Tag: Texas

"I will not allow people to die on the sidewalks and the streets of our country," Trump said during the GOP debate, trying to distinguish himself from Ted Cruz and his understanding of conservative ideology. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

The Trump-Cruz insults you won’t hear at the rally

Caitlin Yilek · October 22, 2018 9:44 pm

In this Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, photo, Texas Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke talks to a woman during a visit to the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, a possible location for a border wall.

Beltway Confidential

Newsrooms walk through five stages of grief ahead of Beto O’Rourke’s likely defeat

Becket Adams · October 22, 2018 9:11 pm

President Donald Trump shakes hands with and talks to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2017, after a ceremony to announce the Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative.

Trump gives Cruz a new nickname: ‘He’s beautiful Ted. I call him Texas Ted’

Caitlin Yilek · October 22, 2018 7:54 pm

Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, takes part in a debate for the Texas Senate with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in San Antonio.

Beltway Confidential

Vice President Beto O’Rourke?

Philip Wegmann · October 22, 2018 7:52 pm

President Trump shakes hands with and talks to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in the East Room at the White House in Washington.

Supporters lining up for blocks one day before big Trump-Cruz rally in Houston

Daniel Chaitin · October 22, 2018 1:52 am

President Donald Trump gestures as he walks from the stage at Elko Regional Airport, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in Elko, Nev., after speaking during a campaign rally.

Trump campaign holding ‘Big Texas Tailgater’, claims ‘100,000+’ flocking to Houston rally

Daniel Chaitin · October 21, 2018 7:47 pm

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks to a crowd that gathered at a rally at the McAllen Convention Center on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.

Beto campaign sued for alleged spam texts

Allison Elyse Gualtieri · October 20, 2018 3:05 pm

House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, answers questions from reporters as House Republicans try to bridge their party's internal struggle over immigration at a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 7, 2018. Top Republicans want to head off an election-year showdown that divides the party.

Will Trump ‘fire’ spark recovery for vulnerable Republican or could flames engulf him?

Al Weaver · October 20, 2018 4:00 am

Two Democrats running for office from behind bars

Anna Giaritelli · October 19, 2018 9:03 pm

Jim and Claire Silliman (pictured left and center) speak with nine-term incumbent Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, who was campaigning on foot through the neighborhoods of the Texas 7th Congressional District in Houston. Culberson is locked in a tight race against his Democratic challenger Lizzie Pannill Fletcher in district which voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

Vulnerable GOP Rep. John Culberson to skip Trump/Cruz rally in Houston

Al Weaver · October 19, 2018 5:44 pm

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at an event.

Abbott aims for Texas black voters who Trump can’t reach: ‘I didn’t have Kanye out there’

Al Weaver · October 19, 2018 4:00 am

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, take part in a debate for the 2018 Texas Senate race.

Beto O’Rourke: ‘I took a step too far’ by calling Cruz ‘Lyin’ Ted’

Al Weaver · October 19, 2018 12:40 am