Ted Cruz makes strange request of Stephen Colbert
"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert dished a bit on U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in an interview with PageSix.com. Colbert said Cruz went on the show hoping the host would "humanize" him.
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Republican candidates to face off in runoff for Congress
The latest poll from the Trafalgar Group calls it a virtual tie between Ralph Norman and Tommy Pope, two candidates who head to a runoff for the Fifth Congressional District seat on Tuesday. In a final push to convince voters to turn out to vote, candidates stumped across the district on Monday.
So who might run for Cornyn’s Senate seat?
The short answer is "pretty much anyone", but there are several names that are on top of everyone's list of imagined candidates. At least three members of the U.S. House are mulling a run for a possible U.S. Senate vacancy, should President Donald Trump appoint U.S. Sen. John Cornyn as the new FBI director .
Senate conservatives: Ease Obama health care law protections
Conservative senators are pushing to diminish insurance coverage requirements imposed by President Barack Obama's health care law as Senate Republicans try fashioning legislation overhauling the nation's health care system.
Sally Yates: Do-right woman in do-wrong world
For those lately bereft of leadership, the past few days have provided both a respite and a reason for hope. It's likely that neither would prefer to be singled out as a woman who is brilliant but rather as a brilliant person who happens to be a woman.
Clinton Refuses to Take Blame; Problems Ahead for Democratic Party
Working with Clinton on the effort is Dennis Cheng, her campaign finance chair , as well as Judith McHale, who was one of her undersecretaries of state, according to Politico . Sen. Ted Cruz called out FBI Director James Comey for the director's decision that Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin would walk because there was no intent on their part to break the law by their mishandling of classified information.
House bill faces challenges in Senate, but GOP already talking
The Obamacare repeal bill that passed the House Thursday moves next to the Senate where it faces daunting challenges because of the same ideological splits between conservative and moderate Republicans that nearly killed it in the House. GOP leaders have set up a working group of senators across the ideological spectrum to try search for compromises that could unite enough Republicans to get the 51 votes needed for it to clear the chamber.
Joaquin Castro says he won’t challenge Ted Cruz for U.S. Senate in 2018
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, has decided not to challenge U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in 2018.
On Obamacare, Republicans Vastly Over-Promisedby Rich Lowry…
Even if you were paying only very little attention, you would have gotten the distinct impression over the past four election cycles that the GOP was unalterably committed to repealing and replacing Obamacare. It didn't matter what year the Republicans were running or what presidential candidate , repeal of Obamacare remained the consistent theme.
Senate Republicans introduce anti-netneutrality legislation
Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill Monday to nullify the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules. "Few areas of our economy have been as dynamic and innovative as the internet," Lee said in a statement.
Castro Will Not Challenge Cruz
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) will not launch a bid to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), likely clearing the field for another Democratic congressman to take on the first-term Republican incumbent and former presidential candidate, the Washington Post reports.
US Congress to consider 2% tax on outgoing remittances
Jamaicans in the United States who send remittances to family back home may soon find themselves contributing to the construction of the Mexican border wall - a key commitment of US President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. A United States congressman is proposing that an amendment be made to the US Electronic Fund Transfer Act to impose a fee for remittance transfers to certain foreign countries - including Jamaica.
Trump’s organized crime ties bring blackmail to the White House
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks as he stands surrounded by his daughter Ivanka, his son Eric, Eric Trump's wife Lara Yunaska and his wife Melania , during a campaign victory party after rival candidate Senator Ted Cruz dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson The words were positively polite, at least for a man convicted of assault and racketeering.
GOP Plan To Trim Insurance Benefits Might Not Tame Premiums
As House Republicans try to find common cause on a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, they may be ready to let states make the ultimate decision about whether to keep a key provision in the federal health law that conservatives believe is raising insurance costs. Conservatives from the House Freedom Caucus and members of a more moderate group of House Republicans, the Tuesday Group, are working on changes to the GOP health overhaul bill that was pulled unceremoniously by party leaders last month when they couldn't get enough votes to pass it.
Republicans hold onto Kansas House seat
Republicans held on to a Kansas House seat Tuesday in the first congressional election since President Donald Trump's victory, beating back a spirited Democratic campaign hoping for a big anti-Trump backlash. Republican state Treasurer Ron Estes will represent the Kansas 4th congressional district replacing Mike Pompeo, who Trump named as CIA director.
The Latest: Republicans hang on to House seat in Kansas
Kansas 4th District congressional candidate Ron Estes, front left, thanks Sen. Ted Cruz who came to Wichita to campaign for Estes the day before a special election at Yingling Aviation, Monday, April 10, 2017, in Wichita, Kan. less Kansas 4th District congressional candidate Ron Estes, front left, thanks Sen. Ted Cruz who came to Wichita to campaign for Estes the day before a special election at Yingling Aviation, Monday, April 10, 2017, ... more In this March 23, 2017, photo, Democrat James Thompson, a candidate for Kansas' 4th Congressional District, speaks during a debate in Wichita, Kan.
GOP Holds Kansas House Seat As Democrat’s Surprise Upset Bid Falls Short
In the first special congressional election since President Donald Trump took office, a Republican candidate won a narrower-than-expected victory in a district President Donald Trump easily carried less than six months ago. State Treasurer Ron Estes won the U.S. House seat vacated by Mike Pompeo, who now serves as director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Republican holds narrow lead in Kansas as counting continues
President Donald Trump stepped into a surprisingly competitive special... . Kansas 4th District congressional candidate Ron Estes, front left, thanks Sen. Ted Cruz who came to Wichita to campaign for Estes the day before a special election at Yingling Aviation, Monday, April 10, 201... .
Trump records call for GOP hopeful in House race in Kansas
President Donald Trump stepped into a surprisingly competitive special congressional election in Kansas Monday, recording a get-out-the-vote call on behalf of Republican candidate Ron Estes. The robocall from Trump came as the contest also pulled U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to Wichita to campaign for Estes and amid a flood of out-of-state GOP money ahead of Tuesday's election in the 4th Congressional District of southern Kansas.
Did the Obamacare Medicaid expansion force people onto wait lists?
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events "During the phaseout, we should implement work requirements for healthy working-age adults in the Medicaid expansion population. Obamacare overextended Medicaid beyond those people that the program was intended to serve - the disabled elderly, pregnant women and needy children.