Will Texas Sen. Ted Cruz be the Grinch that stole the weekend again?
With one week left before a government shutdown, the Republican presidential candidate is prepared to pull out all the stops to prevent smooth passage of a funding bill that includes federal dollars for Planned Parenthood.
He's ready to force the Senate to work on Saturday in protest of a status-quo funding bill, which Republican leaders see as the only option to prevent a shutdown. Cruz sees the debate as the right moment to make his stand.