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Welcome, it is verdict with Ted Cruz and our week in review, Ben Ferguson with you.

And these are the major stories that we talked about this week.

And, well, it was a big week in news. First up, Democrats still out to lunch, not understanding exactly why the policies they have on illegal immigration lost them the election.

How do we know this? Because of new polling data

that proves they were out of touch with reality on securing the southern border. We'll break that

down for you. Also, the big lie. You may remember the left and the media said that there were not

gangs from other countries that were taking over

apartment complexes in Colorado. Well, we now have even more proof of just how extreme those

gang members have become in those apartment complexes, now kidnapping and torturing people.

The details on that as well. And finally, we have a big fight over the debt ceiling

that is taking place as we speak in Washington. So why is the debt ceiling so important? We'll break

down the logistics of that as well. It's the weekend review, and it starts right now. Finally,

Senator, this is another story.

And the media is trying to figure this out.

The Democratic Party is trying to figure it out.

How did we lose this last election?

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