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NRA Gathers In Houston For 2013 Annual Meeting

South Carolina is center stage for early 2016 talk

By Ken Thomas, and Josh Lederman, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential candidates … Read More

Texas Senator Ted Cruz

Sen.Ted Cruz thrills crowd at NRA convention

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The message was simple: You can't pick and choose which parts of the constitution you honor. That was the theme coming from freshman Texas Senator Ted Cruz … Read More

Recent reports claim Sen. Ted Cruz is getting ready to run for President in 2016.

Analysis: Ted Cruz 2016 run could be a problem for Rubio

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The 2014 midterm elections are just barely on the horizon but the wheels of 2016 are always turning for pundits and would-be contenders. Recent reports in … Read More

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Opinion: Same old tired voices against immigration reform

By Stephen A. Nuño

One of the more curious observations of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on immigration this week was the dynamic and broad support for immigration … Read More

Buzz is building about a Ted Cruz presidential run in 2016. (Getty Images)

Analysis: Ted Cruz takes on Marco Rubio and a pathway to citizenship

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Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Florida Senator Marco Rubio have found much common ground in 2013 as they seize high-profile, vocal positions in a Republican party … Read More

Ted Cruz was the keynote speaker at CPAC. (AP images)

CPAC: Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio take center stage

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Two prominent Cuban-American senators made one thing clear at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) gathering of influential Republicans -- their … Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) stands next to a display of assault weapons during a news conference January 24, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Feinstein announced that she will introduce a bill to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds to help to stop gun violence (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WATCH: Gun hearing leads to heated exchange between Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Dianne Feinstein

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Freshman Senator, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., had an explosive exchange during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Thursday … Read More

This video frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday night, March 6, 2013, shortly before 10 p.m. EST. Paul was still going strong with his self-described filibuster blocking confirmation of President Barack Obama’s nominee John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. (AP Photo/Senate Television)

Opinion: The Tea Party’s last stand at the Capital

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

It was a fierce battle.  One that the Texan underdogs knew they would likely not survive let alone emerge from victorious.  But the men who were holed up in … Read More

Senate Judiciary Committee member, freshman Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas uses a life size photo of a Remington 750, a popular hunting rifle, to make a point about the proposed ban on certain kinds of guns, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senator Ted Cruz fires back at gun control advocates

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From former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to Mayor Rahm Emanuel to the parents of the gunned down children in Newtown, Connecticut, gun control advocates have … Read More

Nehemiah Griego, a 15-year-old, shot his family with his parents' assault rifle, as the country wrestles with the gun control debate.

Recent shootings prompt Latinos to debate gun control

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A fifteen-year-old New Mexico Latino  teen who later told police he had homicidal and suicidal thoughts grabbed his parents' assault rifle from their closet … Read More