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Patrick Svitek and Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, announced Wednesday he is challenging U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for reelection. The third-term congressman made the announcement in a three-minute video posted on social media. The video touted Allred’s life story and congressional record — and …

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has been stonewalling the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s Ambassador nominees for months. By this point in former President Donald Trump’s administration, 22 such U.S. ambassadors had been confirmed, 17 of them by voice vote, according to data compiled by Senate Democratic leadership aides and shared …

A financial disclosure that Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz filed on Monday reveals that he received a $320,000 book advance last year and that his campaign bought $153,000 worth of books after it was published. “The FEC has issued a long series of advisory opinions allowing members to use campaign …