Iowa’s powerful ethanol lobby is going on the offensive against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz over his opposition to a fuel standard important to the corn-growing state, but the presidential hopeful is shooting back.
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Cruz: “We Don’t Have a Rubber Shortage in America”
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday offered a spirited defense of Republicans on women’s health issues, accusing Democrats of creating a phony “war on women” based on claims that his party wants to restrict access to birth control.
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Cruz Moves to Seize His Moment in Iowa
With two months until Iowa’s first-in-the-country caucuses, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz finds his presidential bid riding a wave of momentum in the Hawkeye State.
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Cruz Condemns Colorado Shooting but Pushes Back on Anti-Abortion Link
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is condemning the fatal shooting of three people at a Planned Parenthood location in Colorado but also aggressively pushing back on suggestions the shooter was part of the anti-abortion movement.
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For Cruz, Citizenship Continues to be Topic of Conversation
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz believes it is a settled issue that he is a natural-born citizen and thus eligible for the presidency. Yet his supporters — and critics — are still pressing him on the specifics surrounding his birth, which was outside the country to a mother who was born in the United States.
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Pro-Cruz Super PACs Focus on Ground Game, Wait on TV Time
For the time being, the deep-pocketed super PACs backing presidential hopeful Ted Cruz say they aren’t in a rush to start buying TV airtime — despite perceived signals from Cruz’s campaign that such support would be welcome.
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Abbott Leading State Trip to Cuba Next Week
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he will lead a state delegation to Cuba next week, just less than a year after President Barack Obama resumed relations with the communist country.
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Cruz Comes Under Fire For Vote to “Gut” Intelligence Programs
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is facing increasing scrutiny for his vote five months ago to place new limits on national intelligence programs, legislation that is being cast in a new light following deadly terrorist attacks in Paris.
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Campaign Won’t Say Whether Cruz Still Wants to Ax the TSA
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is touting a list of agencies that he plans to eliminate if he’s elected president. But the Transportation Security Administration is not on it, even though Cruz has previously called for its abolishment.
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Analysis: Keeping Voters Happy Now — and Later
The terrorists attacked at a time when American political races are underway and people whose fates rise and fall with public sentiment look for ways to get some favorable attention.
