Ted Cruz Archives

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) logo on the side of its Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Fla. on April 7, 2026. The Lakeland facility is the home of the agency’s Hurricane Hunters and their fleet of aircraft designed to collected environmental data. (Madison Alder/FedScoop)

Bipartisan Senate bill would codify NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters, expand fleet

While the agency’s hurricane-piercing airplanes are already on track to be replaced, the bill would authorize $2.5 billion to expand the size of a new fleet.

Jun 18, 2026 By Madison Alder

US President Donald Trump (C) listens as US Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)(3L) speaks flanked by US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (3R) and Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology David Sachs (2R) during a signing ceremony on AI the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2025. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

White House gives Congress its AI policy wishlist in new legislative framework

The framework is anchored in preempting state AI laws.

Mar 20, 2026 By Billy Mitchell

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, delivers opening remarks during a hearing of the Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 10, 2025. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Cruz to introduce proposal for regulatory AI sandbox program within OSTP

Regulatory sandboxes were among the recommendations from Trump’s AI Action Plan, and OSTP’s Michael Kratsios voiced support for the concept at a Wednesday hearing.

Sep 10, 2025 By Madison Alder

Bill requiring US agencies to share custom source code with each other becomes law

President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan legislation into law Dec. 23.

Dec 26, 2024 By Madison Alder

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is pictured sitting behind a desk at a Senate Commerce hearing. He's looking at Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who is sitting next to him and speaking into a microphone. — Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks as ranking member Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, listens during a hearing February 2023 hearing. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Sen. Ted Cruz takes aim at foreign influence on AI policy

The Texas Republican is seeking documents from the DOJ to investigate whether a foreign group is illegally influencing federal AI work.

Dec 3, 2024 By Madison Alder

Eyebrow-raising AI amendment passes Senate Commerce committee

An amendment that would jeopardize key elements of Biden’s AI executive order advanced out of a Senate panel. Democrats contend it can be fixed later.

Aug 2, 2024 By Madison Alder Rebecca Heilweil