Just like when Donald J. Trump was a candidate in 2016, rival Republicans are trying to avoid becoming the target of his attacks or directly confronting him, while hoping someone else will.
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Tag Archives: Cruz, Ted
Why Trump Holds a Grip on the G.O.P.
Republicans still embrace the power of the ex-president’s agenda to galvanize voters and drive turnout.
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CPAC and the New Republicanism
The Conservative Political Action Conference has evolved from a family reunion of Republican libertarians, social conservatives and a hawkish foreign policy establishment into Trump-chella.
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Trump Loyalists Spurn ‘Failed Republican Establishment of Yesteryear’
At an annual gathering of conservatives, devotees of Donald J. Trump pledged their fealty to him and issued grave warnings about the political left.
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CPAC Day 1: Ron DeSantis, Rick Scott and Ted Cruz to Headline
Day 1 of the Conservative Political Action Conference will include speeches from Senators Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, Rick Scott and others. Here’s what to expect.
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Full CPAC 2021 Guide: Trump, Cruz, Pompeo and More
Even more than usual, the Conservative Political Action Conference this year will be a barometer for the Republican Party, newly out of power in Washington and trying to chart a way back.
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Et Tu, Ted? Why Deregulation Failed
Even Senator Cruz realizes kilowatt-hours aren’t like avocados.
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On ‘S.N.L.’, Fictional Britney Spears Seeks Apologies From Cruz, Cuomo and Carano
“Saturday Night Live” gave several famous people the chance to say sorry on an episode hosted by Regé-Jean Page of “Bridgerton.”
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Donald Trump, the Untamable Shrew
Republicans are still trying to muzzle a smack-talking Trump.
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Is the Group Chat Sacred?
Heidi Cruz learned the hard way that text chains can be leaked.
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Cruz and Cuomo Face Scandal. Trump Can’t Save Them.
Without Donald Trump dominating the political conversation, politicians’ audacious behavior isn’t so quickly subsumed.
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Ted Cruz Is Going to the Dogs
What’s worse than an Irish setter on the roof?
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Ted Cruz Fled One Storm, but Flew Into Another
Readers criticize the Texas senator for abandoning his constituents at a critical time on the pretext of “being a good dad.”
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How Ted Cruz Became the Least Sympathetic Politician in America
His getaway to Cancún during the Texas power emergency was only the latest episode in a political career that has left Mr. Cruz reviled by Democrats and more than a few Republicans.
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Ted Cruz’s Excellent Adventure
At least he didn’t bring up the Green New Deal.
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Jimmy Kimmel: Texas in Crisis, Ted Cruz Says, ‘Adios, Amigos’
“Snake on a plane, right there!” Kimmel joked. “Headed, ironically, to the very place he tried to build the wall around.”
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Ted Cruz’s Trip to Cancún Draws Fire Amid Texas’ Deep Freeze
The Texas senator faced fierce blowback for fleeing his state as a disaster unfolded. Text messages sent by his wife revealed a hastily planned trip away from their “FREEZING” family home.
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Senator Ted Cruz left Texas for Cancún as the state was battered by a brutal winter storm.
Photos of Mr. Cruz and his wife boarding a flight from Houston to Cancún, Mexico, sparked a fierce outcry on social media late Wednesday.
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Trump’s Republicans, Brought to Their Knees
They stand for nothing. The Senate trial proved that.
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How the Trump Era Broke the Sunday-Morning News Show
Any number of hallowed political and media institutions fell apart. So why should the most hallowed political-media institution of them all escape unscathed?
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Lawmakers Look at GameStop Furor and See a Populist Issue to Seize
Ted Cruz. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The rush by both parties to side with young traders disrupting the markets reflects the broad recognition of the impulses driving American politics.
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The End of Trump Can Be the Beginning of America
The traumatizing effects of the Trump years should catalyze a rededication to ideals we once cherished.
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The Corrupt, the Clueless and Joe Biden
Unity is a fine goal, but don’t expect much cooperation.
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The Next Trump
There is no one quite like him in the Republican Party. So where should we look for the president’s inheritors?
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Why Are There So Few Courageous Senators?
Here’s what we need to do if we want more Mitt Romneys and fewer Josh Hawleys.
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Trump Is Blowing Apart the G.O.P. God Bless Him.
There still will be a place for principled Republicans.
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Trump Seeks Respite in Texas, Where G.O.P. Allies Face Pressure
In visiting the border, Mr. Trump hoped to change the focus from a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. But Texas is also reeling from the turmoil in Washington.
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AT&T, JPMorgan and Coca-Cola Pull Back Political Giving Following Capitol Riots
AT&T and Marriott were among companies that will stop campaign contributions to lawmakers who objected to certifying the election. Other companies, such as JPMorgan, paused all political donations.
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Never Forget What Ted Cruz Did
The senator has been able to use his Ivy League pedigree as a cudgel. After last week, his credentials should condemn him.
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Trump’s Lackeys Must Also Be Punished
The rule of law has to apply to everyone, including those in power.
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The American Abyss
A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next
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The G.O.P.’s New Distancing Policy
After years of excusing or ignoring President Trump’s most inflammatory rhetoric, many Republicans are backing away at the last minute.
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Running Out the Clock on Trump Is Cowardly and Dangerous
Forget the 25th Amendment. It’s Congress that was attacked and Congress that needs to act.
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Trump Has Always Been a Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing
By enabling the president anyway, Republican elites helped make the storming of the Capitol possible.
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Impeach and Convict. Right Now.
Trump is too dangerous to leave in office for even another minute.
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Trump’s Real Claim to Fame
When it comes to the president, there can never be enough losing.
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Never Forget the Names of These Republicans Attempting a Coup
This time they’ll fail. But their disloyalty to America is clear.
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Republicans Plan to Force at Least Three Votes to Invalidate Biden’s Election
The challenges will transform the normally routine electoral count by Congress into an hourslong spectacle that has already divided Republicans, who are all but certain to fail to change the results.
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Companies That Donated to Senators Planning Election Results Challenge Face Questions
Awkward questions for the companies that donated to senators planning to challenge the 2020 election results.
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Is It Too Late to Impeach Trump Again?
The president showed this weekend that he still has Georgia on his mind.
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Once a Foe of Trump, Cruz Leads a Charge to Reverse His Election Loss
The Texas Republican was once the victim of President Trump’s false claims of election fraud. Now he is perpetuating them.
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Maybe Congress Needs More People From the College of Hard Knocks
Many politicians now have a kite of fancy letters fluttering after their names. All these credentials haven’t led to better results.
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‘Loser’: How a Lifelong Fear Bookended Trump’s Presidency
The president’s inability to concede the election is the latest reality-denying moment in a career preoccupied with an epithet.
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What Is Trump Playing at?
The president’s refusal to concede that he lost the election is taking us into dangerous territory.
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I’m Dreaming of a Blue Texas
With every election cycle, the same question comes up: Is this the year the Lone Star State changes its color?
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Texas Is a Tossup. So Why Won’t Trump or Biden Campaign There?
A victory by the Democrats would herald the arrival of a formidable multiracial coalition in the country’s largest red state.
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Republicans Blast Social Media C.E.O.s While Democrats Deride Hearing
Republican senators accused the leaders of Twitter, Facebook and Google of censorship. Democrats denounced that as posturing.
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Fearing a ‘Blood Bath,’ Republican Senators Begin to Edge Away From Trump
The statements offer an answer to the question of when Republicans might begin to repudiate the president after years of embracing him: the moment they believed he threatened their own political survival.
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As Twitter and Facebook Clamp Down, Republicans Claim ‘Election Interference’
Conservatives said they would subpoena the chief executives of the social networks, which had blocked an unsubstantiated New York Post article.
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Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz on Trump List of Possible Supreme Court Nominees
The president, who views his commitment to a conservative federal judiciary as critical to his 2016 victory, added 20 more names to earlier lists.
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