Ted Cruz: Are Democrats Behind Donald Trump's Citizenship Questions?
Ted Cruz on Tuesday went further than ever in needling Donald Trump, suggesting Democrats are behind the billionaire's questions about his citizenship. Full Story
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Cruz Campaign Eyes New Hampshire Opening
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is hoping to beat expectations in New Hampshire, a state where his fire-breathing brand of evangelically tinged conservatism has not traditionally been an ideal fit Full Story
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Sam Johnson Gives Ted Cruz Seventh Congressional Endorsement
U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Richardson, is throwing his support behind Ted Cruz for president, giving the U.S. senator from Texas the seventh congressional endorsement from his home state. Full Story
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Beyond Iowa, Cruz Betting Heavily on South
Ted Cruz is betting on Iowa and the South to deliver him the GOP nomination. A detailed look at his travel schedule shows just how much of Cruz's time has been invested in this unique approach to seeking the White House. Full Story
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Texas GOP Chairman to Pull Primary Shakeup Plan Over Cruz Concerns
Texas GOP Chairman Tom Mechler has decided to withdraw a proposal that would have changed the first four early voting states after hearing concerns from Ted Cruz. Full Story
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Five Takeaways from Ted Cruz's Iowa Bus Tour
Ted Cruz logged hundreds of miles on Iowa's snow-dusted roads last week, working to make the case that his rise to the front of the GOP pack there is not a flash in the pan. Here are five takeaways from his exhaustive visit. 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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Heidi Cruz Makes her Mark as High-Powered Political Spouse
No one has taken on more roles in the Cruz campaign than Heidi Cruz. On leave from her career at Goldman Sachs in Houston, she has embarked on a journey unlike any she has navigated before to serve the ambitions of her husband. Full Story
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Issue of Cruz's Citizenship Stoked by GOP Rivals
With his GOP rivals raising questions about Ted Cruz's citizenship, an issue long dormant in the presidential race has suddenly moved to the forefront and the Texas senator finds himself explaining the particulars of his Canadian birth. Full Story
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Ted Cruz Suggests "Spanking" for Clinton Role in Benghazi
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on Friday suggested Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, should get a "spanking" for her response to the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attacks. Full Story
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Roundup: Gun Control, Sandra Bland Case, 2016
In the Roundup: State leaders react to President Obama’s executive actions on gun control, a Waller County grand jury issues an indictment in the Sandra Bland case, and the presidential campaigns shift into high gear in the new year. Full Story
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Ted Cruz Links Marco Rubio to Citizenship Questions
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is tying questions about his citizenship, most recently raised by billionaire Donald Trump, to another foe in the GOP presidential field: Senate colleague Marco Rubio. Full Story
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The Ticket: Cruzin' to Caucus
This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott and The Texas Tribune's Jay Root hear from Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek on what it's like to cover the Cruzin' to Caucus bus tour in Iowa. Full Story
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Cruz: Davis Showed Abortion is Losing Issue for Democrats
Ted Cruz on Thursday reached back to the 2014 election cycle to argue abortion is a losing issue for Democrats, holding up the race for Texas governor as prime evidence. Full Story
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In Iowa, Cruz Confronts Politics of Ethanol
With a pro-ethanol group hounding his trail in Iowa, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has found himself defending his stand on eliminating the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, which is politically sensitive in the corn-growing state. Full Story
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Video: 2016 Arrives, Officially
After more than a year of nonstop punditry, predictions and stump speeches, 2016 is finally here. Texans can expect more candidate visits and more campaign ads with the state’s March 1 primary very much in play. Full Story
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In Iowa, Ted Cruz Enjoys — and Endures — the Frontrunner's Life
As he makes his way through a six-day tour of Iowa, Ted Cruz is enjoying — and enduring — life as a frontrunner in the first-in-the-country caucus state. Full Story
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Cruz Blames Clinton, Obama for North Korea's Bomb Test Claims
Ted Cruz on Wednesday blamed President Barack Obama and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton for North Korea's claims it had tested a nuclear weapon, insisting it shows the “sheer folly” of their foreign policy. Full Story
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Dallas Rally Will be Rubio's First Public Campaign Stop in Texas
While Ted Cruz spends the week crisscrossing Iowa ahead of that state's caucuses, Marco Rubio is making his first major play for Cruz's home turf with a campaign rally Wednesday in Dallas. Full Story
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Still Chums? Cruz Says Trump Jumped the Shark
The political bromance between GOP presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz appeared to be unraveling Tuesday after Trump raised the issue of Cruz's Canadian birth, and Cruz suggested his rival has jumped the shark. Full Story
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Trump Says Cruz’s Canadian Birth Could Be "Very Precarious" for GOP
In an recent interview, Donald Trump said hat rival Ted Cruz’s Canadian birthplace was a “very precarious” issue that could make the Texas senator vulnerable if he became the Republican presidential nominee. Full Story
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