May 1, 2016

Alan Keyes criticizes candidate's 'appeal to narrow nationalism'

ALAN KEYES — Donald Trump's foreign-policy speech Wednesday reminded me of my years of service to Ronald Reagan. Each day brings new cause to regret the inevitable loss of Reagan's typically American statesmanship. Wednesday was no exception.... (more)

May 1, 2016

WALL STREET JOURNAL — Former California Gov. Pete Wilson endorsed Ted Cruz for president Saturday, delivering another high-profile boost to the Texas senator as he struggles to catch up with front-runner Donald Trump before it is too late to keep from clinching the party's nomination.... (more)

May 1, 2016

INDY STAR — Indiana and Wisconsin have a higher percentage of people working in manufacturing than any of the other states in the country. And both states share a deep devotion to farmers who grow the economy and feed our families....... (more)

May 1, 2016

ANDREW C. MCCARTHY — I wonder when the Trump backers will realize they've been had. The 2016 GOP campaign has been overwhelmed by Donald Trump's celebrity persona, by the can't-take-your-eyes-off-it appearances where he might say or do anything -- and "anything" includes expletives, incitements, and assorted idiocies that would have been disqualifying in the bygone times of, oh, five or ten minutes ago.... (more)

May 1, 2016

TIMOTHY P. CARNEY — As populist fervor sweeps the electorate, both parties oddly seem ready to nominate practitioners of crony capitalism -- with Donald Trump representing the buy-side of cronyism, and Hillary Clinton the sell-side.... (more)

May 1, 2016

TREVOR LOUDON — The media is working hard to convince you that they caught Ted Cruz in a lie about working with John Boehner. But they are the ones lying, as usual.... (more)

May 1, 2016

YAHOO NEWS — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz pulled out a strategic victory at Saturday's Arizona Republican Party convention, nailing down a large majority of delegates to the national convention amid cheating accusations from backers of businessman Donald Trump.... (more)

May 1, 2016

CNN — A Russian SU-27 conducted a "barrel roll" Friday over the top of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 which was flying a reconnaissance mission in international airspace above the Baltic Sea, the Defense Department said.... (more)

April 30, 2016

NEWSMAX — A poll released Friday gauging Indiana voters ahead of the state's primaries on Tuesday shows Ted Cruz holding a commanding double-digit lead over Donald Trump among Republicans.... (more)

April 30, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES — For the 45th year in a row, the American Conservative Union has ranked the voting records of every single member of Congress according to their support of ideals found in the Constitution: limited and transparent government, individual rights, personal responsibility. Applause, please, for this gargantuan effort, a helpful undertaking in a tumultuous presidential year.... (more)

April 30, 2016

FOX NEWS — Sean Hannity sat down Friday with Sen. Ted Cruz and his running mate Carly Fiorina at a Fox News Town Hall in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grilled the prospective presidential team... (more)

April 30, 2016

FOX NEWS — The second installment of Friday's Fox News Town Hall in Indianapolis, Indiana, in which Sean Hannity grilled the prospective presidential team of Ted Cruz and Carly Fiorina.... (more)

April 30, 2016

NEWSMAX — Ted Cruz and Carly Fiorina told supporters Friday in Indiana that they presented the best contrast to both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, whom they slammed as "ultimate" Washington insiders.... (more)

April 30, 2016

CLIFF KINCAID — Donald J. Trump's foreign policy address was delivered with the aid of a teleprompter and was written by his pro-Russian advisers. He took no questions. It was a replay of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's disastrous Russian "reset" that led to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Yet, Trump pretends to be an opponent of Mrs. Clinton's foreign policy.... (more)

April 30, 2016

FOX NEWS — "We may have had a dangling chad. We're looking into it," said Tommy Pope with a smile. The tall, courtly lawyer, who serves as speaker pro tem of the South Carolina House of Representatives, was gamely trying to entertain a crowd of GOP activists while a few of them spent a full hour poring over paper ballots that 80 of them had just cast in a non-descript ballroom at the local Holiday Inn.... (more)

April 30, 2016

NEWSMAX — Despite Donald Trump's victory in the Virginia primary at the beginning of March, supporters of Ted Cruz could help the Texas senator pick up more delegates at this weekend's state convention.... (more)

April 30, 2016

NEWSMAX — Award-winning journalist Bernard Goldberg says the media is "slobbering" over Donald Trump and has turned its coverage of the Republican presidential front-runner into "one great big infomercial."... (more)

April 30, 2016

ACTON INSTITUTE — The phenomenon that is Donald Trump and his presidential campaign can only truly be understood when you recognize his basic appeal: he's bringing a brand of folk Marxism to an entirely new audience.... (more)

April 30, 2016

NEWSMAX — President Barack Obama announced new steps Friday to help curb gun violence, including by identifying the requirements that "smart guns" would have to meet for law enforcement agencies to buy and use them as well as sharing mental health records with the federal background check system.... (more)

April 30, 2016

LEO HOHMANN — The daughter of a Muslim ruler in the Middle East recently had a miraculous encounter with Jesus Christ that has caused her to repudiate her faith in Allah and openly express her faith in Jesus. As a result, she has been placed under house arrest.... (more)

April 30, 2016

BOB UNRUH — Target elevated its social activism a week ago, boasting of a new policy allowing transgender "team members and guests" to use whatever restroom they like, and largely has remained mum on the issue since.... (more)

April 29, 2016

FOX NEWS — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Friday backed Ted Cruz for president, days ahead of the state's vital Republican primary contest. The Republican governor announced his choice in an interview on WIBC radio. He prefaced his announcement by saying he likes and respects -- and has met with -- all three of the Republican presidential candidates.... (more)

April 29, 2016

NEWSMAX — Rush Limbaugh says John Boehner's slap at Ted Cruz as "Lucifer in the flesh" is the "best endorsement" the Texas senator could hope for as he attempts to kick-start his stalled campaign for the GOP presidential nomination.... (more)

April 29, 2016

NEWSMAX — Sen. Ted Cruz Thursday turned former House Speaker John Boehner's insults back against him, delivering a blistering response saying the former House leader's attacks "reveal something that is wrong with Washington," and that he's never worked with Boehner and doesn't know him.... (more)

April 29, 2016

THE EDITORS OF NATIONAL REVIEW — We get it. John Boehner doesn't like Ted Cruz. In a witless cheap shot, Boehner called him "Lucifer in the flesh" at an event at Stanford University. Boehner's attitude is widespread among Republican insiders who are foolishly allowing personal ill will to cloud their reasoned judgment about who, among the candidates left in the GOP race, is the best representative of conservative principles and policies, and about who would be the best candidate in the upcoming general election.... (more)