'Oh, come on!' GOP senator shouted down on 'The View' over Don Jr.'s wedding oligarchA Republican senator was shouted down for defending the attorney general who won't investigate a Russian oligarch's spending on the wedding of the president's son, Donald Trump Jr."The View" co-host Ana Navarro confronted Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on the ABC talk show Monday over his vote to confirm A...Raw Story2d agoWhole story →Governmentattorney general controversy
‘Insecure’ JD Vance targeted by MAGA senator as 2028 contenders trade blows: reportA simmering rivalry between two Republican heavyweights eyeing the White House spilled into public view this week, with one making it personal.Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) called Vice President JD Vance "insecure" in a phone interview with Politico on Saturday, responding to Vance's claim days earlier that ...Raw Story4d agoWhole story →GovernmentTed Cruz2028 presidential contenders
Cursing GOP senator directly ripped into Trump in newly released texts: 'We are failing'Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) didn't hold back in private texts to President Donald Trump earlier this year, telling him flatly that he wouldn't tolerate the president's "bulls---" and that a direct primary threat would have gotten Trump told to "f--- yourself," according to messages obtained by Politico ...Raw Story5d agoWhole story →GovernmentThom Tillistillis trump texts
'It's really obvious': JD Vance takes a direct shot at Ted Cruz in new interviewVice President JD Vance accused Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) of running a premature presidential campaign in a rare public swipe at a potential 2028 rival."It is really obvious to me that, at this very moment, Ted Cruz is running for president," Vance told NBC News on Thursday aboard Air Force Two. "At this...Raw Story5d agoWhole story →GovernmentTed Cruz2028 presidential campaign
'This is gaslighting!' Ted Cruz laughed at as he uses 'Les Mis' to rage at Jack SmithSen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) drew an immediate rebuke from a Democratic colleague after he repeatedly shouted over former special counsel Jack Smith.The clash came Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing where Smith was the only witness. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who spoke after Cruz, accused Republi...Raw Story8d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentTed Cruzsenate judiciary hearing
'Gonna take a fiasco': Hegseth's ouster predicted by ex-Trump stafferA Republican senator called on President Donald Trump to replace Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his "inept" leadership, but a former White House staffer predicted the situation would need to get much worse before he would take that step.Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) went public with his concerns after...Raw Story1mo agoWhole story →Thom Tillis
GOP senator goes off at Todd Blanche hearing as scorched-earth tirade demands firingSen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) launched a scorched-earth tirade at acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing Tuesday, demanding a federal prosecutor's firing.Tillis and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) had spent two weeks blocking Blanche's path to the Senate floor, demanding written proof that a ...Raw Story2mo agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentJohn CornynThom Tillisattorney general confirmation hearing
