March 14, 2016

NEWSMAX — A series of new polls released Sunday show Sen. Ted Cruz surging in key Tuesday battleground states, including Illinois, Ohio and Florida. In Illinois, a new CBS Battleground Tracker poll has real estate mogul Donald Trump and Cruz now locked in a statistical dead heat, 38 to 34, for first place.... (more)

March 14, 2016

CLIFF KINCAID — Donald J. Trump has a strange and unhealthy fascination with the "strength" of those who pummel, terrorize, and kill people. At the Miami Republican debate, he stood by comments in support of the Communist Chinese dictatorship for killing protesters during a "riot," and he praised the leading killer in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, for being "strong."... (more)

March 13, 2016

NEWSMAX — A reporter for the conservative website Breitbart News filed a criminal complaint on Friday against Republican presidential election front-runner Donald Trump's campaign manager, saying he grabbed her arm at a rally with such force that he left bruises.... (more)

March 13, 2016

DAVID FRENCH — A culture of thuggish cowardice is infecting the Trump campaign. His rallies now regularly feature vigilante action against protesters. Pushing and shoving is turning into punching, and now not even the press is immune from physical attacks. This violence is stoked and incited from the top of the campaign.... (more)

March 13, 2016

ANDREW C. MCCARTHY — In the House and the Senate, we own the budget." It was August 2014, the stretch run before the midterm elections, and Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell was making promises to voters about how he and his party would face down Barack Obama's lawless presidency... (more)

March 13, 2016

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz slammed Donald Trump's lack of solutions in a yet-to-air interview with Fox News that rankled interviewer Sean Hannity.... (more)

March 13, 2016

GREG COROMBOS — The Alabama Supreme Court upheld an earlier decision banning state officials from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples last week, and while the legal road is far from over for traditional marriage supporters, they believe the facts of the case and the Constitution are on their side.... (more)

March 13, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES — Mourners from the top ranks of Washington and Hollywood paid final tribute to Nancy Reagan on Friday, recalling at her funeral how the former first lady and her husband made up "two halves of a circle," with a legendary love that seemed to inspire everyone they met.... (more)

March 12, 2016

RENEWAMERICA — With 100 percent of the results in, Sen. Ted Cruz won the Wyoming county conventions Saturday with 66 percent to Donald Trump's 7 percent. Sen. Marco Rubio came in second at 20 percent, while Ohio Gov. John Kasich had 0. The win gives Cruz 9 delegates, Rubio 1, and Trump 1.... (more)

March 12, 2016

RENEWAMERICA — The top feature at Friday's Drudge Report was a smear of Ted Cruz' Christian faith by a self-described "gay conservative libertarian" publisher in Florida. The misleading and exaggerated Drudge feature – accompanied by a series of equally misleading and distorted video clips – was written by "political operative" Jacob Engels of the East Orlando Post, which he owns... (more)

March 12, 2016

WORLDNETDAILY — The Drudge Report's lead headline linked to a story alleging Cruz and his father Rafael are "closet Pentecostals." Included in the story is a video claiming Rafael Cruz is a "Dominionist" who believes the church should govern all aspects of society and claiming his son is an "anointed king." The video also claims to show Rafael Cruz speaking in tongues.... (more)

March 12, 2016

NEWSMAX — Conservative House Freedom Caucus member Trent Franks -- who last month proposed a combined GOP presidential ticket of Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio -- has now narrowed his support solely for the surging Texas lawmaker.... (more)

March 12, 2016

NEWSMAX — National Review, the conservative publication that has waged a highly public battle against Donald Trump's presidential campaign, has endorsed Ted Cruz.... (more)

March 12, 2016

NEWSMAX — National Review contributor Andrew McCarthy tells Newsmax TV he believes the magazine's endorsement of Ted Cruz on Friday will make a difference in the upcoming GOP presidential primaries in Florida and Ohio.... (more)

March 12, 2016

THE RIGHT SCOOP — Last night Ted Cruz explained the difference between a brokered convention and a contested convention, pointing out that a contested convention is very much appropriate and that brokered convention is nothing more than a fevered dream of the establishment that would cause a revolt:... (more)

March 12, 2016

DOUGLAS ERNST — Anti-Trump agitators sparked security fears in Chicago on Friday and shut down a rally that had drawn tens-of-thousands of supporters.... (more)

March 12, 2016

JEROME R. CORSI — Ohio Gov. John Kasich is an enthusiastic free-trade advocate who boasts of job growth during his two terms as Ohio governor, despite the state's continued loss of manufacturing jobs to free-trade outsourcing and the transformation under his watch of its economy from high-paying, full-time jobs largely in manufacturing to lower-paying, part-time service jobs.... (more)

March 12, 2016

NEWSMAX — The webmaster who set up Hillary Clinton's personal email server -- and is now giving the FBI a road map on its use -- is a "devastating witness" in the probe that's dogged the Democratic presidential front-runner.... (more)

March 12, 2016

DOUGLAS ERNST — A Mississippi family that was taken hostage by a murder suspect fought back and killed the man. Police in Vicksbug said Rafael McCloud, 34, escaped Warren County jail on March 2. The suspect, who was indicted on murder and rape charges in January 2015, tied up a local family and kept them in their bathroom early Thursday morning.... (more)

March 11, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES — A new Donald Trump took the stage Thursday at the Republican presidential debate, delving into policy, avoiding personal insults and refusing to take the bait when prodded by his rivals.... (more)

March 11, 2016

PHILIP KLEIN — Traditionally, presidential elections force candidates to compare their actual records against what they're saying on the campaign trail.... (more)

March 11, 2016

NEWSMAX — Despite denials from the Marco Rubio campaign and from Rubio himself, his donors are urging him to drop out of the presidential race before Florida's vote on Tuesday, Fox News' Charles Gasparino said.... (more)

March 11, 2016

NEWSMAX — If the Republican establishment has any hope of denying front-runner Donald Trump the presidential nomination it has no choice but to go "all-in" for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh said on his show Thursday.... (more)

March 11, 2016

NEWSMAX — Donald Trump isn't in a very strong position for a match-up with Hillary Clinton, despite his claims to have dominant polling results in head-to-head contests with the Democratic front-runner, according to GOP policy adviser Karl Rove.... (more)

March 11, 2016

JOSEPH FARAH — My personal endorsement of Ted Cruz for president this week set off a firestorm of protest from WND readers, most of whom fell into two categories -- Donald Trump zealots or those who believe Cruz is constitutionally ineligible for the office.... (more)