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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Ted Cruz challenger Colin Allred narrows gap in Texas Senate race — but can he win?

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jasmine Crockett: Election a choice between a “career criminal” and a “career prosecutor”

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Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Texas GOPer says fellow Republicans he serves with are “scumbags” and klansmen

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President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on March 07, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Dems cringe at Biden calling migrant “an illegal” during State of the Union

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton greets former U.S. President Donald Trump at the 'Save America' rally on October 22, 2022 in Robstown, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

“Truth Social saved Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton”: Trump takes credit for swaying impeachment

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

“Cruz only cares about himself”: Democrat Colin Allred announces 2024 challenge against Ted Cruz

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Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, is seen after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“Moderate” Democrats back GOP bill to reverse their own party’s signature climate initiatives

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Sen. John Cornyn (Susan Walsh - Pool/Getty Images)

DACA deal for “Dreamers” fizzling as Republicans prioritize border security

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, delivers his opening statement during the confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Bidens nominee for Associate Justice to the Supreme Court, on Monday, March 21, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Ted Cruz only GOP senator to object to bipartisan bill to prevent another Jan. 6 in key vote

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Texas Senator Ted Cruz (Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Unfazed Ted Cruz rejects Uvalde parents’ pleas for gun bill — offers them more school cops instead

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Supporters campaign for Republican Congressional candidate Monica De La Cruz at the Lark Community Center McAllen, Texas on October 30, 2020. (Julia Robinson for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

“Help for me but not for thee”: Texas Republican who trashed pandemic relief cashed in on COVID aid

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