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Seven months after Trump intervention, US senators seek Venezuela elections

"The people of Venezuela deserve free, fair, and transparent elections, and it is vital to the national security interests of the United States that those elections occur expeditiously," Cruz said.

A supporter of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s Vente Venezuela wears a Venezuelan flag during a rally marking the two-year anniversary of presidential elections, which authorities said Nicolas Maduro won, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 28, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Republican Senator Tom Cotton in Washington, July 29, 2026.

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with US Senators Cotton, Fetterman during visit to Washington

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gestures on the day the Supreme Court hears a petition seeking to force the prime minister to oust him, in Jerusalem.

Agents of chaos are reshaping a world beyond post–World War II norms - opinion

US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) moves through the Senate subway during a vote in the US Senate on a bipartisan war powers resolution aiming to stop the military campaign against Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 4, 2026.

Ted Cruz blasts Joe Kent, Tucker Carlson, over Operation Epic Fury criticism


‘The church is asleep right now’: Ted Cruz calls on Christians to confront right-wing antisemitism

In his speech, Ted Cruz noted he has talked to Netanyahu about declining support for Israel on the right — and that the two men see the issue differently.

 US SENATOR Ted Cruz speaks at an event in Phoenix last month. Last week, he introduced a proposed amendment setting limitations of three two-year terms for members of the House and two six-year terms for the Senate, the writer notes.

Trump nominee for Kuwait ambassador grilled at confirmation hearing, loses support on Israel views

Amer Ghalib faces tough questioning from Republicans over past anti-Israel stances at his confirmation hearing for Kuwait ambassadorship, putting his nomination at risk.

Hamtramck, Michigan, mayor Amer Ghalib at his Senate confirmation hearing to become President Trump's ambassador to Kuwait, October 23, 2025

Ted Cruz denounces FCC threats against US broadcasters as 'dangerous'

In comments on his podcast, the Republican senator from Texas said that he believed that Carr’s threat would come back around for conservative media figures in the future.

 Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition conference in Las Vegas, Nov. 5 2021.

'Syrian Jihadist groups' targeting Druze today will target Israel tomorrow, Katz tells Ted Cruz

Defense Minister Israel Katz said southern Syria would remain a demilitarized zone despite Israel allegedly allowing Syrian forces a limited presence in Sweida.

 Defense Minister Israel Katz meets with Senator Ted Cruz to discuss Syria.

Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson throw down in ‘rough’ interview about potential Iran strikes

Carlson spent a lot of time attacking the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel advocacy group, Cruz said.

 Senator Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson on the Tucker Carlson show, June 19, 2025.

Some Republicans voice concern over Trump's plan to accept Qatari plane

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to block all of Trump's nominees to the Justice Department until the agency reports what it knows about the Qatari offer.

 The motorcade of US President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year old Qatari-owned Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, February 15, 2025.

It's time end funding to USAID - opinion

Sen. Ted Cruz has claimed that USAID secretly transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to Hamas, directly enabling the terror group’s military build-up ahead of the October 7 attack.

 THE USAID building in Washington: Reports indicate that humanitarian aid funds intended for rebuilding Gaza’s infrastructure have also benefited groups tied to Hamas, the writer notes.

Does New Zealand's foreign policy betray Western values? - opinion

Beyond US Senator Ted Cruz's recent criticism, New Zealand's UN voting record, stance on Israel, and diplomatic choices reveal a concerning shift away from traditional Western democratic values.

 NEW ZEALAND’S Foreign Minister Winston Peters addresses the UN General Assembly, last September. New Zealand’s foreign policy, particularly its stance on Israel, is not just a matter of local politics or a passing disagreement.

A grant to study Hebrew is ‘woke DEI,’ Ted Cruz says

A study of Hebrew grammar's noun genders was flagged as "woke" in Senator Cruz's new database of federal grants, one of seven Israel-linked projects targeted despite his strong support for Israel.

 Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition conference in Las Vegas, Nov. 5 2021.

Ted Cruz: Biden admin. poured 'millions of dollars' into Hamas

“They secretly poured literally uncountable hundreds of millions of dollars toward Hamas, including tens of millions of cash they could never account for,” Cruz said. 

 US SENATOR Ted Cruz speaks at an event in Phoenix last month. Last week, he introduced a proposed amendment setting limitations of three two-year terms for members of the House and two six-year terms for the Senate, the writer notes.