January 8, 2021 Biden says Cruz, Hawley part of ‘big lie’ -- while senators claim they are being called Nazis President-elect Joe Biden said Friday that Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., should be "flat beaten" in their next elections for their part in spreading "the big lie," a term the senators said was an effort to cast them as Nazis.
January 8, 2021 Cruz defends role in electoral vote objections: Had ‘nothing to do’ with Capitol riots Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday defended his decision to challenge the Electoral College certification process, pushing back against some of his colleagues who have accused him of inciting Wednesday's deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol by casting doubt on the 2020 election.
January 8, 2021 Capitol riot sparks Spurs' Gregg Popovich's criticism of Trump, GOP senators San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich went after President Trump and Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz on Thursday night before the team took on the Los Angeles Lakers.
January 7, 2021 Capitol chaos has Texas Castro brothers demanding Sen. Cruz quit Two high-profile Texas Democrats want the Lone Star State’s Sen. Ted Cruz to step down after his objection to the 2020 presidential election results on the Senate floor Wednesday night and have blamed him for the chaos on Capitol Hill.
January 7, 2021 After Capitol riots, AOC demands Cruz, Hawley resign from Senate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to resign or face expulsion from Congress, accusing the Republican lawmakers of fomenting Wednesday's violent riots at the U.S. Capitol.
January 7, 2021 Ted Cruz condemns Capitol violence, calls for peaceful transfer of power Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, early Thursday condemned the violence inside the Capitol building and said there would be a “peaceful transfer of power.”
January 6, 2021 Democratic Rep. Cori Bush calls for expulsion of GOP lawmakers who 'incited this domestic terror attack' Freshmen Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., drafted a resolution Wednesday, calling for the "expulsion" of the Republican congressmen that pledged to object the results of the Electoral College in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential Election.
January 6, 2021 Electoral College objections in Congress: What to know The House and Senate will convene at 1 p.m. Wednesday for a joint session of Congress to certify President-elect Joe Biden's electoral win, and a group of GOP lawmakers intends to raise objections to the results.
January 5, 2021 GOP split over 'brutal' decision to challenge Electoral College The Republican Party is seeing a divide as GOP senators and congressmen split over the decision to challenge states' Electoral College votes Wednesday.
January 5, 2021 Politico reporter tells journalists: Call GOPers objecting to Biden win 'radicals', 'extremists' Politico chief political correspondent Tim Alberta is urging other journalists to refrain from characterizing any Republican who supports President Trump's ongoing efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election as a "conservative."