Dems in the hot seat for skipping crucial hearing on radical group hiding in US: 'Embarrassment'

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called the empty seats on the Democratic side of the dais an ‘embarrassment’ and accused his absent colleagues of refusing to confront evidence about the Muslim Brotherhood’s alleged network in the United States. Democratic lawmakers were missing during Wednesday's Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing, skipping a hearing on the Muslim Brotherhood’s alleged network inside the United States and drawing a blistering rebuke from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. "You may notice that there are empty chairs on the Democrat side of the dais," Cruz said as he opened the hearing by pointing out every Democratic member of the subcommittee refused to attend. "The American people should ask themselves why not a single member of the minority decided that a hearing on terrorism was worth their time? It is an embarrassment." Cruz, who chairs the subc