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 sheds light on the Senate's 86 to 11 vote to approve $40 billion in funding for Ukraine. What's in the ...
May 19, 2022•33 min•Ep. 125
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 families of our nation’s top justices, the media goes for a second KO: “mostly peaceful,” anyone? In the ma...
May 13, 2022•31 min•Ep. 124
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 powers will be granted to the Musical Minister? Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to reveal what e...
May 06, 2022•32 min•Ep. 123
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 the leak, how do security measures work at the Court, and how can we identify the source and hold hi...
May 05, 2022•37 min•Ep. 122
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 show up for an engaging discussion with Michael, the Senator, and Liz Wheeler during the Q&A. --...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 121
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 highest court in the land—where WERE conservatives during her vetting, anyway? And the Q&A heats up...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 120
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 for ideas. All this while Ron Klain, the same upstanding man who co-led the smear campaign against C...
Apr 07, 2022•38 min•Ep. 119
Jumbled Joe concludes his foreign gaffe tour—quite possibly the most disastrous ever—and the White House is working overtime to walk back his accidental policy statements. From Russian regime change to sending American troops to Ukraine, Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to break down Biden’s 5 biggest blunders and consider what, if anything, can be done to prevent our very own Mr. Magoo from endangering the U.S. any further. Plus, from controversy to nontroversy, the Senator and Michael ex...
Mar 31, 2022•49 min•Ep. 118
From Critical Race Theory to child sex offenders, there are a lot of serious questions about Ketanji Brown Jackson that need to be answered. Straight from leading the questioning at her Senate confirmation hearing, Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to share what we’ve learned about Judge Jackson’s record and examine the factors at play in her confirmation. Plus, are the Democrats colluding with the White House to withhold information that reveals the Judge’s radical record? It certainly loo...
Mar 24, 2022•44 min•Ep. 117
On the two-year anniversary of the lockdowns, will the airplane mask mandate be lifted? Will ANY mandates be lifted? Not if Mitt Romney has anything to say about it. With the inside scoop from the Hill, Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to answer the question we’re all asking—is there ever going to be an end to this madness? Plus, as TikTokers blame Bidenflation on Putin, what IS going on between Putin and Zelensky? From NATO to biolabs, here’s the latest on the Russia-Ukraine war. Use prom...
Mar 17, 2022•41 min•Ep. 116
Biden is dragged—kicking and screaming—into banning the import of Russian oil, only to turn around and angle for oil deals with the Ayatollah and Maduro. Here at home, the Biden Administration continues to punish domestic oil and gas companies, the national average for a gallon of gas is $4.17 and climbing, and the political blame game is raging. Today, Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to break down how we can fix the international energy crisis without making a deal with the devil. Plus, ...
Mar 10, 2022•51 min•Ep. 115
Last night, an ever-sleepy Joe Biden mustered all his strength to deliver one very feeble State of the Putin, err... State of the Union address. Fortunately (or unfortunately), Senator Ted Cruz stayed awake through the whole thing this year, and he joins Michael Knowles now, hot off the House chamber for a midnight analysis of what went down in the ring. Our favorite Senator shares what happened that you may not have seen watching at home, how his colleagues reacted on the floor, and what the ac...
Mar 02, 2022•25 min•Ep. 114
As Putin shells Kyiv, is there any hope of stopping the mad man? Coming straight from a classified briefing on the matter, Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to discuss what Biden should have done to deter Putin and what can still be done at this late hour. Perhaps most important to Americans, is there a possibility of nuclear war in our future? Plus, the Senator makes his predictions for tonight’s State of the Union. -- Bags and puffiness under the eyes are a problem for millions of men and...
Mar 01, 2022•45 min•Ep. 113
Russian lawmakers have given Putin the green light to use military force in Ukraine, and Putin has used that authority to order in troops, throwing into question the very sovereignty of Ukraine. All the while, Joe Biden looks on helplessly. What’s going on and what comes next? Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to break it all down. Use promo code CLOAKROOM to get access to The Cloakroom series, extended mailbag segments, and more behind-the-scenes looks at Verdict: http://verdictwithtedcruz...
Feb 23, 2022•39 min•Ep. 112
Afghanistan. Putin. The CCP. How many foreign policy disasters can Biden squeeze into one term? As Grandpa Joe considers green-lighting Iran’s path to a nuke, it appears there’s still room for more. Senator Ted Cruz, one of the leading voices against Biden’s plan to arm the Ayatollah, joins Michael Knowles to explain what’s at stake with the Iran deal, reflect on America’s diminished role in the world, and analyze the consequences on the horizon. Also, should we give free crack pipes to kids? Us...
Feb 17, 2022•42 min•Ep. 111
Welcome to The Cloakroom on Verdict+, a brand new series with Senator Ted Cruz and Liz Wheeler exclusively for Verdict+ subscribers. The Cloakroom pulls 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. Today’s deep dive dialogue: Should we accept Whoopi Goldberg’s apology for her Holocaust comments? What do most conservatives get wrong about foreign policy? Is Tom Bra...
Feb 16, 2022•30 min
"If you don’t vote for Joe Biden, we will be plunged into WWIII," the Left says... and yet, Joe Biden is in the Oval Office and we may just be on the verge of WWIII. Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to ask and answer, are we going to war with Russia? Plus, in today's rapid-fire mailbag segment: Biden’s affirmative action SCOTUS nominee, midnight flights of illegal aliens, and sanctions against China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices YouTube: https://www.youtub...
Feb 15, 2022•31 min•Ep. 110
Jen, Joe, and their counterparts in America’s hat are using Big Tech to silence dissent. We see it on Spotify with Joe Rogan, we see it on GoFundMe with the Canadian truckers—who knows what’s next? Our very own Senator Ted Cruz has a role to play in all of it, and today, he joins Michael Knowles to break down how the Oval Office trying to silence opposition in the name of "misinformation" represents one of the most dire threats to freedom we’ve seen in our lifetime. Plus, when GoFundMe goes out,...
Feb 12, 2022•52 min•Ep. 109
Whoops, looks like we made Jen Psaki mad again… With mind-boggling mental gymnastics (TM: Democrats), Psaki rips Senator Cruz from the podium over—you guessed it—a recent episode of Verdict. Now, the Senator joins Michael Knowles to answer the question Psaki won't—is racial discrimination okay when Democrats do it? Plus, there’s no crying in law school, the woke mob comes for your other favorite top-rated podcast host, Joe Rogan, and Canadian truckers show up Americans while Trudeau flees. Becom...
Feb 05, 2022•44 min•Ep. 108
Holding only a narrow majority in the Senate, Democrats are anxious to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. A lot is yet unknown, but one thing is clear—it’s going to be a fast process. Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to make his early predictions about the Biden nominee, consider potential ideological shifts on the Court, and answer an interesting—and horrifying—question. Plus, the Senator and Michael reflect on the horrific Colleyville, Texas synagogue terrorist attack...
Jan 30, 2022•39 min•Ep. 107
We have a major win in the Supreme Court, we have a major win in the United States Senate, and it's Verdict's two year anniversary. Needless to say, we’re in the mood to celebrate! With a broken thumb and all, Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles to break down the major Republican victories from the past week—not the least of which includes striking down Biden’s OSHA mandate, saving the filibuster, and…the Senator bringing a First Amendment case to the Supreme Court?? (Yep, you read that right...
Jan 22, 2022•43 min•Ep. 106
If we’ve learned anything from AOC, it’s that if your critics hate you, they just want to date you. The Babylon Bee apparently had the same thing in mind when they wrote about Senator Ted Cruz’s sexually frustrated critics in a now-viral satire story. In more serious news, the White House is forced to respond to Verdict from the briefing room podium, Democrats flip-flop hard on COVID, and the verdict is in for Elizabeth Holmes at the conclusion of a sensational trial. Plus, is a Verdict swimsuit...
Jan 18, 2022•58 min•Ep. 105
With one simple question, Senator Ted Cruz sets the internet on fire—Who is Ray Epps? Now, the Senator joins Michael Knowles and Liz Wheeler to ponder the answer to this and several subsequent questions. What was the FBI’s involvement in January 6th? Why are they stonewalling the Republican’s inquiries? And because a hard day’s work is never done, Biden and his band of hooligans continue to fight against the Senator on Nord Stream 2 and the filibuster. In celebration of the 100th episode and the...
Jan 18, 2022•41 min•Ep. 104
After 48 years, will the United States see the end of a grievous error? Following the oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, our resident legal expert, Senator Ted Cruz, joins Michael Knowles and Liz Wheeler to discuss the fate of one of the worst decisions in Supreme Court history—Roe v. Wade. Where is abortion in the Constitution? What the are all of these penumbras and emanations? What about stare decisis? And, most importantly, do we actually think the conservative j...
Jan 09, 2022•52 min•Ep. 103
Senator Ted Cruz raises a glass with Michael Knowles and Liz Wheeler to ring in the new year and look back on the long, strange year that was 2021, an epilogue to the long, strange year that was 2020. Democrats tried to impeach Donald Trump for the second time, Britney Spears was freed from the confines of her conservatorship as Pope Fauci became the de facto conservator of all Americans, Joe Manchin shocked his own party when he said no to Build Back Broke, and… Michael became a bitcoin billion...
Jan 06, 2022•19 min•Ep. 102
Biden, Schumer, and the Democrats were one vote away from passing Build Back Broke, and then it all went up in flames. Joe Manchin said no to his own party. As the man in the middle of it all, Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles and Liz Wheeler to give the inside scoop on what happened. And because one victory isn’t enough, at the midnight hour, the Senator scored a second major victory against Schumer—let’s just say some major consequences for Russia are on now the docket. Now, the question ...
Dec 31, 2021•50 min•Ep. 101
Not only is it Christmas, but we’re celebrating the 100th episode of Verdict with Ted Cruz! Who would have thought that in 100 episodes, Senator Ted Cruz would not only beat Joe Rogan on the podcast charts, but also get upstaged by a cactus and a shag carpet? Starting things off light and cheery, the Senator joins Michael Knowles and Liz Wheeler to discuss BLM’s boycott of a “white Christmas” (no, not the song) and to recount the real story of St. Nick the brawler… You’ll just have to listen. Pl...
Dec 23, 2021•42 min•Ep. 100
As the Left kicks it into overdrive, spinning up new yarns about the January 6th “insurrection,” Senator Ted Cruz sits down with Michael Knowles and Liz Wheeler to discuss Liz Cheney’s “bombshell” text messages and figure out what the sham committee is actually after. Plus, after Kathy Hochul presumes to speak for God, the Supreme Court rejects a petition by New York healthcare workers for a religious exemption to vaccine diktats. And while Democrats rode their high horse this week, the Senator ...
Dec 18, 2021•45 min•Ep. 99
Putin is once again attempting to restore the Soviet Union and, according to experts, could be poised to roll tanks into Ukraine as early as January. Senator Ted Cruz joins Michael Knowles and Liz Wheeler to illustrate how the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a physical manifestation of Putin’s imperial ambitions and break down the concrete measures Joe Biden could, but won’t, take to prevent another American foreign policy disaster. Plus, in case you missed it, the Democratic plan to draft America’s d...
Dec 09, 2021•52 min•Ep. 98
Following the election excitement, Big Bird buzz, and courtroom chaos, Senator Ted Cruz and Michael Knowles come together once again with Liz Wheeler for a special all-mailbag episode. Is Bill Maher becoming a conservative? Will Biden’s DOJ try to go after Kyle Rittenhouse? Does the government actually work the way Schoolhouse Rock tells us it does? And the most important question of all… Montecristo or Cohiba? To submit your mailbag questions for future episodes, become a Verdict+ subscriber to...
Dec 02, 2021•32 min•Ep. 97
