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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
