U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has picked up the endorsement of one of his home state’s most prolific Tea Party activists.
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Cruz and Cornyn Clash on Senate Floor
In the span of 10 minutes on Sunday afternoon, Texas’ two senators engaged in what was — by Senate standards — a tough exchange on the chamber’s floor.
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Cruz Calls Senate Majority Leader McConnell a Liar
There are few places in modern life where strict decorum remains like the halls and the floor of the United States Senate. And on Friday morning, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz shattered one of the surest unwritten rules of the upper chamber.
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Trump’s Presidential Run Exposes Schism Between Cruz, Perry
The two Texans running for president could not be further apart on how they are responding to the cacophonous candidacy of billionaire businessman Donald Trump.
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Texas Congressional Delegation’s Members Build, Share War Chests
Newly filed federal campaign finance reports telegraph which federal House members are worried about re-election, which are eager to ingratiate themselves to colleagues in Washington and who might be in legal trouble.
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Cruz, Perry Tied in National Poll
The two Texans running for president are tied in a new national poll. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry each had the support of 4 percent of registered voters who identified themselves as Republicans.
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Barton is First Texas Congressman to Endorse Perry
U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, the dean of the Texas congressional contingent, has become the first in the delegation to endorse former Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential bid.
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Super PACs to Cruz: Focus on “Wedge Issues”
Super PACs backing U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, believe the best way for a Republican to win the White House is to focus on so-called wedge issues.
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Ghost of Export-Import Bank Haunts Highway Bill
Two weeks after it was supposedly killed, the federal Export-Import Bank may soon be resuscitated by tagging its future to a massive highway funding bill. The congressional gamesmanship has conservatives vowing to kill the bank for good.
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Cruz Campaign Spends $5.5M in Second Quarter
Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign spent more than half of what it raised during the second fundraising quarter, according to federal campaign reports released Wednesday.
