April 30, 2020 Cruz urges DOJ ‘to closely monitor New York City’ for religious discrimination amid coronavirus exas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz called on the Justice Department to “closely monitor New York City” for potential religious discrimination after Mayor Bill de Blasio singled out the Jewish community following a breakup of an Orthodox Jewish funeral.
April 30, 2020 Cruz bill would bar US officials from using Chinese-backed tech, stop taxpayer dollars for related UN contracts EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, unveiled a bill Thursday to ban U.S. officials from using tech platforms supported by the Chinese government and bar taxpayer dollars from being used for related U.N. contracts -- the latest move amid growing tensions between the U.S. and China.
April 28, 2020 Ted Cruz pushes bill to block Pentagon from helping studios that censor films for China Sen. Ted Cruz wants to block the Department of Defense from cooperating with movie studios that censor their movies for release in China.
April 25, 2020 Ted Cruz to introduce legislation preventing Chinese 'propaganda' from exploiting FCC regulations Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced Friday that he intends to introduce legislation that would prevent outlets -- like China's Phoenix TV -- from using Canadian or Mexican stations to spread foreign propaganda across U.S. airwaves.
April 15, 2020 Cruz slams China as 'a threat to national security and global health' Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called Wednesday for China to be held accountable for its role in the coronavirus pandemic, telling "The Story with Martha MacCallum" the virus could have been contained as a "regional outbreak" had Beijing's Communist government acted promptly.
April 13, 2020 Ted Cruz calls CNN's Brian Stelter 'chief of rapid response' for DNC in Twitter spat Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, slammed CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter in a fiery Twitter exchange Monday, calling the host the "chief of rapid response" for the Democratic National Committee.
April 11, 2020 Ted Cruz praises Bill Maher for 'rant' about coronavirus originating in China Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reached across the aisle Saturday when he praised comedian Bill Maher for his monologue panning liberals over their concerns about the term "Chinese virus."
April 6, 2020 Ted Cruz rips Washington Post fact-checker for being 'gleeful' about unemployment in jab against Trump Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler, who he accused of expressing "glee" over the growing unemployment amid the coronavirus outbreak in an apparent jab against President Trump.
April 6, 2020 Ted Cruz: Small businesses should expect 'bureaucratic hurdles' when applying for loans Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said on “America’s Newsroom” on Monday that small business owners should expect “bureaucratic hurdles” when applying for the loans provided by the coronavirus relief package.
April 6, 2020 Ted Cruz blasts Dem-run states for harsh coronavirus enforcement Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted Democrat-led states for "absurd" enforcement of coronavirus stay-at-home orders in a Sunday night tweet, reacting to the story of a Pennsylvania woman who was given a $200 citation for allegedly driving alone in violation of the governor's order.