguing that California's new $20 per diemo will force restaurants to simply replace employees with self-checkouts and 'robot cooks.' A new law was enacted in the Golden State on Monday, requiring minimum wage increases for employees at fast food franchises, which could amount to a 25 percent increase for many. The current statewide minimum wage is $16 an hour, but several of the state's larger cities have a minimum wage that goes beyond that.

Kari Lake, a Senate candidate who hopes to be her colleague soon, has secured another endorsement from an influential Republican who she hopes will soon be her colleague. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, declared on Thursday that he would vote for the former journalist-turned-politician in the competitive Arizona Senate election. 'Kari has consistently prioritized the safety and well-being of Arizonans and the American people,' Cruz said in a statement that was exclusive to DailyMail.com. 'I am proud to support her for the U.S. Senate today,' Lake adds to her celebrity-studded list of Senate supporters thanks to Cruz's endorsement. Sen. Bill is also endorsed by Lake. R-Mount., John Thune, R-S.D., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Steve Daines, R-Wyo., R-Mont., John Barrasso, R-Ark., Tom Cotton, R-Iowa, R-Motah, R-Kosso, R-Wyo., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn, R-M.

President Joe Biden mocked Donald Trump's massive legal debt and called Ted Cruz a "loser" as he begged Texans for their help.

As he begged Texans for their help, President Joe Biden mocked Donald Trump's massive legal debt and branded Ted Cruz a "loser." On Wednesday night, the president spoke to two main fundraisers in a trendy Dallas suburb, where he raised more than $2.5 million for his re-election bid. He began his remarks with a scathing mention of his Republican adversary.

Even though actress Scarlett Johansson portrayed her as the 'craziest b****' in the Target parking lot, Sen. Katie Britt called it "awesome" that she appeared on Saturday Night Live. On Wednesday, Britt (R-Ala.) joked about how excited she was to see the Black Widow actress performing her in the SNL spoof of her State of the Union rebuttal when speaking with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on his podcast. Cruz chastised Johansson for finding someone of the same sex to play her on television.

Senator Ted Cruz believes that there is a 50-50 chance for Congress to pass measures to provide antitrust protection and oversight to college athletics by the year's end. Cruz, who spoke on Tuesday at a conference that also included college basketball twins Haley and Hanna Cavinder, and former Alabama football coach Nick Saban, said he and his counterparts are running out of time as a result of the November election. After leading a panel on the subject, the Texas politician said, 'The clock is running.'

Sen. Ted Cruz ordered that MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki apologize to the family of a 2-year-old boy who was reportedly killed by an unlawful migrant after she mocked voters for their immigration concerns. Psaki, a Virginia resident, was incredulous after voters' top concern this election, according to exit polls, was immigration. The former press secretary and her fellow MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow joked that the biggest threat facing Virginia voters is from West Virginia rather than illegal migrants.

On Tuesday, Republican Sen. Colin Allred led the Democratic primary in Texas to face Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, beating eight others in the Democratic primary for the US Senate race. Bothred (D-Texas) received 56% of the vote in the Super Tuesday election, and Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez came in second with 17 percent. Sen. Cruz (R-Texas), on the other hand, took his renomination campaign by 87.3 percent. Both his two primary challengers received approximately 5 percent each.

There are nine Democrats competing in Super Tuesday's race against Sen. Ted Cruz in the November general election - and left-leaning Texas voters want to see Rep. Colin Allred step up to the bat. When asked if any of the Democrats could beat Cruz, more than a handful of pro-Trump voters in Texas told DailyMail.com: 'I hope not.' But Democrats are outraged for Allred, who is in fact seeking his second term in Congress and was booted from his seat in the 2024 general election.

The Texas congressman predicted that the aging 81-year-old will continue to rule as a corpse in the style of the much-loved 1989 slapstick caper. They aren't concerned that he lacks the skills to do the job.' There is just one thing they're concerned about, and that he will lose. If they believed he would win, they'd be perfectly fine to Weekend at Bernie's because Joe Biden is there as a corpse and let's keep pulling the puppet strings,' he said. It comes only a few weeks after the media circus over the DOJ's decision, which called out Biden's "diminished faculties" and limited memory.

After Republican unrest ultimately sank a bipartisan agreement last week, the Senate passed a massive foreign aid bill to Ukraine and Israel without any border security steps. After a rare all-night session in the House, the sprawling $95 billion bill contained the necessary 60 senators required to deliver the bill to the House on Tuesday morning, but it faces a tumultuous fate. In a late night statement Monday, Speaker Mike Johnson said that it was 'ineffective' without a border security solution, and that the Senate has'failed to meet the time'.'

To combat'serious security risks facing public officials, Ted Cruz needs politicians to undergo private security screening and escort through US airports.' The Texan Republican, who made national headlines for jetting off to Cancun in February 2021 amid the deadliest snow storm to strike his state in decades, is proposing a bill that would keep politicians separate from the public in airports. At airports, the political VIPs will be escorted by a dedicated security guard, as well as expedited screening outside of public view.