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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
