Ted Cruz

Coverage of Ted Cruz, US senator for Texas and former candidate for the Republican 2016 presidential nomination.

It was a great day in the Supreme Court for the bribery of lawmakers

By Ian Millhiser January 19

Early voting is surging in Texas. That might be good news for Beto O’Rourke.

By Emily Stewart November 4, 2018

Ted Cruz and the Zodiac Killer, explained

By Matthew Yglesias October 31, 2018

Ted Cruz says he’s going to introduce “emergency” legislation to stop family separation

By Jane Coaston June 19, 2018

Ted Cruz: I will not be a “servile puppy dog” for Donald Trump

By Jeff Stein July 21, 2016

Watch the moment Ted Cruz snubbed Trump — and the crowd turned on him

By Libby Nelson July 21, 2016

How does Cruz’s RNC speech rank in convention mayhem? We asked an American historian.

By Jeff Stein July 21, 2016

The chaos during Ted Cruz’s speech was even worse than it seemed on TV

By Libby Nelson July 20, 2016

Ted Cruz is betting Trump will lose disastrously in November and he can pick up the pieces

By Dara Lind July 20, 2016

This cartoon lets you try to balance Donald Trump's tax plans. Good luck.

By Alvin Chang July 19, 2016

Ted Cruz just dropped out of the presidential race

By Jeff Stein May 3, 2016

Indiana primary 2016 results: Donald Trump's win all but ends Ted Cruz's last hope

By Libby Nelson May 3, 2016

Donald Trump is really going to be the nominee. This is actually happening.

By Matthew Yglesias May 3, 2016

Want to know why so many Republicans hate Ted Cruz? Read his book.

By Andrew Prokop April 28, 2016

Boehner on Ted Cruz: "I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life"

By Libby Nelson April 28, 2016

Lessons from the New York exit polls: Bernie Bros and #NeverTrump are real

By Libby Nelson April 20, 2016

Donald Trump loses the Wisconsin primary to Ted Cruz

By Andrew Prokop April 5, 2016

Sanders, Trump, and Cruz all want dramatic changes to the US government. Clinton doesn’t.

By Ezra Klein March 29, 2016

Vox Sentences: “Donald Trump may be a rat, but I have no desire to copulate with him”

By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews March 25, 2016

Heidi Cruz and Melania Trump: 6 stories to read about the women at the center of Wifegate

By Tara Golshan March 25, 2016

The "garbage" story Ted Cruz says "Donald Trump and his henchmen" are spreading, explained

By Matthew Yglesias March 25, 2016

Ted Cruz and Donald Trump's monumentally stupid fight over their wives' honor, explained

By Tara Golshan March 25, 2016

#MyMuslimNeighborhood: Muslims' moving response to Ted Cruz

By Libby Nelson March 24, 2016

What Ted Cruz said about Muslims is scary. The reason he said it is scarier.

By Amanda Taub March 24, 2016

Ted Cruz's outrageous idea to "patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods," explained

By Dara Lind March 24, 2016

Donald Trump attacking Ted Cruz’s wife is the latest ugly example of his campaign strategy

By Tara Golshan March 23, 2016

Jeb Bush confirms that Republican opposition to Trump isn't about his racism at all

By Dylan Matthews March 23, 2016

The biggest winners from Tuesday's primaries: Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump

By Libby Nelson and Andrew Prokop March 23, 2016

Experts say Ted Cruz’s plan to “patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods” is counterproductive and unconstitutional

By Jeff Stein March 22, 2016

I was at the last contested Republican convention. Here’s what to expect at Trump’s.

My first Republican National Convention was in 1952. This year, the party may finally fall apart.

By Tanya Melich March 21, 2016

Ted Cruz's newest adviser: anti-Islam conspiracy theorist Frank Gaffney

By Libby Nelson March 17, 2016

Ted Cruz all of a sudden showered praise on Marco Rubio in his election night speech

By Jeff Stein March 15, 2016

Why liberals should root for Ted Cruz

By Matthew Yglesias March 14, 2016

National Review: Ted Cruz is the only hope to stop Donald Trump

By Jeff Stein March 11, 2016

CNN's surprisingly substantive Republican debate, in 21 tweets

By German Lopez March 10, 2016

Why Ted Cruz might torpedo the strategy to stop Trump

By Dara Lind March 8, 2016

Saturday's election results show Donald Trump can still be stopped

By Andrew Prokop March 5, 2016

Why Caitlyn Jenner is offering to be Ted Cruz's "trans ambassador"

By Tara Golshan March 4, 2016

Fox News's Republican debate, from Donald Trump's penis to his flexibility, in 29 tweets

By German Lopez March 3, 2016

Yoga jokes were the only Zen moment of Fox News's Republican Debate

By German Lopez March 3, 2016

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