WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today appeared on Fox News' 'Ingraham Angle', the 'Hugh Hewitt Show,' and CBS 'This Morning' where he discussed the historical precedent for confirming a Supreme Court nominee in an election year. During the interviews, Sen. Cruz urged his colleagues to move swiftly to confirm the president's nominee. Excerpts of the interviews are below. WA more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following statement on Sept. 19 by Secretary Robert L. Wilkie: * * * "Today we mourn the passing of a trailblazer and lifelong advocate for women's rights, Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. "Graduating at the top of her class at Columbia University law school in 1959 she became a highly successful academician, reaching tenured status at Rutgers law school in 1969. Her career as a jurist began in 198 more PR