Trump called O’Rourke a “stone cold phony.”
Beto O’Rourke
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Ahead of trip to Texas, Donald Trump uses a new nickname for Ted Cruz: “Beautiful Ted”
But Trump said he had no regrets suggesting that Cruz’s father was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Watch live: Donald Trump’s Texas rally for Ted Cruz
President Donald Trump is speaking Monday evening in Houston at a rally for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. You can watch a livestream of the event here, courtesy of KXAS-TV.
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Ted Cruz now says he’ll serve a full term if re-elected to U.S. Senate
In an interview with The Texas Tribune last month, Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz wouldn’t say whether he’d serve a full term if re-elected. Over the weekend, he told ABC News that he “absolutely” would.
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Texas Elections 2018
Will Donald Trump’s Houston rally for Ted Cruz motivate Republicans — or Democrats?
Like everything else in 2018, political operatives and candidates argue over whether President Trump’s Houston rally will help or hurt local Republican candidates.
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Texas Elections 2018
Texas Republicans push to narrow enthusiasm gap as early voting begins
With early voting getting underway for the November elections — and President Donald Trump coming to the state Monday — Texas Republicans are hoping to counteract Democrats’ long-building enthusiasm advantage.
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Texas Elections 2018
The ‘sniveling coward’ and the ‘maniac’ are now allies, as Trump stumps for Cruz
President Donald Trump’s rally for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in Houston on Monday is the culmination of a tempestuous, on-again-off-again relationship between the two men, as Cruz has morphed from a fierce critic to an ally who now speaks eagerly of working with President trump to deliver on “our promises.”
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Texas Elections 2018
Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Beto O’Rourke press for accountability in Jamal Khashoggi’s death
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso, pushed Saturday for accountability for the Saudi role in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, with Cruz also using the incident to paint a contrast with O’Rourke.
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Analysis: Election Day in Texas isn’t even the half of it
Whether the 2018 election attracts more of the state’s voters or not, more than half of the people who do vote will vote early — before Election Day dawns.
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O’Rourke says he may have gone “a step too far” using Donald Trump’s “Lyin’ Ted” nickname for Cruz
Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, said Thursday evening he was not “totally comfortable” with having used the nickname “Lyin’ Ted” against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz in their recent debate.