The first candidate to jump into the race for president was a political nobody who had never run a campaign just three years ago. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is famous now, but hopes to reach the same voters he relied on in 2012.
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Cruz Lays Out Vision for Presidential Run
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz declared his candidacy for the White House on Monday in a speech heavy on faith and hard on President Obama, making him the first major-party candidate to formally jump into the race.
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The Brief: March 23, 2015
As you read these words over your morning coffee, Ted Cruz is already a candidate for president. He announced about 11 p.m. Texas time via Twitter.
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Cruz Takes His Own Path to Nomination
The big question around U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential bid is whether he has so isolated himself from the GOP establishment that he will struggle to find the structural and financial footing needed to win.
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Ted Cruz Will Seek the Presidency
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will announce Monday that he is seeking the Republican nomination for president, the boldest step yet in the junior Texas senator’s meteoric rise.
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Ted Cruz Sets Off 2016 Buzz With Speech Announcement
News that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz would deliver a major speech at Liberty University on Monday set off a wave of speculation late Friday that the Texas Republican was preparing to take a step into the 2016 presidential race.
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The Brief: March 20, 2015
The Obama administration is poised to become more actively involved in the debate over hydraulic fracturing by issuing new federal regulations on the practice today.
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Cruz Wants to Upend D.C. Laws on Contraception, Gay Rights
Ted Cruz has turned his attention to D.C. politics, introducing measures to keep religious colleges from having to fund gay and lesbian student groups and to upend a law on discrimination over reproductive health decisions.
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The Brief: March 19, 2015
Lawmakers late Wednesday afternoon signaled that they will tap the brakes on plans to consolidate the state’s health and human services agencies.
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Cruz’s Digital Guru Tapped for Likely 2016 Campaign
Josh Perry, Ted Cruz’s top digital strategist, is joining the Texas senator’s political operation in Houston.
