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Sen.-elect Ted Cruz meets Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at start of...

WASHINGTON– Ted Cruz and two other Republican senators-elect met this morning with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as they began preparing to join the nation’s most exclusive club. Cruz spent...

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Sen. Ted Cruz visits Israel with GOP Leader Mitch McConnell; first official...

  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz with a GOP delegation meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. From left: Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer, Cruz, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Netanyahu,...

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Senate defeats Ted Cruz effort to defund Obamacare as Texan delivers maiden...

Sen. Ted Cruz explains today's effort to defund the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, with fellow GOP Sens. James Inhofe of Oklahoma (right) and Mike Lee of Utah. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty...

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Sen. Ted Cruz “encouraged” by meeting with president; John Cornyn, not so much

President Barack Obama is greeted by Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and John Cornyn of Texas as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol to meet with Senate Republicans on Thursday. (Drew Angerer via Abaca...

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GOP autopsy: Democrats call Sen. John Cornyn a “stuffy old man”

Sen. John Cornyn, 61, at a January forum. (AP/Eric Gay) The Republican self-analysis released Monday by national chairman Reince … [visit site to read more]

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Growing war chest for Texas Sen. John Cornyn

WASHINGTON– Texas Sen. John Cornyn has amassed a $4.2 million war chest as he gears up for a reelection bid next year. An aide to the senior senator said today that Cornyn raised $1.85 million in the...

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George W. Bush’s short list of federal campaign contributions includes Mitch...

Former U.S. President George W. Bush speaks during a immigration naturalization ceremony held at the George W. Bush Presidential Center on July 10, 2013 in University Park, Texas. (Tom...

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Cruz uses upset anniversary to raise funds; so far, he’s mostly repaid self

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who on Wednesday launched a “money bomb” campaign fundraising effort pegged to the first anniversary of his dramatic upset victory in last year’s GOP … [visit site to read more]

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Sen. Ted Cruz won’t endorse Sen. John Cornyn for re-election

Sen. John Cornyn (right) campaigned for Ted Cruz for Senate last year. Cruz said Friday he doesn't plan to return the favor, at least in the primary, as Cornyn seeks re-election. (AP Photo/Austin...

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Pressure grows on Sen. John Cornyn on Syria

Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at a beekeeping supply factory on Sept. 4 in Clarkson, Ky. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz has made … [visit site to read more]

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Senate rejects Ted Cruz strategy 79-19; cloture invoked, Obamacare funding...

Sen. Ted Cruz faces the press, with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. (left) and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, after the Senate rejects his Obamacare tactics. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)visit site to read more]

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Group close to Ted Cruz endorses rival of Mitch McConnell, the Senate GOP leader

Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to reporters as Senate leaders announced a deal Wednesday to reopen the government and increase U.S. borrowing authority. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) update … [visit site to read...

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Ted Cruz’ debt ceiling filibuster puts John Cornyn on hot seat

Sen. Ted Cruz at the Senate ahead of votes Wednesday on whether to extend the Treasury's borrowing authority without concessions from the White House. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)visit site to read more]

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Ted Cruz, unwilling to back McConnell or other GOP incumbents, halts work...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, takes questions with Sen. John Cornyn at the Senate on Tuesday. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)visit site to read more]

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Cornyn: Cruz isn’t the only tea party senator, and others are team players

In this Nov. 1, 2012, file photo, Sen. John Cornyn stumps for Ted Cruz in Dallas. (AP/LM Otero) WASHINGTON – Earlier … [visit site to read more]

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Cruz sounds tepid on McConnell; Cornyn calls for party unity

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky with Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn at the Senate on March 11. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)visit site to read more]

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Cruz tapes ad for Senate Conservatives Fund in Oklahoma primary

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz, having rankled fellow Republicans by working with the Senate Conservatives Fund — which has tried to unseat some of them — is starring in an ad for the group in Oklahoma....

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Senate confirms San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro as housing secretary; Cruz...

Julián Castro, the new secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs, at the White House on June 4. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) update 4pm Through an aide, Sen. Cruz explains … [visit site to read more]

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update: GOP wins Senate as Sen. John Cornyn cruises to 3d term

(AP/Tamir Kalifa)Sen. John Cornyn speaks with Steve Munisteri, Texas GOP chairman, during an Election Day visit to party headquarters in Austin.visit site to read more]

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Obama breaks bread (and ice) with Cornyn and other congressional leaders

(AP/Evan Vucci)President Obama meets over lunch with Congressional leaders in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House on Friday. From left are House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Obama, Senate...

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Cornyn formally elected Senate GOP whip; Cruz enthusiastic …about GOP majority

(AP/Susan Walsh)From left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.,...

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Ted Cruz on Senate’s nuclear option: doesn’t like but wants to keep it

(Mark Wilson/Getty)Sen. Ted Cruz wants Senate Republicans to keep the "nuclear option" rule on filibusters. WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans blasted … [visit site to read more]

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Cruz: GOP leaders pressured PACs to cut off his funds after Obamacare fight

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Ted Cruz flips on Obama trade agenda after months of support

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Ted Cruz: McConnell 'looked us in the eyes' and lied

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Ted Cruz promises procedural speed bump to government funding, says GOP...

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Cornyn sees Ted Cruz as football player who sacks his own QB because he...

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Cruz, Rubio, McConnell insist that new president fill Scalia seat on Supreme...

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Cruz-McConnell tension flares anew as GOP leader casts Texan as bit player in...

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Trump repels Hispanics. Did he drive off RNC's chief Hispanic spokeswoman?

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