Beto O'Rourke's path to White House could go thru Texas

Beto O'Rourke's path to White House could go thru Texas

Javier Manjarres
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March 21, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Robert “Beto” O’Rourke told a crown of would-be supporters in New Hampshire that he believed winning Texas in the 2020 presidential election was very doable, if he became his party’s nominee. The bold statement followed an even bolder 24-hour fundraising total of $6.1 million raised, as the Progressive rising start began traversing […]
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Beto Byte: Guccifer 3.0 in the White House?

Beto Byte: Guccifer 3.0 in the White House?

Daniel Molina
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March 17, 2019
"They wouldn’t confirm that it was this person unless I promised that I wouldn’t write about it until after the November election.”
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Senate Democrats vote against babies who survive abortion

Senate Democrats vote against babies who survive abortion

Javier Manjarres
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February 26, 2019
By calling for a vote on the bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell forced Democrats to go on the record on this issue.
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Is

Is "Beto" O'Rourke America's great brown hope?

Javier Manjarres
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February 20, 2019
During his historic 2018, senatorial campaign against Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R), somehow the nickname stuck among the voting electorate.
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Republican senators on verge of boot ground war

Republican senators on verge of boot ground war

Javier Manjarres
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February 20, 2019
It’s true, everything in Texas is bigger, especially ego’s when it friendly competitions between amigos.
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Here's your U.S. Senator's gov't shutdown vote

Here's your U.S. Senator's gov't shutdown vote

Javier Manjarres
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February 14, 2019
The Senate voted 83-16, and the House voted 300-128.
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Trump accused of stealing funds with nat'l emergency edict

Trump accused of stealing funds with nat'l emergency edict

Javier Manjarres
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February 14, 2019
Democrats lost that battle, but will Trump get his entire wall funded?
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El Chapo's Billions To Pay For

El Chapo's Billions To Pay For "The Wall"

Staff Reports
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February 13, 2019
Cruz believes that El Chapo's confiscated money can be put to good use by building a border wall- making it much harder for drug traffickers to move marijuana, heroin, and other illegal drugs across the United States southern border.
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The forgotten Hispanic member of the U.S. Congress

The forgotten Hispanic member of the U.S. Congress

Javier Manjarres
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February 9, 2019
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which is chaired by Rep. Joaquin Castro and whose membership consists of only Democrats, lists 36 members, including Senators Robert Menendez and Catherine Cortez- Masto.
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Trump's decision to

Trump's decision to "unilaterally" build wall must be "grounded by law"

Javier Manjarres
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February 6, 2019
“BACK IN 2013, CHUCK SCHUMER AND EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT IN THE SENATE, VOTED IN FAVOR OF 350 MILES OF BORDER WALL.
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Texas Senator says

Texas Senator says "even Obama" knew Russia cheated

Javier Manjarres
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February 3, 2019
For years, it was very clear that Russia had been cheating, including their testing of a ground-based cruise missile program.
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First Step Act Takes Leap With Senate Support

First Step Act Takes Leap With Senate Support

Daniel Molina
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December 19, 2018
"I look forward to its passage in the House and signing by the President.”
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Senators Unite to go After Iranian Regime’s Finances

Senators Unite to go After Iranian Regime’s Finances

Javier Manjarres
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December 18, 2018
“This important legislation would empower the United States."
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Bill Introduced to Name Cuban Embassy Street After Top Castro Dissident

Bill Introduced to Name Cuban Embassy Street After Top Castro Dissident

Lone Shark
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July 23, 2015
Texas junior senator and 2016 presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has introduced a bill in the Senate to rename the street that the Cuban embassy currently sits on, which is 16th st. NW to Oswaldo Paya st. Mr. Paya was a very famous Cuban dissident who dies in a mysterious car crash in 2012. In a […]
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Ted Cruz:

Ted Cruz: "My Tia Threw a Chancleta At Me"

Lone Shark
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July 2, 2015
About a month or so ago, I wrote about [score]Ted Cruz[/score]'s Hispanic Problem, and it is one I continue to believe he still has. However, with the release of his new book, A Time For Truth, the junior senator from Texas and 2016 presidential hopeful seems to be attempting to solidify his hispanic credentials. During an […]
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The 2016 Silver Bullet

The 2016 Silver Bullet

Lone Shark
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June 9, 2015
So much is made about immigration and the hispanic vote. However, historically education has always been the most important issue for hispanics in the United States, even in the 2012 election. So if the hispanic vote is really all that important in 2016, and the democrats cannot with without it, are they on the right […]
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Does Ted Cruz Have a Hispanic Problem?

Does Ted Cruz Have a Hispanic Problem?

Lone Shark
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June 2, 2015
For those of you who are thinking “hmmmm Ted Cruz is the perfect candidate, he can even win over Hispanics!”, tread lightly. Now, don’t get me wrong, I'm a fan of  Ted's. However, there is a very important factor that will detract many many hispanics from voting for him. Just last night, my own mother was […]
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Marco Rubio Backpedaling his Position on Immigration Reform

Marco Rubio Backpedaling his Position on Immigration Reform

Nicole Carroll
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January 8, 2015
With a possible presidential run in the future for Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) he is trying to backpedal from his previous position on immigration reform. If the latest election taught us anything it was American's do not want immigration reform and Rubio got the message loud and clear. His new book "American Dreams" comes out […]
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Cruz Tries to Stop Illegal Amnesty by Releasing a Powerful New Video

Cruz Tries to Stop Illegal Amnesty by Releasing a Powerful New Video

Nicole Carroll
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December 5, 2014
Senator Ted Cruz (R-FL) released a powerful video today in an effort to stop illegal amnesty. He started off his speech by saying: We are today facing a full fledged constitutional crisis. Twenty-two times President Obama admitted he has no constitutional authority to unilaterally grant amnesty. Cruz also called President Obama a "monarch" who is […]
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Bipartisan Immigration Reform Could Be Dead On Arrival

Bipartisan Immigration Reform Could Be Dead On Arrival

Javier Manjarres
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May 16, 2013
By JAVIER MANJARRES The hopes for a bipartisan immigration reform bill could very well be dashed, as key Republican House Republicans have threatened to abandon the ongoing immigration reform negotiations. Congressmen Carter (R-TX) and Labrador (R-ID),who is considered to be a key figure of the negotiations, said that if  an agreement is not reached by […]
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Ted Cruz Gives His Take on the GOP and Hispanic Voters

Ted Cruz Gives His Take on the GOP and Hispanic Voters

Javier Manjarres
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March 11, 2013
By JAVIER MANJARRES Miami-  Texas Senator Ted Cruz addressed the attendees at the annual Cuba-Democracy PAC luncheon and covered a wide range of issues of interest to Hispanics as well as the Republican party's prospects of making greater inroads with this increasingly important voter demographic that has been trending Democrat of late.  I asked Cruz […]
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