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Cruz Blames
'Sleazy' Trump
for Affair Report

Mar 26, 2016 6:40 AM CDT

Cruz Blames 'Sleazy' Trump for Affair Report

Enquirer story claims senator had 5 mistresses

(Newser) - Ted Cruz and Donald Trump have gone from fighting about their wives to fighting about alleged mistresses. After a National Enquirer story published Friday accused Cruz of having affairs with five different women, the senator blamed the story on the "sleazy" Trump and accused him of playing "dirty...

Cruz to Trump: 'Leave
Heidi the Hell Alone'

Mar 25, 2016 12:44 AM CDT

Cruz to Trump: 'Leave Heidi the Hell Alone'

Lindsey Graham wants both men to 'knock it off'

(Newser) - The GOP nomination race edged a little closer to becoming a bar brawl on Thursday when Ted Cruz called Donald Trump a "sniveling coward" and told him to "leave Heidi the hell alone." Cruz told reporters in Wisconsin, which holds the next GOP primary on April 5,...

Megyn Kelly Tweets
One-Word Response to
Trump's Heidi Cruz Insult

Mar 24, 2016 2:44 PM CDT

Megyn Kelly Tweets One-Word Response to Trump's Heidi Cruz Insult

'Seriously?'

(Newser) - Megyn Kelly didn't have to say much to get her point across: In what the Hollywood Reporter calls a "rare move," the Fox News host has responded directly to a Donald Trump tweet. The tweet in question: Trump's retweet of an insulting image of Heidi Cruz....

Obama Attacks Cruz Over
Post-Brussels Comments

Mar 23, 2016 4:23 PM CDT

Obama Attacks Cruz Over Post-Brussels Comments

'Wrong and un-American'

(Newser) - Obama may have been touring Cuba at the time, but Ted Cruz's comments about Cruz's desire to have police "patrol and secure" Muslim neighborhoods didn't go unnoticed by the president. "I just left a country that engages in that kind of neighborhood surveillance, which, by...

Here's Where
2016's Delegate
Counts Stand

Mar 23, 2016 12:57 PM CDT

Here's Where 2016's Delegate Counts Stand

Trump, Clinton both creep closer to securing their party's nomination

(Newser) - Tuesday was another big day in the Election 2016 slog, with both the remaining Republican and Democratic candidates amassing more of the coveted delegates they need to secure a nomination for their respective parties. On the GOP side, Donald Trump won 59% of the delegates that were up for grabs...

Jeb Bush:
Reject Trump,
Vote Cruz

Mar 23, 2016 7:15 AM CDT

Jeb Bush: Reject Trump, Vote Cruz

He's 'demonstrated the ability to appeal to voters,' says Bush

(Newser) - Jeb Bush endorsed Ted Cruz on Wednesday in what Politico calls "a massive boost for Cruz with the establishment wing of the GOP." But like other Republicans who've shown support for the Texas senator, Bush seems less than thrilled. Cruz presents "the only way Republicans can...

Trump: I'll
'Spill the Beans'
on Cruz's Wife

UPDATED

Mar 23, 2016 6:39 AM CDT

Trump: I'll 'Spill the Beans' on Cruz's Wife

Cruz, Trump feud over Melania Trump ad

(Newser) - Things got ugly between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz while GOP voters were still voting in Arizona and Utah. Trump warned Cruz he would "spill the beans" on his wife, Heidi Cruz, as payback for an ad featuring a nude photo of his own wife, Melania Trump, Mediaite reports....

Cruz's Call for
Patrols of Muslim
Neighborhoods
Condemned

Mar 22, 2016 5:29 PM CDT

Cruz's Call for Patrols of Muslim Neighborhoods Condemned

'Ted Cruz is a disgrace'

(Newser) - Ted Cruz's response to the deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels on Tuesday has drawn heavy criticism. The Republican presidential candidate said the US needs "to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods" in order to avoid similar attacks here, the New York Times reports. According to Politico , a Cruz spokesperson...

Romney: I'm
Voting for Cruz

Mar 18, 2016 4:17 PM CDT

Romney: I'm Voting for Cruz

But he doesn't sound all that excited about it

(Newser) - Another somewhat endorse-y non-endorsement for Ted Cruz: "This week, in the Utah nominating caucus, I will vote for Senator Ted Cruz," Mitt Romney posted on Facebook Friday. Romney never actually uses any form of the word "endorse" in the statement, which Mashable refers to as a "...

Rubio, Graham
Aren't Exactly
Endorsing Cruz, But...

Mar 17, 2016 2:18 PM CDT

Rubio, Graham Aren't Exactly Endorsing Cruz, But...

Both offer support to senator in his battle against Trump

(Newser) - Politicians are getting behind Ted Cruz ... sort of:

In a conference call to Minnesota supporters Wednesday that was mostly focused on explaining why he dropped out of the presidential race, Marco Rubio said that he hopes one of the GOP candidates still in the race will keep Donald Trump from

...

It's a Good Day for
Cruz in Wyoming

Mar 12, 2016 7:30 PM CST

It's a Good Day for Cruz in Wyoming

He wins 9 of the 12 delegates up for grabs Saturday

(Newser) - Ted Cruz won most of the delegates at stake in Saturday's Republican county conventions in Wyoming. The Texas senator won nine of the 12 delegates that were up for grabs. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and billionaire businessman Donald Trump won one apiece. One delegate was uncommitted. The AP is...

GOP Caucus in DC Is 'Race
No One Wants to Win'

Mar 12, 2016 3:20 PM CST

GOP Caucus in DC Is 'Race No One Wants to Win'

But that could come back to haunt the candidates

(Newser) - Saturday's Republican caucus in Washington DC could very well be "the one race no one wants to win," the Wall Street Journal reports. That's because, as Politico notes, the remaining candidates have spent the campaign turning the phrase "DC Republicans" into a "campaign epithet....

Cruz Scores
Sole Delegate
in Guam

Mar 12, 2016 9:35 AM CST

Cruz Scores Sole Delegate in Guam

Territory's other GOP picks are uncommitted

(Newser) - In what Ted Cruz will doubtless be happy to consider a win, he was the only candidate to score a pledged delegate at Guam's Republican State Convention on Saturday. The party meeting in the Pacific territory elected a total of six delegates to the Republican National Convention, but only...

Rubio Is Cool
With Supporters
Voting for
Kasich in Ohio

Mar 11, 2016 1:37 PM CST

Rubio Is Cool With Supporters Voting for Kasich in Ohio

The Kasich campaign responds with a pretty sick burn

(Newser) - The Marco Rubio campaign is telling its supporters to vote for John Kasich in Ohio in an effort to keep Donald Trump from securing the nomination. “John Kasich is the one candidate in Ohio that can beat Donald Trump—that’s stating the obvious, that is indisputable," the...

The Best Lines From
Thursday's GOP Debate

Mar 11, 2016 1:30 AM CST

The Best Lines From Thursday's GOP Debate

'Donald, you are welcome to be president of the Smithsonian'

(Newser) - Though Thursday's Republican debate started with the four remaining candidates on their best behavior , that didn't mean there weren't some good lines. Donald Trump talked about how many Muslims hate America. Marco Rubio weighed in on climate change. Ted Cruz offered Trump an alternative job to president....

GOP Candidates on Best
Behavior to Start Debate

Mar 10, 2016 8:40 PM CST

GOP Candidates on Best Behavior to Start Debate

'I can't believe how civil it's been up here'

(Newser) - The Republican presidential debate Thursday in Florida was—as Harry Enten at FiveThirtyEight puts it—a "180-degree turn from the last debate" when Donald Trump famously reassured America on the size of his penis . The opening questions of the debate hit topics including trade, jobs, education, and social security....

Fiorina: Vote for Ted Cruz

Mar 9, 2016 10:15 AM CST

Fiorina: Vote for Ted Cruz

She's 'horrified' by Donald Trump

(Newser) - Another former presidential candidate is picking sides, and this time it's not in favor of Donald Trump. Carly Fiorina on Wednesday endorsed Ted Cruz at a rally in Miami, reports Politico . "I checked the box for Ted Cruz," she told his supporters, praising him as a "...

How Tuesday's Voting
Could Change the Race

THE RUNDOWN

Mar 8, 2016 6:23 AM CST

How Tuesday's Voting Could Change the Race

Michigan loss would shock front-runners

(Newser) - Four states hold Republican contests on Tuesday and two states choose Democrats, but most eyes are on the biggest prize: Michigan. It will be the first big industrial state to vote, and analysts say how it votes will be a key indicator of how both the Democratic and Republican contests...

Pastor Shot After Praying With Cruz; Suspect IDed

Mar 7, 2016 10:21 AM CST

Pastor Shot After Praying With Cruz; Suspect IDed

Motive is unclear in Idaho

(Newser) - The attempted murder of a pastor in Idaho after his Sunday sermon is drawing extra attention because the pastor had publicly prayed with Ted Cruz only the day before. But whether there's any connection remains iffy, reports the Spokesman Review . The pastor, Tim Remington of Coeur d'Alene, works...

Cruz, Trump Each Win 2;
Trump Tells Rubio to Fold

election results

Mar 5, 2016 10:03 PM CST

Cruz, Trump Each Win 2; Trump Tells Rubio to Fold

'I want Ted one on one'

(Newser) - Ted Cruz picked up two double-digit victories against Donald Trump Saturday night with wins in Kansas and Maine, though Trump won much tighter contests in Louisiana and Kentucky. Trump will retain a sizable overall lead in delegates, but the Cruz wins show "there's no quick end in sight...