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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas and his wife Heidi watch as their daughter Caroline, 6, center, high-fives members of the crowd after Cruz announced his campaign for president, Monday, March 23, 2015, at Liberty University, founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, in Lynchburg, Va. Cruz, who announced his candidacy on twitter in the early morning hours, is the first major candidate in the 2016 race for president. Also pictured is Catherine Cruz, 4, left. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Ted Cruz, top Obamacare critic, signing up for Obamacare

Fresh off his presidential announcement, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas made another big decision Tuesday: he is signing up for Obamacare, the health insurance program that he vows to scrap if elected to the White House.

March 24, 2015
Polls show Sen. Ted Cruz is running toward the back of the pack for the 2016 Republican nomination and has work to do to attract fellow Hispanics. (Associated Press)

Ted Cruz immigration crackdown advocacy sparks fierce Hispanic backlash

Sen. Ted Cruz announced a bid for the White House on Monday, drawing praise from grass-roots conservatives but a fierce backlash from Hispanic groups that said they were appalled at the prospect of the first Hispanic to announce for president this cycle being such a firm champion of a crackdown on illegal immigrants.

March 23, 2015
Sen. Rand Paul claimed former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton believes she and her husband are "above the law." (Associated Press)

Rand Paul emerges as the harshest GOP critic of Clinton emails

Sen. Rand Paul has emerged as the chief Clinton critic within the likely 2016 Republican presidential field, firing barbs against the former secretary of state and her husband as he tries to lead the attack on Democrats' presidential front-runner.

March 16, 2015
Several of the GOP's 2016 presidential contenders, including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, are hopeful that providing the public with access to their voluminous emails will head off any issues such as the one plaguing former Secretary of State and presumed Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, who admitted to using a private email address and is thus far refusing to turn over her server to investigators. (associated press)

Republicans weighing 2016 run facing Clinton email trap

Current and former Republican governors considering 2016 presidential runs say that they have abided by their state laws when it comes to personal emails that included government business — putting them in the same boat as former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has defended her use of a secret email account by insisting she complied with federal laws.

March 15, 2015
Iowa Republican Party members listen during a Jan. 10, 2015, meeting at the party headquarters in Des Moines to discuss whether the state party should carry on with a presidential straw poll. Despite criticism from some prominent Republicans, the Republican Party of Iowa's central committee unanimously voted to keep the event going. (Associated Press/The Des Moines Register, Charlie Litchfield) **FILE**

Iowa GOP moves 2015 straw poll to Boone

The Republican Party of Iowa announced Thursday that the 2015 straw poll will be moving about 20 miles down the road from Ames, Iowa, to Boone.

March 12, 2015
Although he's down in presidential polls, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told town hall meeting Tuesday that he's "still standing." Using the event to cement his no nonsense image, Mr. Christie continued to tout his budget plans for the upcoming fiscal year. (Associated Press)

Chris Christie uses town halls to cement image

Tanking in presidential polls and juggling economic and political problems at home, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie held his 130th town hall Tuesday, hoping his retail-politics approach can salvage his state budget and give him a boost nationally.

March 10, 2015
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during the Iowa Agriculture Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

GOP presidential hopefuls split over federal biofuels mandate

Less than a year out from the Iowa caucus, the likely GOP presidential contenders are staking out opposing views over Uncle Sam’s role in the alternative energy industry, making it the latest dividing line in the early jockeying among the party’s White House hopefuls.

March 8, 2015
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the Iowa Agriculture Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Ted Cruz: Don’t let ‘anti-science zealotry’ shutdown GMOs

Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday that the nation should push back against the "hysteria" over food made with genetically modified organisms, saying these innovations in science should be celebrated for the positive impact they've had both at home and abroad.

March 7, 2015
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry responds to a question from a moderator on the third day of the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 27, 2015. (Rod Lamkey Jr./Special to The Washington Times)

Rick Perry supporters launch super PAC

Supporters of Rick Perry announced Thursday the launch of a super PAC that will promote the former Texas governor's resume ahead of a likely 2016 presidential bid.

March 5, 2015
"We object to Common Core because the federal government has no right imposing curriculum, imposing content standards in local classrooms when these decisions have always been made by local parents, by teachers, by local leaders," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told the CPAC conventiongoers, sparking applause from the crowd. (Associated Press)

Common Core opposition unites 2016 hopefuls at CPAC, with Jeb Bush lone outlier

Likely GOP presidential contenders' calls to scrap Common Core are evoking frustration among Republicans who support the education initiative at the state level: They say the learning standards are not a power grab by the federal government and express concern that the political aspirations of a few could thwart educational improvements for millions of children nationwide.

March 1, 2015
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

CPAC straw poll: Rand Paul wins, Scott Walker surging

Sen. Rand Paul won The Washington Times/CPAC presidential preference straw poll for the third time in a row while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker surged to second place, as they trounced the rest of a strong but crowded field of potential candidates Saturday.

February 28, 2015