http://www.mail.com/people/808000-ted-cruz.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/808000-ted-cruz.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150602-rand-pauls-nsa-rebukes-help-hurt-2016.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Of the handful of tea party-backed Republicans eyeing a 2016 presidential bid, Sen. Rand Paul is emerging as the most forceful in pushing libertarian principles, especially on anti-terrorism issues. Rather than playing it politically safe, the Kentucky freshman is attacking government surveillance programs that many other Republicans — a... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:13:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2150602-rand-pauls-nsa-rebukes-help-hurt-2016.html 2013-06-13T22:13:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2147024-correction-military-sexual-assault-story.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story June 12, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was the only Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee who supported a measure to remove commanders from decision-making on whether to prosecute sexual assault cases in the military. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., also supported the proposal. A corrected version of ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:59:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2147024-correction-military-sexual-assault-story.html 2013-06-13T18:59:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2146016-nsa-debate-pits-left-middle.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Revelations of massive government collections of Americans' phone and email records have reinvigorated an odd-couple political alliance of the far left and right. A number of Democratic civil liberties activists, along with libertarian-leaning Republicans, say the government actions are too broad and don't adequately protect citizens' pr... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:57:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2146016-nsa-debate-pits-left-middle.html 2013-06-12T07:57:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2143250-immigration-debate-clears-procedural-senate-hurdle.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In Spanish and English, the Senate pushed contentious immigration legislation over early procedural hurdles with deceptive ease on Tuesday as President Barack Obama insisted the "moment is now" to give 11 million immigrants in the United States illegally a chance at citizenship. Despite the lopsided votes, Republicans served notice they ... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:06:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2143250-immigration-debate-clears-procedural-senate-hurdle.html 2013-06-12T02:06:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2115746-michele-bachmann-to-leave-house-fourth-term.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Wednesday that her fourth term in Congress will be her last, choosing to leave on her own terms after a dismal 18 months in which her presidential bid collapsed and she barely managed to retain her House seat. Bachmann, a leading figure in the tea party movement, discussed the decision in a ... Wed, 29 May 2013 21:43:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2115746-michele-bachmann-to-leave-house-fourth-term.html 2013-05-29T21:43:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106634-tea-party-vs-guard-gop-senate-rift.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view Thursday, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect the minority party. Tactics for dealing with the government's budget and debt became the latest qua... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:51:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2106634-tea-party-vs-guard-gop-senate-rift.html 2013-05-23T22:51:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2105890-smooth-confirmation-hearing-pritzker.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary was questioned briefly about her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and her role as a beneficiary of family offshore trusts in the Bahamas, but those were minor bumps in an otherwise smooth Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. Chicago billionaire business execut... Thu, 23 May 2013 20:54:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2105890-smooth-confirmation-hearing-pritzker.html 2013-05-23T20:54:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102276-republican-divisions-hinder-partys-momentum.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Tensions between libertarian-leaning and more mainstream Republicans were on vivid display Tuesday as Sens. Rand Paul and John McCain clashed ... Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102276-republican-divisions-hinder-partys-momentum.html 2013-05-22T11:23:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099474-senate-panel-approves-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses. The 13-5 vote cleared the way for an epic showdown on... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:36:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099474-senate-panel-approves-immigration-bill.html 2013-05-22T00:36:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2084640-correction-immigration-story.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 14 about a Senate immigration bill, The Associated Press erroneously reported that two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers entered the U.S. on student visas. In fact only one of them did. A corrected version of the story is below: Senators tackle student visas in immigration bill Senators move to strengthen student visa secur... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:01:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2084640-correction-immigration-story.html 2013-05-15T19:01:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073602-obama-texas-presses-middle-class-jobs-agenda.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest initiatives as he pushed for action on more ambitious efforts that face resistance from congressional Republicans. "We're poised for progress," he declared. The president chose the bustling Texas capital as a ba... Thu, 09 May 2013 22:51:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073602-obama-texas-presses-middle-class-jobs-agenda.html 2013-05-09T22:51:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073412-coalition-immigration-bill-clears-tests.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the borders and grant eventual citizenship to millions living in the United States illegally. ... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:26:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073412-coalition-immigration-bill-clears-tests.html 2013-05-09T21:26:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers. With Congress back from a weeklong recess, the bottom line remains familiar: Advocates of broadened checks lack the... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:15:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067846-gun-control-forces-struggle-to-issue-alive.html 2013-05-07T14:15:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061572-south-carolina-center-stage-early-2016-talk.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential candidates already looking ahead to the state's "first in the South" primary — still three years away. Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a tea party favorite with nation... Sat, 04 May 2013 14:38:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061572-south-carolina-center-stage-early-2016-talk.html 2013-05-04T14:38:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062190-cruz-urges-gop-to-work-together-senate-control.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is urging Republicans to work together to help the party take back the Senate next year, telling South Carolina Republicans that, in his words, "change can come quickly." Cruz spoke at a South Carolina GOP dinner Friday night. He says the GOP fell on hard times during the second term of President George W. Bush an... Sat, 04 May 2013 01:38:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2062190-cruz-urges-gop-to-work-together-senate-control.html 2013-05-04T01:38:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058982-fresh-victory-nra-holds-convention-houston.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fresh off a huge victory over President Barack Obama on gun control, the message from the National Rifle Association is clear: The fight has just begun. The powerful gun rights lobby gathers in Houston this weekend for its annual convention and organizers anticipate a rollicking, Texas-sized party — both to celebrate the victory in Wa... Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058982-fresh-victory-nra-holds-convention-houston.html 2013-05-03T11:00:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058896-2016-rare-same-state-pairings-early-stages.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The early stages of the 2016 presidential race feature an unusual cluster of high-powered potential candidates hailing from the same states, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Rep. Paul Ryan among them. Walker gained Republican Party cult-figure status when he beat back a labor union attempt to oust him from office last year. A few weeks... Thu, 02 May 2013 18:15:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2058896-2016-rare-same-state-pairings-early-stages.html 2013-05-02T18:15:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055316-immigration-debate-creates-dilemma-obama.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's prospects for a sweeping legislative victory this year now rest almost solely on the immigration overhaul working its way through Congress. But immigration's tricky politics have created a dilemma for a president fighting for an issue he considers central to his legacy. If Obama is too closely aligned with the le... Wed, 01 May 2013 20:14:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055316-immigration-debate-creates-dilemma-obama.html 2013-05-01T20:14:47Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2048830-obama-jokes-aging-2nd-term.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama joked Saturday that the years are catching up to him and he's not "the strapping young Muslim socialist" he used to be. Obama poked fun at himself as well as some of his political adversaries during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner attended by politicians, members of the media and Hollywood... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:38:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2048830-obama-jokes-aging-2nd-term.html 2013-04-28T07:38:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040010-dems-gop-press-obama-administration-drone-use.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday challenged the Obama administration to spell out its justification for using drones for targeted killings amid growing concerns about unchecked powers of the presidency and Americans' civil liberties. "Even as President Obama commands a military with the most sophisticated weapons known to man,... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:13:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040010-dems-gop-press-obama-administration-drone-use.html 2013-04-23T23:13:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036528-supporters-link-immigration-bill-to-boston.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic supporters of a new immigration bill accused opponents Monday of trying to "exploit" the Boston Marathon bombings to hold up the legislation, sparking a testy exchange at a Senate hearing. "I never said that! I never said that!" Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, interjected as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., a lead author of the bill, ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:24:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2036528-supporters-link-immigration-bill-to-boston.html 2013-04-22T21:24:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2030562-texas-town-grieves-dead-first-responders.html WEST, Texas (AP) — Buck Uptmor didn't have to go to West Fertilizer Co. when the fire started. He wasn't a firefighter like his brother and cousin, who raced toward the plant. But a ranch of horses next to the flames needed to be moved to safety. "He went to help a friend," said Joyce Marek, Uptmor's aunt. "And then it blew." Two days after the fertilizer... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:22:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2030562-texas-town-grieves-dead-first-responders.html 2013-04-20T03:22:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2011512-gop-senator-hell-support-judicial-nominee.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential Republican senator said Wednesday that he intends to support President Barack Obama's choice to fill a vacancy on the federal appeals court in Washington, a promising development for a Democratic administration that has complained that Republicans have been too slow to allow votes on many of its judicial nominees. Of the c... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:34:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2011512-gop-senator-hell-support-judicial-nominee.html 2013-04-10T21:34:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007394-senate-showdown-vote-gun-curbs-set-thursday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama's gun control drive as a small but mounting number of Republicans appear willing to buck a conservative effort to prevent debate from even beginning. Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced his decision Tuesday as the White Hous... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:08:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007394-senate-showdown-vote-gun-curbs-set-thursday.html 2013-04-10T01:08:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2001180-republicans-push-hearings-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee accused their GOP colleagues working on a bipartisan immigration bill of operating in secret, saying in a letter Friday that "the time for transparency has come" and pushing for briefings and full hearings before any votes. In response, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate group d... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:58:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2001180-republicans-push-hearings-immigration-bill.html 2013-04-05T18:58:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1969260-house-passes-gop-budget-plan-promising-deep-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving on two fronts, the Republican-controlled House on Thursday voted to keep the government running for the next six months while pushing through a tea-party flavored budget for next year that would shrink the government by another $4.6 trillion over the next decade. The spending authorization on its way to the White House for Preside... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:18:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1969260-house-passes-gop-budget-plan-promising-deep-cuts.html 2013-03-22T02:18:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962076-gop-rolls-roadmap-amid-party-divisions.html WASHINGTON (AP) — This was to be a roadmap for a new, more inclusive GOP: attract minority voters, support immigration reform and embrace "welcoming and inclusive" attitudes on gay rights. But minutes after unveiling the proposal on Monday, the party chairman distanced himself from it, and some conservatives and tea partyers balked. It all illustrated the... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:31:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962076-gop-rolls-roadmap-amid-party-divisions.html 2013-03-18T21:31:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953828-dems-push-assault-weapons-ban-through-senate-panel.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed an assault weapons ban through a Senate committee on Thursday and toward its likely doom on the Senate floor, after an emotion-laden debate that underscored the deep feelings the issue stokes on both sides. Exactly three months after 26 children and educators were gunned down in Newtown, Conn., the Senate Judiciary Commi... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:19:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1953828-dems-push-assault-weapons-ban-through-senate-panel.html 2013-03-14T21:19:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955566-republicans-searching-their-mr-mrs.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Tired of election defeats, conservatives are searching for their next Mr. or Mrs. Right. They say they want a leader brash enough to protect conservative orthodoxy and open-minded enough to help the Republican Party change its image: white, old, and male. And there's no shortage of Republicans angling to fill a void in party leadersh... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:18:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1955566-republicans-searching-their-mr-mrs.html 2013-03-14T21:18:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1940124-sen-carl-levins-decision-opens-seat-2014.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Carl Levin's decision to not seek re-election in 2014 has set the stage for a wide-open race to replace the longest-serving senator in Michigan history. First elected to the Senate in 1978, the 78-year-old Levin announced Thursday that he has decided to focus on serving as Senate Armed Services chairman and an advocate fo... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:22:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1940124-sen-carl-levins-decision-opens-seat-2014.html 2013-03-08T08:22:44Z