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.
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Criminal Justice
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
