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. WATCH: Cruz on Fox: I Believe the Senate Will Have t 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 1980 with an appointment by President Jimmy Carter to more PR