Cruz Gambles With New Hampshire Trip
John F. Kennedy would be a Republican today, and the New England Patriots are good at that football thing, U.S. Sen Ted Cruz observed as he cozied up to voters in a four-day tour of icy New Hampshire. Full Story
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Cruz: "Washington Establishment" Shifting to Trump
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz argued Wednesday that the “Washington establishment” has dumped Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in favor of real estate mogul Donald Trump. Full Story
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Carson Volunteer From Texas Dies After Car Accident
Braden Joplin, a Texas Tech student who was in Iowa volunteering for Ben Carson's presidential campaign, died Tuesday following a car accident. Full Story
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Snubbing Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump for President
As the battle between White House hopefuls Ted Cruz and Donald Trump grows increasingly bitter, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stepped into the fray on Tuesday by endorsing Trump over Cruz, a former ally. Full Story
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Iowa Governor Hopes Ted Cruz Loses Caucuses
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said Tuesday he hopes U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz loses the state's caucuses, a remarkable departure from neutrality by the influential Republican in the race for the White House. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to a crowd gathered at Kings Christian Bookstore in Boone, Iowa, on Jan. 4, 2016. Cruz kicked off a six-day, 28-county bus tour across Iowa in a push to reach out to voters before the state's first-in-the-nation caucus on Feb. 1.]()
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Eye on Trump, Pro-Cruz Super PACs Launch Biggest TV Play Yet
A super PAC supporting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is making its biggest investment yet in television advertising, reserving $2.5 million of airtime in Iowa and South Carolina with less than two weeks until the first nominating contests begin. Full Story
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Wendy Davis Tries to Calm Clinton Backers
Stumping in New Hampshire for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, former Texas Sen. Wendy Davis tried to assure voters that early losses in Iowa or New Hampshire won't doom Clinton's bid. Full Story
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About the 2016 Presidential Election
Starting February 1 in Iowa, voters finally begin of selecting their presidential nominees. Here's a look at the race ahead of those early votes. Full Story
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Cruz Ups Ante in New Hampshire With Bus Tour
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will start a New Hampshire bus tour Sunday in search of a strong showing in the Granite State's Feb. 9 GOP presidential primary. Full Story
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Cruz-Trump Rivalry Simmers in South Carolina
The tension between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump was more palpable than ever in South Carolina Saturday as their once-sycophantic relationship takes center stage in the Republican race for the White House. Full Story
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![Republican U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump (l.) and Ted Cruz at the Fox Business Network Republican presidential candidates debate in North Charleston, South Carolina on Jan. 14, 2016.]()
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Cruz Blasts Trump as a Fake Conservative
Ted Cruz, long reluctant to directly criticize Donald Trump, threw caution to the wind Saturday as he ripped his Republican presidential opponent as a fake conservative. Full Story
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Ted Cruz May Not Like New York "Values," but its Cash is OK
Ted Cruz may not agree with "New York values." But a lot of his campaign money comes from New York City. Full Story
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Roundup: Ted Cruz Borrows, Rick Perry Lobbies
In the Roundup: Ted Cruz fails to disclose a significant 2012 campaign loan from a Wall Street firm, Rick Perry finds a new gig and Attorney General Ken Paxton launches a unit to investigate human trafficking. Full Story
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Cruz, Trump Clash in Most Confrontational Debate Yet
Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, long allies in the Republican race for the White House, repeatedly turned on one another Thursday night in their most confrontational meeting yet on the debate stage. Full Story
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Loan Issues Put Asterisk on Cruz’s U.S. Senate Win
A new revelation about an undisclosed loan from his wife's employer casts some uncertainty over the political triumph that has become central to Ted Cruz's political identity. Full Story
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Ted Cruz Again Enters Debate Feeling Frontrunner's Heat
Ted Cruz is heading into the sixth Republican presidential debate again facing a heightened level of scrutiny from his GOP foes, similar to the dynamic in the run-up to the last debate. Full Story
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Cruz Calls Undisclosed Goldman Sachs Loan an "Inadvertent Filing Error"
Responding to a news article that said he did not report a loan from his wife’s employer during his 2012 U.S. Senate campaign, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz called the issue a "technical and inadvertent filing error" that he will fix if necessary. Full Story
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Trump Campaign Loses Texas State Director
The head of Donald Trump's presidential campaign in Texas has left his post. Full Story
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Pro-Ted Cruz Super PACs Target Marco Rubio
Ted Cruz may be increasingly setting his sights on Donald Trump, but the super PACs supporting the U.S. senator from Texas are keeping another White House hopeful in their crosshairs. Full Story
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State of the Union Heartens Faithful, but Republicans Unimpressed
Even before President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address concluded, Texas Republicans pushed out critical tweets and news releases. Full Story
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