Wendy Davis mulling Texas governor race in 2014, but GOP strategist calls her...
Davis, who vaulted to national fame after her 11-hour filibuster temporarily blocked an abortion bill, hinted to new outlets that she would take "a second look" at the 2014 gubernatorial race, but a...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Bleak prospects for grand bargain on sequester, tax reform
In the ten weeks before the end of the fiscal year, Congress plans to be in session 17 days. Before the end of the calendar year, Congress will need to raise the debt limit to avoid default on Treasury...
View ArticleWendy wows Washington: Cheers, beers greet Fort Worth Sen. Davis at DC bar
"Texas state leaders have broken faith with the very people who entrusted them with the rich resources of our great state," Wendy Davis told dozens of enthusiastic supporters crowded into the D.C. bar....
View Article‘Run, Wendy, Run,’ Texas Democrats urge Davis after National Press Club speech
"I will be a cheerleader working for her success," said HarrisCounty Sheriff Adrian Garcia. "She has become the voice of women, but she's also become the voice of Texans who want a better opportunity."
View ArticleCruz vows to do ‘everything’ to defund Obamacare
After coming under fire for urging House Republicans to stand fast on Obamacare even as he admitted defeat is likely in the Senate, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz vowed Thursday to do “everything necessary” -...
View ArticleTed Cruz decries Obamacare in ongoing Senate floor speech
Cruz, who stepped up to speak at 2:41 p.m. Tuesday, is continuing to build support for defunding Obamacare in the wake of an upcoming budget vote.
View ArticleTed Cruz and Wendy Davis: Comparing two acts of political theater
Davis and Cruz prompted a new kind of political theater in their separate floor speeches this year.
View ArticleUpdated: Sen. Ted Cruz’s floor speech wrapping up after 21 hours
Cruz, who has been speaking against Obamacare, has held the floor for 21 hours in what is not officially a filibuster as there is no vote, but he hopes to raise awareness for the upcoming Senate vote...
View ArticleUpdated: Sen. Ted Cruz wrapping up floor speech, fourth longest in history
Cruz's floor speech lasted for more than 21 hours, the fourth longest time for any floor speech in history. Technically not a filibuster, Cruz 's speech ended when the Senate resumed business at noon.
View ArticleThe nine most memorable quotes in Ted Cruz’s 21-hour speech
Among the highlights of his speech was his tale of his father achieving the American dream and him reading Dr. Seuss's "Green Eggs and Ham" to his daughters as a bedtime story.
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