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Ted Cruz dogged by ‘dirty tricks’ allegations

The allegation that Ted Cruz used dirty tricks against rival Ben Carson in Iowa has turned his caucus win into a liability as he is forced to repeatedly apologize or defend himself.

February 8, 2016

Donald Trump allegations that Ted Cruz cheated in Iowa may cost him New Hampshire

The accusation that Ted Cruz used dirty tricks to win Iowa's Republican caucuses has hounded him in New Hampshire and threatens to keep after him into South Carolina, inflicting damage on his campaign in that key Southern primary where he is a top contender.

February 7, 2016

Donald Trump stumps the old-fashioned in New Hampshire

Republican presidential front-runner and billionaire businessman Donald Trump suddenly looked a lot more like a traditional candidate Thursday, fielding questions from ordinary voters, leading a discussion with small business owners and dropping by a police station for some old-fashioned glad-handing.

February 4, 2016

Iowa caucuses losers face questions about dropping out of race

With two presidential candidates dropping out in the immediate aftermath of the Iowa caucuses, all eyes are on GOP stragglers Rick Santorum, Carly Fiorina, Rand Paul and Ben Carson to see who will quit next.

February 2, 2016

Ben Carson blasts Ted Cruz camp for ‘dirty tricks’ in Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Tuesday accused rival Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign of dirty tricks in his caucus win the night before, saying they discouraged Carson supporters with a rumor that he planned to quit the race.

February 2, 2016

Ted Cruz wins Iowa caucuses

Sen. Ted Cruz halted Donald Trump's GOP presidential coronation, defeating the billionaire businessman in Iowa's caucuses Monday night in a vote that showed just how dissatisfied rank-and-file Republicans are with their party's establishment.

February 1, 2016

Iowa caucuses: Heavy turnout boosts insurgent candidates

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernard Sanders were locked in a tight battle in early returns from Iowa's caucuses Monday night, as were Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump on the GOP side, with the billionaire businessman looking for voters to validate his unorthodox campaign.

February 1, 2016

Cruz finishes ‘full Grassley,’ makes final Iowa pitch to beat Trump

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz boasted Monday that he had completed the "full Grassley" -- visiting all 99 counties in the state -- as he made a final appeal here hours before the country's leadoff caucuses where he's a top competitor.

February 1, 2016

Unsure in Iowa, Hillary sends Bill Clinton to South Carolina firewall

Hours before the country's first nominating contest here gets underway here Monday, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton braced for a possible loss by sending President Bill Clinton to campaign for her in South Carolina.

February 1, 2016

Donald Trump sweep in Iowa, New Hampshire would vex Republican establishment

If things break right here -- a big if -- billionaire businessman Donald Trump is well-positioned to become the first Republican presidential candidate in almost a half-century to string together wins in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary -- a feat that would give him momentum in the race and likely lead to an all-hands-on-deck moment for the establishment wing of the party.

January 31, 2016

Iowa’s undecided voters pulled every which way

The wild ride of the 2016 presidential races has undecided in Iowa here turning every which way heading into the country's lead-off caucuses.

January 31, 2016

Poll: Trump edges out Cruz, Clinton holds slim lead in Iowa

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hold narrow leads in the latest poll ahead of Monday's lead-off caucuses in the presidential races.

January 31, 2016

Trump worries snow could hamper Iowa turnout

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump landed here Saturday in his personal jumbo jet for a final campaign blitz before the country's leadoff nominating contest, urging voters to brave any hardship or possibly snow to go to caucuses in two days.

January 30, 2016

Ted Cruz battles back after bruising debate

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz brushed aside Friday the bad reviews of his debate performance the night before, when he weathered withering attack from rivals for shifting political stances to pander to voters or donors.

January 29, 2016

Donald Trump declares victory over Fox News in debate dispute

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump declared victory in his dispute with Fox News as he opened his special event for veterans here Thursday, an event he hastily organized to compete with the Fox News debate he boycotted.

January 28, 2016

Donald Trump’s absence dominates Republican debate

Donald Trump wasn't on the stage, but he was still the dominant figure in Iowa on Thursday night as the rest of the Republican presidential field debated on Fox News and the billionaire businessman boycotted, instead drawing thousands of people to an event across town raising money for veterans.

January 28, 2016

Donald Trump ramps up massive voter-turnout effort in Iowa, gunning for Ted Cruz

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's ground game here has expanded dramatically in the last few weeks before the caucuses, with a massive phone bank that outgrew campaign headquarters and now operates out of a nearby suite of offices, according to sources close to the campaign.

January 28, 2016