Ted Cruz's challenger once claimed it would have been better if Second Amendment 'had not been written'

Asher Notheis

May 06, 03:37 PM May 06, 03:37 PM

Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) challenger in the upcoming 2024 election, Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), once said that it would have been "better" if the Second Amendment "had not been written."

The statement that Allred made was during a campaign event in 2018 when he was discussing the interpretation and viability of the Second Amendment. During this discussion, Allred said that the Second Amendment states that "the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed," adding that there are "two ideas" to this, according to video journalists dug up.

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"The recent trend has only been to focus on the right to bear arms instead of the well-regulated militia part," said Allred. "So I just think we have to accurately apply it. Would it be better if it had not been written? Of course. But there’s no chance that we’re going to repeal any of the Bill of Rights amendments."

In 2021, Allred co-sponsored a bill on universal background check legislation, with the bill criminalizing private gun sales conducted without an FBI background check. Outside of Allred, the other co-sponsors of this bill included Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib Rashida (D-MI), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

When asked about Allred's past statement on the Second Amendment, his campaign manager Paige Hutchinson claimed that Allred "supports common-sense reforms and respects the rights of law-abiding gun owners."

"He proudly supported Sen. Cornyn’s bipartisan bill to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people, which Ted Cruz voted against," Hutchinson told WHD News Digital. "A highly edited clip from six years ago is not in any way an accurate reflection of Allred’s position."

Allred, who has widely been seen as a rising star within the House Democratic Caucus, announced his run against Cruz on Wednesday. Cruz has indicated he is running for reelection.

Biden nominates first Latina to sit on conservative 5th Circuit

Kaelan Deese

April 14, 02:41 PM April 14, 03:08 PM

President Joe Biden nominated a federal magistrate judge to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, which would make her the first Latina to sit on the bench of the notoriously conservative circuit court if confirmed in the Senate.

Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez, a longtime magistrate in the Northern District of Texas, was named to sit on the New Orleans-based appeals court. Biden also named U.S. District Judge Ana de Alba of the Eastern District of California to serve in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which has a Democratic-appointed majority.

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The announcement marks the 32nd round of nominees and brings the total number of Biden's federal judgeship nominations to 163.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) commended the president in a tweet for "making this historic nomination a reality."

Four of the 16 judges on the 5th Circuit were named by Democrats. Ramirez marks Biden's second vacancy he would get to fill on the appeals court, though her confirmation would have little impact on its ideological makeup.

Still, the appointment is significant considering the litigation playing out at the 5th Circuit. Earlier this week, a three-judge panel temporarily blocked parts of a lower court order that would have removed abortion pill mifepristone off the market, though it allowed some restrictions on access to the drug to remain in place. The Biden administration is appealing that order at the Supreme Court.

Biden won confirmation of another judge to the court, Dana Douglas, who was also a former magistrate judge and became the first black woman on the 5th Circuit.

Sources involved with the nomination process expect wide approval when it comes time for a full Senate vote. Additionally, Ramirez gained an endorsement from Republican Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn on Friday. They previously supported her for a post at the trial court level in 2016.

“I am proud to recommend her for this position with Sen. Cruz, and I look forward to seeing her continue to uphold the rule of law on the federal bench," Cornyn told the Washington Examiner Friday.

Biden's progress on confirming new federal judges has slowed down in recent months due to absences in the Senate and the customary "blue slip" tradition that requires district court nominees to receive approval from both home state senators.

"For Democrats, she is a strong nominee, given the timing, the difficulties posed by absences, and the sharply partisan nature of the Senate," Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond, told the Washington Examiner Friday.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced Wednesday she would temporarily step down from the Senate Judiciary Committee after a number of absences from the Senate since February due to her battle with shingles.

Although Democrats have an 11-10 advantage over Republicans on the committee, there have been delays for over a dozen of the president's nominees for a full Senate vote due to recent absences.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a statement Wednesday that he would “ask the Senate next week to allow another Democratic Senator to temporarily serve on the Judiciary Committee.”

WATCH: Cruz and Mayorkas accuse each other of being 'revolting' in tense exchange

Anna Giaritelli

March 28, 02:30 PM March 28, 02:30 PM

The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security blasted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for unleashing a "revolting" series of accusations against him during a public hearing that descended into chaos over his handling of the border.

Cruz and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced off Tuesday afternoon in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about oversight of DHS.

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"Mr. Secretary, I want to say to you right now — your behavior is disgraceful. And the deaths, the children assaulted, the children raped. They are at your feet, and if you had integrity, you'd resign," Cruz said in his final statement.

"And I will tell you, the men and women of the Border Patrol, they've never had a political leader undermine them. They despise you, Mr. Secretary, because you're willing to let children be raped to follow political orders," Cruz continued. "This is a crisis. It's a disgrace. You won't even admit this human tragedy is a crisis."

As Cruz finished his remark, Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) gave Mayorkas the option of responding to Cruz's statement.

"What the senator said was revolting. I'm not going to address it," Mayorkas said.

Cruz jumped in with the final line.

"Your refusal to do your job is revolting," Cruz said.

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) immediately launched into his own line of questioning and said Cruz's treatment of Mayorkas was "disrespectful."

Year in Review: Counting down The View's most viral moments of 2022

Julia Johnson

December 28, 09:00 AM December 28, 09:00 AM

The ladies of The View made headlines weekly in 2022, whether they were trashing Republicans or acting as de facto Democratic spokeswomen. Some of the show's events were more attention-grabbing than others, so the Washington Examiner is counting down the most viral moments of The View in 2022.

It was a fierce competition, as the hosts made news each week with political guests and pointed criticisms — but here are the times that the ladies caught readers' attention the most.

5. WATCH: Stacey Abrams supports abortion 'until the time of birth' in some cases

Ahead of her battle with Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) in the midterm elections, which she lost, Democratic candidate and progressive star Stacey Abrams reiterated her support for unlimited abortion on The View.

According to Abrams, abortion is "a decision that should be made between a woman and her doctor, that viability is the metric, and that if a woman’s health or life is in danger, then viability extends until the time of birth."

Abrams didn't elaborate on what constituted a danger to a woman's life or health.

4. WATCH: Climate protesters interrupt Ted Cruz on live broadcast of The View

Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) appearance on The View in October was marred by several disruptions.

Climate protesters crashed the set of the talk show, yelling "cover climate now" at the hosts while Cruz spoke.

"Excuse me. Excuse me, ladies. Excuse us. Let us do our job. Let us do our job. We hear what you have to say, but you got to go," Whoopi Goldberg told them.

Later, a voice from the crowd is heard screaming "hey!" before the show muted its volume. Sunny Hostin appeared shocked at what the audience member said, and the program immediately cut to commercial.

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3. WATCH: Ted Cruz slams The View for allegedly letting Hillary Clinton lie about 2016

However, that wasn't the only instance of Cruz's The View appearance that made headlines. Readers couldn't get enough of the senator calling out the show for taking it easy on Hillary Clinton and not pushing back on her claims.

When Alyssa Farah Griffin asked him whether President Joe Biden was legitimately elected in 2020, he told the hosts, "There are a lot of folks in the media that try to, any time a Republican is in front of a TV camera, try to say, 'The election was fair and square and legitimate.' You know who y’all don’t do that to?"

"You don't do it to Hillary Clinton, who stood up and said, 'Trump stole the election.' Or Stacey Abrams, who said that the election was stolen. They sat here and said it was illegitimate," he said.

Goldberg then said, "And it was."

2. WATCH: Nikki Haley slams 'racist' The View host for questioning her Indian name

In September, Hostin drew backlash after criticizing Nikki Haley for not going by her first name, Nimrata, instead opting for her middle name.

Hostin claimed that “there are some of us that can be chameleons and decide not to embrace our ethnicities so that we can pass" while discussing Haley's name.

Her co-hosts then called her out, noting that Hostin goes by a different name. Not seeing the irony, she claimed she doesn't go by her birth name, Asuncion, because people are unable to pronounce it due to "under-education."

"Thanks for your concern @Sunny. It's racist of you to judge my name. Nikki is an Indian name and is on my birth certificate — and I'm proud of that. What's sad is the left's hypocrisy towards conservative minorities. By the way, last I checked Sunny isn't your birth name," the former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor responded on Twitter.

1. WATCH: Joy Behar says she supports free college — but not for future Tucker Carlsons

Joy Behar made for the most viral The View moment of 2022 when she claimed to support the idea of free college for some but excluded those she doesn't agree with, particularly someone who could become someone like WHD News host Tucker Carlson.

"I think that we need to target it a little bit," she told her co-hosts while discussing free college. "I don't wanna subsidize somebody who's going to go to college, no debt, and then become a hedge funder or Steve Bannon or Tucker Carlson."

"But if you're going to work for UNICEF, if you're going to work for Doctors Without Borders, if you're going to become a social worker or a teacher or something of that ilk, yes, then I'm happy for it," she added.

Her remark came during a discussion on "crippling student debt," which Goldberg claimed "goes with you to the grave."

"You should be born with the guarantee of higher education if you want it," she told the audience prior to Behar's more strategic suggestion.

Ted Cruz flipped off during baseball game at Yankee Stadium

Misty Severi

October 24, 10:09 AM October 24, 10:09 AM

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was flipped off by three New York Yankee fans at Yankee Stadium Sunday night after the Texas senator attended the game to support the Houston Astros.

Cruz, who had turned around in his seat to wave at fans, was instead greeted with jeers and the middle finger. A photo of the exchange showed three men pointing their middle fingers up at Cruz and a fourth with his thumb down.

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The move was supported by fellow New York fans and fellow critics of the Texas conservative on social media, after photos of the incident and a selfie Cruz took at the game went viral. Some New York fans sounded off in the comments, praising the move as giving the senator a "proper Yankee Stadium welcome."

Cruz's Astros ended up winning the game, which secured their slot in the World Series. The Philadelphia Phillies secured the other slot Sunday, after defeating the San Diego Padres. It is the first time that Philadelphia has made the World Series in 13 years, and the fourth time in six years for the Astros.

Other politicians and notable political figures have been booed at sporting events recently, including first lady Jill Biden who was reportedly booed at a Philadelphia Eagles game. However, it's unclear how prevalent the booing was because one of the videos that was picked up on social media was doctored, according to Snopes.

Former President Donald Trump was also famously booed at the 2019 World Series between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros.

Jean-Pierre: 'I unquestionably do not want lectures' about southern border

Christian Datoc

September 06, 01:52 PM September 06, 01:52 PM

White Property push secretary Karine Jean-Pierre shot down a criticism from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) Tuesday about her past opinions about migration at the southern border.

Cruz, responding to Jean-Pierre's assert that migrants usually are not illegally crossing the border on foot, invited Jean-Pierre to stop by the border with him to witness the crossings in person.

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"I have been to the border. I went in 2018. I stood exterior facilities exactly where the Trump administration was separating people, tearing infants out of their mother's arms," she explained when asked about Cruz's reviews in the course of Tuesday's push briefing. "Some of all those kids nonetheless haven't been reunited with their people, and so, a person detail I will say is I absolutely you should not need lectures or invites from Republicans about the border or border procedures."

Jean-Pierre more criticized the Texas senator for voting in opposition to funding for the Section of Homeland Security involved in President Joe Biden's budget requests.

"Whilst people are sending invites, I will use this chance to, to invite him or any one else up coming time to vote for history funding for DHS, as President Biden has asked for," she reported.

Later on for the duration of the briefing, Jean-Pierre did handle the drowning of 10 migrants trying to get to cross the Rio Grande to obtain entry to the nation.

"That is tragic. When we listen to news like that, our hearts go out to the family members, definitely, and that is why we check out to function incredibly tough to secure the border and make confident that we really don't see those sorts of tragedies and heartbreaks," Jean-Pierre mentioned. "The Office of Homeland Protection is doing work really tricky on continuing to secure our border, to do function that was not carried out in the earlier various decades, and so, we're going to proceed to emphasis on that."

You can enjoy Tuesday's briefing in complete beneath.

Liz Cheney phone calls Ted Cruz a 'chameleon' who will 'say something, anytime'

Jack Birle

August 30, 10:54 PM August 30, 10:54 PM

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) isn't leaving Congress devoid of a combat.

The congresswoman, who lost her most important bid for reelection this thirty day period, tweeted at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), describing him as an individual who will "say anything at all, at any time" on Tuesday. Cheney also identified as Cruz a "chameleon," expressing, "He thinks he’s so wise no 1 can see by him."

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Cruz responded to Cheney by tweeting a GIF, a quick-video format, depicting a scene from the Tv exhibit Mad Adult men that was captioned, "I don't feel about you at all."

The tweet from Cheney followed a video introduced by a liberal activist demonstrating the senator declaring he would be in favor of a "finish housecleaning" of the FBI. Cruz later responded to the reporter's tweet by defending his comments about the FBI, which has appear beneath hearth from Republicans around latest whistleblower grievances and the raid of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago vacation resort as aspect of a files investigation.

Earlier this month, Cheney lost the Republican most important for Wyoming's at-large Property seat to Harriet Hageman, who was endorsed by Trump. Cheney's involvement in the Jan. 6 Property committee and frequent criticism of Trump fueled a rift between her and other customers of the GOP.

Cheney hinted at a future presidential run all through her concession speech, which took purpose at Trump’s rhetoric and his purpose in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, noting that Abraham Lincoln missing races in advance of getting to be president.