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In the aftermath of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's endorsement of Donald Trump, conventional wisdom says that Trump is back on top in the first primary state of Iowa after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) jumped ahead in the state polls a few weeks ago. Charles Krauthammer said, "I think this could be decisive... not because it helps Trump or it brings him additional support, but that it hurts Cruz. The one thing standing between Trump and success in Iowa is Cruz. He attributes his success in becoming a Senator to her. She now turns against him." Mark Halperin of Bloomberg...

...U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv The U.S. Embassy in Israel is currently in Tel Aviv. Cruz wants to move it to Jerusalem, Israel's "once and eternal" capital.Commerce DepartmentIn a piece for the National Review, Cruz said shuttering the department would "close the congressional cookie jar" and promote free trade.Education DepartmentAnother standard line from Cruz: "U.S. Department of Education, which should be abolished." Cruz is a states' rights guy -- he wrote his college thesis on the 10th Amendment -- and wants to give control of schools to states or localities....Energy DepartmentCruz has said the country needs an "energy renaissance." .......

Rudy Giuliani on Friday said Ted Cruz should apologize to New York City for attacking its "values" in the presidential race."After all we have been through as a city and as one undivided nation, to have a United States senator running for President paint New York as a city consumed with greed, sin and media obsession is shocking," Giuiani, who has not made an endorsement in the 2016 race, wrote in the New York Daily News."Sen. Ted Cruz should apologize to the people of New York for his remarks and to the people of the United States for his crass...

Tons of thin skinned New Yorkers (some of whom are even masquerading as Republicans) were putting their “faux outrage” on full display for all to see this week. Why? All over Ted Cruz’s “New York values” comment. They demand an apology. The demand it, damn you!Well, Ted Cruz obliged. And it. Is. Brilliant.Ted Cruz 'apologizes' to offended New Yorkers (Video) Hillary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio have all demanded an apology. I’m happy to apologize:I apologize to the millions of New Yorkers who have been let down by liberal politicians in that state.I apologize to the hard...

LONDONDERRY, N.H. - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz outlined his own vision for the country Tuesday night, miles away from the nation's capitol where Congress and members of the political elite - the "Washington cartel" in Cruz's words - have gathered for President Obama's final State of the Union address. "Tonight the State of the Union is strong and the state of the American people is we are waking up," Cruz, who's second in the Washington Examiner's latest presidential power rankings, told hundreds of voters packed like sardines into a middle-school cafeteria. The Texas senator spent most of his speech Tuesday...

HUDSON, N.H. — Ted Cruz on Tuesday went further than ever in needling Donald Trump, suggesting Democrats are behind the billionaire's questions about his citizenship. Speaking with reporters after a rally here, the U.S. senator from Texas was asked what he thought of Trump citing Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe's analysis that Cruz might be ineligible to be president. Trump has pounced on Cruz's Canadian birth to cast doubt on whether he is a natural-born citizen.“I will say it is more than a little strange to see Donald relying on as authoritative a liberal, left-wing, judicial activist Harvard law professor who is a...

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to a crowd gathered at Kings Christian Bookstore in Boone, Iowa, on Jan. 4, 2016. Cruz kicked off a six-day, 28-county bus tour across Iowa in a push to reach out to voters before the state's first-in-the-nation caucus on Feb. 1. (Photo by Rebecca F. Miller) WAVERLY, Iowa — After logging hundreds of miles on Iowa's snow-dusted roads last week, Ted Cruz ended his massive bus tour of the state Saturday night on a lighter note with the media he so often criticizes. "I'm tempted to announce that we're going to launch another six days...

On Thursday evening, Edward Archer approached Philadelphia police officer Jesse Hartnett and proceeded to shoot at him 13 times. Friday morning, he professed to have done so in the name of Islam, and it's reported that he has pledged his allegiance to ISIS. This violent attempt to murder a law-enforcement officer is in keeping with ISIS's ongoing effort to attack those whose job it is to keep America safe, as we have seen in Fort Hood, Boston, and Chattanooga. Yet in the wake of another attack in the name of radical Islamic terrorism, it is unfortunate that we have already...

I’m kinda surprised that Jake Tapper pursued this line of questioning against Ted Cruz, but he hit it out of the park. Watch below:Ted Cruz dismisses citizenship 'swamp theories' (Video)It really is ridiculous and it’s not surprising that his opponents are pushing this issue when he is winning in Iowa.

MASON CITY, Iowa–Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants to add a number of amendments to the U.S. Constitution. He told reporters Friday at the Praise Community Church he would like to see amendments added pertaining to a balanced budget, term limits, and restoring power to state legislatures.“We need quite quite a few constitutional amendments,”Cruz said. "I will fight hard for a balanced budget amendment including also a term limits amendment. I think a term limits amendment is absolutely critical. If you look at the abuses of power we're seeing in Washington-term limits for members of Congress and the Supreme court."He...

Yes, Cruz is the real deal. No need to take my word for it. Just look and listen. It's as Limbaugh says: the left and the establishment right will always tell you who they fear the most.Sure, they hate both Trump and Cruz. The hatred for Trump is understandable, from their standpoint. He makes republicans look bad – he's intolerant and generally causes them embarrassment. But the antipathy for Cruz is born of fear. They fear the end of the government gravy train if he get's elected. They fear that with Cruz at the helm, Americans may just discover they...

HOUSTON, Texas — Presidential candidate Ted Cruz released the following statement in observance of New Year’s Eve:“On the eve of the new year, I want to thank millions of Americans for what we have together achieved in 2015. In less than a year's time, conservatives across this country have come together from all walks of life - tea party conservatives, libertarians, women and men concerned for our safety, young people, small business owners - and they have changed the course of the 2016 election.“The Washington Cartel said we didn't have a prayer. Well, actually, that's where for many of us...

He is unafraid and steadfast in his Christian beliefs and how they apply to the way America should be led…and it’s quite frankly, pissing Liberals off. "If we awaken and energize the body of Christ- if Christians and people of faith come out and vote our values- we will win and we will turn the country around," Cruz told volunteers on a conference call Tuesday."We're working to have a lead pastor in each of the 99 counties in Iowa, 99 pastors are organizing other pastors," Cruz said. "We're doing the same thing in South Carolina, organizing pastors in 46 counties...

Ted Cruz was on Fox News tonight to bring in the New Year, delivering a fantastic monologue on why 2016 is going to be an awesome year:"2016 is going to be an incredible year." (Video)I love how he ended it. What a great future we know is coming when we will hear those words, Barack Obama is no longer president. Let’s just hope the following words will be “but President Cruz will be glad to see you in the Oval Office.”HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Sen. Ted Cruz raised almost $20 million for his presidential campaign in the fourth quarter... a 66% increase over the previous three-month period, according to campaign officials and a memo that shows how the Texas Republican's fundraising pace accelerated as he has gained in the polls. Jeff Roe, Mr. Cruz's campaign manager, said in a memo to staff and supporters that the campaign's year end fundraising total would come to more than $45 million, up from the $26 million raised by the end of September. The $20 million haul in the final three months of 2015 is up sharply from...

On Monday night’s radio program, Conservative Review Editor-in-Chief Mark Levin called out Donald Trump for mimicking the statists and the Republican establishment by attacking rival Ted Cruz and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia over the weekend.Listen: Listen to the audio at the link.Levin cited three “reckless comments” made by Donald Trump.First, Mr. Trump joined in with a leftist on CNN to dump on Justice Scalia, who’s comments during oral argument have been unfairly accused of being racist. Conservatives know better. Second, Levin said that Mr. Trump’s insinuation that Ted Cruz is bought and paid for by Texas oil companies...

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) delivers remarks and responds to questions at the Heritage Foundation about his national security priorities following the Paris terrorist attacks and the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Watch live.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said he'd be happy to hire Donald Trump to build a wall across the border of Mexico if he is elected president. ...Jeff Kuhner, host of "The Kuhner Report" on WRKO in Boston, asked Cruz if he would build a wall himself, "And would you if you were president appoint Donald Trump to build that wall?" (Begins at 8:30 in the audio above.) "Absolutely, yes on both fronts," Cruz answered. Cruz said the plan he has detailed on his website will "build a wall that works," secure the border, triple the border patrol, increase fourfold the...

“We stand in solidarity with the people of France.”GREENVILLE, S.C. - Presidential candidate Ted Cruz appeared on Fox and Friends this morning to discuss the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris.“First of all I want to say we stand in solidarity with the people of France with President Hollande with the families of all of the victims of these acts of horrific terrorism, and the American people are standing as one. We’re grieving with a nation of France today. We’re standing as your friend and ally.” Senator Cruz said. “But secondly these attacks under score that we are facing an enemy...

“Polarizing” is a descriptive term used by a pontificating media to disparage various elements they find antithetical to their own worldview. Generally, when the term is used it is wrongly assigned. However, in the case of Ted Cruz it’s unfortunately accurate. When Jason Johnson sits down to discuss his pathway to the nomination with George Will, it says more about Jason Johnson than it does about those who read Will’s opinion of the aforementioned pathway. What it essentially says is there’s a need to affirm something that isn’t factually supported by any measure of quantifiable empirical evidence. Ted Cruz Value...