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The White House moves to rain cash down on slackers at the expense of hardworking Americans in what might be one of the largest transfers of wealth from the poor to the rich in American history. Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to discuss the scary reality of Biden's $300 billion plan to “cancel” student loan debt. And because we apparently give money anybody and everybody now, “I surrender”...

And you thought it couldn’t get any worse. In a grim followup to last week’s exposé on the corruption at Biden’s DOJ that led to the FBI raid on President Trump’s home, Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to share what we now know about the motives, facts, and lies that surround this unprecedented abuse of power by the Feds. And are we really surprised? This on the heels of federal agents entra...

Merrick Garland "will not stand" for attacks on the integrity of Biden’s DOJ and FBI! But just one question—what the heck happened to the rule of law? As the Attorney General turns the FBI into his personal political tool and raids Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to break down the consequences of this completely unprecedented move, including what it means for 2024, and e...

This is a special preview of The Cloakroom, a series made exclusively for Verdict+. Join Senator Ted Cruz and Liz Wheeler each week as they pull back the curtain on the philosophy that informs our political debates, the stories that are reshaping our culture, and the legal principles at play on America’s stage and beyond. Become a Verdict+ subscriber to get exclusive access: https://verdictwithted...

From murders at home to corruption at the White House, there is a dangerous crime wave sweeping our country. All the while, the Democrats continue their pattern of embracing mob violence to further their political agenda. Senator Ted Cruz joins co-host Michael Knowles to expose the absolute lawlessness in our streets that the Soros-funded prosecutors are ignoring and the even more scandalous lawle...

It’s a familiar scene. The Left tries to define us out of reality. This time, it’s out of a full-blown recession. Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles from YAF’s National Conservative Student Conference to give a hard-line response to the White House and examine the motive behind their latest propaganda. Plus, as the consequences of illegal immigration spread across America, blue-city Democrats...

Verdict has often been the topic of discussion at the White House podium, but for the first time ever, Verdict with Ted Cruz makes its way to the the House floor as Senator Ted Cruz’s viral episode of The Cloakroom with Liz Wheeler on same-sex marriage culminates in a political theater vote to enshrine a new definition of marriage into law. After being denounced by Chuck Schumer as "unhinged," the...

The out-of-touch Democrats have reached a new low. Today, our favorite taco joins our favorite spicy meatball to laugh (and cringe) at the Left’s latest demented statements. Senator Ted Cruz and Michael Knowles consider the Democratic machine’s recent separation from Biden and what it means for the 2024 Democratic primary. Plus, some seriously insane interactions occur during a congressional heari...

Can you change your sex by a mere act of the will? In a woke world that believes Ellen Page not only is now a man but was ALWAYS a man, is there any hope for us? Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael—or is it Michelle?—Knowles to discuss the sad state of our society as two major conservatives are tossed off Twitter for “dead naming” Page. Transing the culture will certainly backfire for Democrats in Nove...

This is a special preview of The Cloakroom, a series made exclusively for Verdict+. Join Senator Ted Cruz and Liz Wheeler each week as they pull back the curtain on the philosophy that informs our political debates, the stories that are reshaping our culture, and the legal principles at play on America’s stage and beyond. Become a Verdict+ subscriber to get exclusive access: https://verdictwithted...

Chuck Schumer—and some Senate Republicans—deliver a major blow to law-abiding citizens in the most sweeping gun control legislation this country has seen since the 90s. Senator Ted Cruz, straight from the Senate floor and primed for a late-night Verdict, comes to the podcast studio to reveal what happened, and how the crisis was nearly averted. But all hope is not lost! In the very same week, the...

A day 49 years in the making. The greatest Supreme Court decision of our lifetime. "The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled.” In an emergency bonus episode, our resident constitutional expert Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to break down everything the Dobbs decision says and what it means for abortion in America. Plus, is the Court actually coming...

14 Republicans cave to the Democrats in support of gun control legislation (talk about a major red flag), and now Senator Ted Cruz joins his co-host Michael Knowles straight from Capitol Hill to break down what’s inside this piece of legislation and what’s next in this heated debate. And across the way in The Marble Palace, liberal justices accuse conservatives of dismantling "the wall of separati...

Is this a record?!? TWO North American leaders attack Senator Ted Cruz in a single week! What did he do to piss them off—and when will Trudeau join the party? The Senator joins Michael Knowles to take a wild ride through the week’s wacky events including Biden blaming #Bidenflation on Republicans, the quandary of loot boxes (shoutout to Twitch streamer Asmongold for asking), and Disney’s penchant...

We could be days away from the biggest Supreme Court ruling in our lifetime, and Democrats are foaming at the mouth as they consider ways to pack the Court and tip the scales of justice. What hangs in the balance is nothing less than the fate of our government and our nation. U.S. Senator and former Supreme Court clerk Mike Lee returns to Verdict to sit down with U.S. Senator and former Supreme Co...

Inflation is at a 40-year high, crime is through the roof, and drag queens are jiggling for little kids. Americans have had enough. And the kicker? Democrats are doubling down. While the radical Left marches in lockstep toward defeat at the ballot box, most of America is left asking “what the hell are you thinking?!” Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to dissect the Democrat's extremism and br...

"But the guns!” The problem with this tired demagoguery is two-fold, and, on the heels of his lib-triggering appearance at the NRA’s annual meeting this week, Senator Ted Cruz joins co-host Michael Knowles to break down what the Left is really trying to do and to discuss the real issue at hand: a deep-rooted rot that is infecting our culture and our children. And since we’re talking about crime, n...

This is the refrain on the lips of every Democrat demagogue this week, but what exactly do they want us to do—and will it save lives? As families and neighbors mourn the loss of 21 precious lives in Uvalde, Texas, heartless hucksters inside the beltway and in front of TV cameras rush to advance their agenda on the back of this community’s trauma. Straight from his briefings with local police, Texa...

The Supreme Court rules in favor of our very own Senator Ted Cruz, striking down a portion of McCain-Feingold that unconstitutionally restricts the speech of candidates for political office. The man of the hour himself joins Michael Knowles to examine what this victory for free speech means for the future of campaigning and, more urgently, what it means for the 2022 elections. The Senator also she...

With no one left to out-sleaze but themselves, America’s bigoted media elites up their game. Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles straight from the Senate floor on the heels of the vote that defeated the radical Left’s national abortion agenda—and the amount of daylight between the reporting and the facts is blinding. And as the far-left Democrat machine sics its intimidation mobs on the familie...

Mere days after Elon and Twitter announced their engagement, Biden moves to create America’s very own Ministry of Truth. Led by radical Nina Jankowicz and draped in the costume of fighting “foreign disinformation,” the “Disinformation Governance Board” will surely be a blank check for free speech crackdowns here at home. The questions are swirling. How will this board operate? What enforcement pow...

The egregious leak from the Supreme Court this week is not only unprecedented, it will alter the Court for a lifetime—possibly permanently. As Democrats spray gasoline on their frenzied campaign to burn down all three branches of government in one term, an investigation into SCOTUS’s security breach is underway, and Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to break it all down. What is the scope of...

Freedom is flying high as a federal judge strikes down Biden’s unscientific airplane mask mandate. LIVE from the University of Alabama with Young America’s Foundation, Senator Ted Cruz and Michael Knowles come together to break down the legal argument that ended Biden's dumb diktat. Speaking of freedom, what’s next in Elon Musk’s bid for a free and open Twitter? Plus, Tuscaloosa’s finest students...

Senator Ted Cruz and Michael Knowles take the stage for this special Young America’s Foundation event, LIVE at Yale University. Appropriate for a visit to one of America’s oldest campuses, the Senator and Michael take a hard look at the sorry state of higher education and the shocking reaction by some at Yale to this very event. Plus, what to make of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the hig...

Free speech is in the air as Yale’s very own Peter Parker accuses our Verdict hosts of "chipping away at democracy.” However will the podcasting pair be able to show their faces at Yale now?!? Plus, as Elon Musk buys more stock in Twitter than Jack Dorsey owns, Threat To Democracy Cruz joins Threat To Democracy Knowles to consider a future where Twitter is once again a free and fair public square...