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Ted Cruz fends off Democratic upstart Beto O'Rourke in Texas Senate race
Sen. Ted Cruz fended off a spirited underdog challenge from Democrat Beto O'Rourke to win re-election on Tuesday in a Texas race that once seemed like a cakewalk but needed a late boost from President Donald Trump to help push the incumbent over the ...
U.S. election race to watch: Rising star Beto O'Rourke hopes to unseat Ted Cruz
Beto O'Rourke has already used his once-longshot Texas Senate run to become a national Democratic phenomenon in the U.S., shatter fundraising records and set off whispers that he could be a credible 2020 White House contender. But will it be enough to upset — or ...
Win or lose, Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke may remain political forces
Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Beto O'Rourke probably have bright political futures, perhaps even plausible White House aspirations, regardless of which one wins their high-profile Texas Senate race. Around Labor Day, when polls showed onetime punk rocker O'Rourke closing in on flipping a Senate seat ...
Trump stumps for Texas Sen. Cruz, who he used to call Lyin' Ted, after icy relations thaw
President Donald Trump hailed former foe Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday as "a man who has become a really good friend of mine" at a campaign rally in Texas. Trump spoke before a massive crowd in Houston on behalf of his onetime rival for the ...
Texas challenger to Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke, raises record cash in Senate race
Beto O'Rourke, the telegenic Democrat challenging Texas Republican Ted Cruz for his U.S. Senate seat, has raised a record amount of money for his upstart campaign in one of the most closely watched races of November's midterm election. O'Rourke raised a record-breaking $38.1 million over ...
Trump to stump for one-time bitter rival Ted Cruz in Texas in October
U.S. President Donald Trump says he'll ride to the rescue of one-time bitter rival Sen. Ted Cruz this fall, the strongest indication yet that the Texas conservative firebrand is getting nervous about his challenger, a liberal darling with a growing national profile. Trump tweeted Friday ...
Now banned in summer due to smog, Trump wants year-round sales of high-ethanol gas
Republican senators have said President Donald Trump will allow year-round sales of renewable fuel with blends of 15 percent ethanol as part of an emerging deal to make changes to the federal ethanol mandate. The Environmental Protection Agency currently bans the 15 percent blend, called ...
Census question on citizenship, last used in 1950, seen as way to stifle immigrants, hurt Democrats
The Trump administration's decision to ask people about their citizenship in the 2020 census set off worries among Democrats on Tuesday that immigrants will dodge the survey altogether, diluting political representation for states that tend to vote Democratic and robbing many communities of federal ...
Sixth parcel bomb blast in Texas leaves U.S. investigators baffled
The series of parcel bombs in Texas that have killed two people and put residents on edge escalated on Tuesday with two more incidents, a bomb that exploded at a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio and one that was discovered before it detonated. A ...
Senator seen effectively dooming Obamacare repeal bill despite GOP move to woo holdouts
The last-gasp Republican drive to tear down President Barack Obama's health care law essentially died Monday as Maine Sen. Susan Collins joined a small but decisive cluster of GOP senators in opposing the push. The Maine moderate said in a statement that the legislation would ...
Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal Obamacare is on life support as Republican senators waver
The latest Republican attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare appeared headed for defeat after Sen. Susan Collins said she doesn't see herself backing the current plan and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said he's currently "not a yes." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can afford to ...
Ted Cruz, Texas governor meet transiting Taiwan president, discuss boost in bilateral relations
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott said they met Sunday with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen while she was passing through Houston on her way to Central America. The Republican senator said in a news release that during his meeting with Tsai, they "discussed ...
