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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Criminal Justice
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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Demographics
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.
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Politics
In Iowa, High Expectations Accompany Cruz’s Steady Rise
Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who has worked for months to manage expectations in the first early voting state, is starting to flirt with top-tier status as his campaign zeroes in on this critical presidential proving ground.
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Politics
Cruz Makes Wide-Ranging Pitch to Iowa Evangelicals
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Friday night offered a wide-ranging appeal to evangelicals in the key presidential proving ground of Iowa.
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Politics
Cruz Compares UT Football Team to Teenaged Girls
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, son of a Longhorn, took a swipe at the beleaguered University of Texas football team — and junior high female athletes — during a campaign stop in Iowa on Friday.
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The Ticket
The Ticket: How the Paris Attacks Affect 2016 GOP Campaigns
This week on The Ticket: Jay Root and Ben Philpott talk about how the recent terrorist attacks in Paris are already playing a role in the 2016 campaign.
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Politics
Cruz Looks to Lock Down Another Big-Name Endorsement in Iowa
Fresh off winning the support of Iowa Congressman Steve King, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz is looking to snag another major endorsement in the early voting Hawkeye State: social conservative kingmaker Bob Vander Plaats.
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Politics
In First Major Iowa Ads, Cruz Campaign Spotlights Debate Moments
Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign is using its first major ad buy in Iowa to highlight some of his most well-received moments in the Republican debates so far.
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Politics
Cruz Woos Evangelical Voters in South Carolina
The third-in-the-nation South Carolina primary on Feb. 20 will come at a pivotal point for Sen. Ted Cruz, who’s betting big that the Palmetto State’s religious and elderly voters will commit to him.
