Trump on Cruz: "A Little Bit of a Maniac"
Donald Trump is expanding his criticism of Ted Cruz, once his closest ally in the Republican race for the White House. Full Story
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Cruz Surges To First Place In New Iowa Poll
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has edged closer to cementing his frontrunner status in the crucial early state of Iowa after claiming the top spot in a new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll. Full Story
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In A First, Trump Goes On Offensive Against Cruz
Billionaire Donald Trump on Friday went on the offensive against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, putting an end to the most closely watched alliance in the GOP race for the White House. Full Story
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Cruz Plans Another Major Southern Swing
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is planning another major swing through the South to show off his presidential campaign's organization deep into the primary calendar, visiting 12 cities over the course of a week. Full Story
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Roundup: Refugees, Visa Waivers, Supreme Court
In this special edition of the Political Roundup: Texas lawmakers introduce and advance legislation in Washington to create new curbs on Syrian refugees entering the country. And the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two Texas cases. Full Story
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Cruz Talks Foreign Policy, Deflects Question on Trump, Carson
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz declined to refute a report he questioned the foreign policy judgment of his two GOP rivals, real estate mogul Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Full Story
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Top Iowa Evangelical Leader Endorses Cruz
Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats on Thursday endorsed Ted Cruz for president, giving the Texas senator's campaign one of its biggest boosts yet in the first-in-the-country caucus state. Full Story
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Cruz Revels in Finding Himself Under Siege
For months, Ted Cruz's presidential campaign plodded along largely unscathed by his rivals for the White House, operating in relative obscurity as other candidates traded blows. Those days, it seems, are over. Full Story
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TribCast: Houston Mayor's Race and Ted Cruz's Iowa Surge
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Houston mayoral runoff, Ted Cruz's poll numbers in first-test Iowa and Land Commissioner George P. Bush's "dogcatcher" comments on a fundraising call for his dad. Full Story
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Abbott, Cruz Push New Curbs on Syrian Refugees
Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas teamed up Tuesday to push new curbs on Syrian refugees entering the United States, unveiling a new bill that would let states "opt out" of accepting refugees from certain countries. Full Story
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Pro-Cruz Super PAC Seeks to Capitalize on Polling Gains
A super PAC supporting Ted Cruz is seeking to capitalize on his recent surge in polling with a new online ad and mail pieces introducing the Republican presidential candidate to voters in Iowa as well as South Carolina. Full Story
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Cruz Campaigns With Momentum After Poll
The campaign agenda Monday for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was meant to be a round of Palmetto State ring kissing. Instead, Cruz had the bounce in his step of a frontrunner. Or, at the least, a candidate with the wind at his back. Full Story
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Cruz on Trump's Muslim Ban: 'Not My Policy'
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Monday he does not support banning all Muslims from entering the country, distancing himself from an inflammatory proposal by rival Donald Trump. Full Story
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Cruz Takes First-Ever Lead in Early State Poll
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has taken his first-ever lead in an early state poll, surging past billionaire Donald Trump to the no. 1 spot in Iowa. Full Story
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Cruz: I Would Carpet Bomb ISIS Into Oblivion
Ted Cruz said here Saturday that the 2016 presidential race has entered a more serious phase following the shooting massacre in San Bernardino, Calif., and escalated his rhetoric on foreign policy with a vow to kill Islamic State terrorists. Full Story
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In Ad, Cruz Makes Commander-in-Chief Pitch to Iowans
Ted Cruz is ramping up his appeal to voters as the strongest potential commander-in-chief in the GOP presidential field. Full Story
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Cruz Escalates Pro-Gun Rhetoric After California Shooting
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday pushed back against claims that it was insensitive for him to hold a Second Amendment campaign event just days after a mass shooting under investigation as an act of terrorism. Full Story
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Cruz's "Strike Force" of Texas Supporters Readies Iowa Push
Ted Cruz's presidential campaign is officially opening a hub in Iowa for volunteers who have been recruited from Texas to pitch in for the Republican candidate in the first-in-the-country caucus state. Full Story
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Roundup: Syrian Refugees, Sanctuary Cities, Cruz
In the Roundup: Texas sues to shut its doors to Syrian refugees, a legislative committee looks to strengthen immigration laws and the latest on Republican Ted Cruz's presidential bid. Full Story
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Heidi Cruz Files to Get Husband on Texas Ballot
Heidi Cruz, the wife of GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, on Thursday submitted the paperwork to get her husband on the ballot for the Texas primary. Full Story
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