The biggest question ahead of Wednesday night’s GOP debate may be how many times candidates on stage at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library will violate the 40th president’s mantra: “Though shalt not speak ill of any Republican.”
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Cornyn: The Federal Government Will Not Shut Down
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on Monday dismissed the idea of a federal government shutdown, saying instead that elected officials had a duty to serve despite disagreements within Congress.
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In Embrace of Street Artist, Cruz Increasingly Courts Controversy
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign has launched a business partnership with a street artist with a history of controversial statements on social media, including using racial epithets and rooting for President Barack Obama’s assassination.
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Heidi Cruz Tries to Close Her Biggest Deal: Making Ted Cruz President
While Sen. Ted Cruz relishes fighting with Democrats and Republicans; his wife, Heidi Cruz, is quick with a hug. He tries to galvanize voters; she spends hours on the phone, trying to persuade them to max out their donations.
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Warren to Cruz on Planned Parenthood Fight: Bring it On
During a speech in Austin on Sunday, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., taunted her Texas Republican colleague Ted Cruz over his potential role in another federal government shutdown.
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It’s Now Open Season on Perry’s Donors
Other presidential campaigns have begun reaching out to financial and political loyalists to Rick Perry after the former governor suspended his 2016 campaign on Friday.
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Analysis: A New, Dimmer Era For Rick Perry
Any longtime Perry watcher worth his salt knows the handsome fly boy from Paint Creek, Texas will do everything in his power to stay relevant in state and national politics, even after a second embarrassing withdrawal from presidential politics.
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Roundup: Paid to Prosecute, DPS Traffic Stops, 2016
In the Roundup: A paid-to-prosecute arrangement revealed, an analysis of state trooper traffic stops and the next GOP presidential debate looms as Ted Cruz and Rick Perry execute two different campaigns.
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CNN Drops Perry From Second Debate
For the second time in a row, former Gov. Rick Perry has failed to make the prime time lineup in a GOP presidential debate, though Carly Fiorina will move to the big show, CNN announced Thursday.
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Cubans Flood Texas Ports After Thaw in Relations
If current trends hold, the port of Laredo is on pace to welcome about 60 percent more Cubans than it did last fiscal year. Why the exodus when the island-nation is on the verge of reestablishing ties with the U.S.?
