Pro-Cruz Super PAC Plays Offense in Indiana
The pro-Cruz super PAC Trusted Leadership has pumped $2.4 million into the freshman Texas senator's scramble to pull out a win in Indiana. Full Story
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Cruz Mocks Trump's "Battles with Venereal Disease" As Trump Links Cruz's Dad to JFK Death
Bracing for a devastating loss in the Indiana primary, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is throwing everything but the kitchen sink at frontrunner Donald Trump. Full Story
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Ted Cruz Argues He's "In For the Distance" as Indiana Primary Nears
Ted Cruz is arguing he still has a path to Republican presidential nomination, even if he loses the primary here Tuesday as expected. Full Story
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In Indiana, Cruz Makes a Potential Last Stand
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is pulling out all the stops as he nears a must-win primary Tuesday in Indiana. Full Story
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As Indiana Primary Nears, Gov. Mike Pence Says He'll Vote for Cruz
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Friday announced he would be voting for Ted Cruz for president, giving the Texas senator a much-needed boost four days before a potentially make-or-break primary for his campaign. Full Story
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Roundup: Cruz-Carly Ticket, Bathroom Bill, Paxton's IRS Comment Prompts Confusion
In the Roundup: He’s now a long shot for the GOP presidential nomination, but that didn’t stop Ted Cruz from naming his pick for VP this week. Plus, Texas lawmakers vow to make a so-called bathroom bill a priority in the next session and Ken Paxton causes confusion when talking about his legal troubles. Full Story
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John Boehner Calls Ted Cruz "Lucifer in the Flesh"
Former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner has never been much of a fan of Ted Cruz. He made that clearer than ever Wednesday. Full Story
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Bathroom Battle Begins Taking Hold in Texas
Activists, lawmakers and state leaders are eyeing Texas as the next battleground in what has become an explosive national debate: the right of transgender people to decide which bathroom they use. Full Story
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Cruz Taps Fiorina as Running Mate Should He Win GOP Nomination
At a rally in Indianapolis, Ted Cruz named former presidential rival Carly Fiorina as his would-be running mate if he can manage to snag the Republican presidential nomination from frontrunner Donald Trump. Full Story
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Paxton's Office Defends Continued Pay for Former Staffers
The office of Attorney General Ken Paxton is formally defending his decision to continue paying two high-level staffers after they resigned, saying Paxton "acted in a compassionate, legal, and ethical manner." Full Story
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John Cornyn: Ted Cruz Went to Washington to Run for President
On Monday afternoon, KERA News sat down with Sen. John Cornyn in the Hart Senate Office Building to talk about new legislation he’s sponsoring, Donald Trump — and Ted Cruz, his Texas colleague in the Senate who's running for president. Full Story
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Cruz Braces For Series of Defeats in the Northeast
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is headed for defeat in five northeastern primaries Tuesday, a round of nominating contests from which the Texas senator has already moved on. Full Story
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After Striking Deal With Kasich, Cruz Finds His Footing in Indiana
It was an awkward first day for the new Ted Cruz-John Kasich alliance, with more questions than answers about their joint attempt to blunt frontrunner Donald Trump's momentum. Full Story
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Texas Democrats File FEC Complaint Against Cruz
Texas Democrats have filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission claiming the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz violated federal election law. Full Story
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Cruz, Kasich Reach Agreement to Stop Trump
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's presidential campaign is officially teaming up with rival John Kasich to deny frontrunner Donald Trump the Republican nomination. Full Story
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On Policies, Ted Cruz Shifts his Stance to Suit Fractured GOP
Time and again during his race for the GOP presidential nomination, U.S. Sen Ted Cruz has shifted, shaded or obfuscated his policy positions — piling on new ideas, which sometimes didn’t fit with the old. Full Story
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Cruz Looks to Make Indiana a Battleground
Anxious for the presidential race to move beyond the northeast, Ted Cruz is laying the groundwork for a vigorous effort in Indiana that could determine how close Donald Trump gets to securing the Republican nomination. Full Story
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Cruz on Trump's Take on "Bathroom Law": Have We Gone Nuts?
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz laced into Donald Trump Thursday morning in Maryland for the billionaire's suggestion that North Carolina should back down from a law that says individuals must use the public restroom that corresponds with one’s birth certificate gender. Full Story
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The Ticket: Breaking Down the New York Primary
This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Tribune's Jay Root talk with FiveThirtyEight.com senior political writer Harry Enten about the results of the New York primary. Full Story
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Cruz Campaign Zeroes in Further on Delegates in U.S. Territories
Ted Cruz's campaign has quietly dispatched surrogates to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to woo delegates who could be critical to prevailing at a contested Republican National Convention. Full Story
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