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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ted Cruz's presidential campaign is launching its first major TV ad in New Hampshire, a dramatic spot that seeks to shore up his border security credentials in a Republican primary race that has been dominated by the issue for months. Full Story
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Ted Cruz on Monday morning launched a six-day swing through Iowa, looking to close the deal with voters in the state where he bas become the leader of the Republican presidential pack. Full Story
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There were two halves to 2015 for the Republican presidential race: Before Trump and After Trump. Since June, there had been several unanticipated twists — some of which included Texans Ted Cruz and Rick Perry. Full Story
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A former spokeswoman for ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has joined Ted Cruz's presidential campaign, giving the Texas senator a key operative who worked for the last two winners of the Iowa caucuses. Full Story
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Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is returning to Iowa for the final month before the caucuses as both a frontrunner in the state and a bigger target than ever for his GOP rivals. Full Story
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Not much is known about the Stand for Truth PAC, which so far has focused its efforts on radio and digital ads in the key early voting state of Iowa. Full Story
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A super PAC supporting Ted Cruz is launching its first significant round of TV advertising as part of a $1 million media campaign in the first four early voting states. Full Story
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Ted Cruz predicted Thursday morning that he could win the Republican race for the White House by the end of March. In a conference call with volunteers, the Texas senator told them to prepare for a "90-day sprint" to the nomination. Full Story
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