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Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, has said he would use any and all means available to Congress to gut federal funding for Planned Parenthood, raising talk of another government shutdown — something Republican leaders are hoping to avoid. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ted Cruz cozies up to Donald Trump, aims for his supporters

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

Donald Trump leads the 17-member Republican field with an average of 22 percent in the three latest national polls. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump vs. Ted Cruz: How one anti-establishment candidate soared above the other

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

JUDSON PHILLIPS: Will Republicans or the Grand Old Party win?

By Judson Phillips

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican and presidential hopeful, speaks at the Inaugural Basque Fry at Corley Ranch in Gardnerville, Nev., on Aug. 15, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ted Cruz: First Dem debate will be ‘Hillary Clinton and the Chipotle clerk’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Ted Cruz has a new memoir out (Broadside Books)

STEVE DEACE: Why I’m endorsing Ted Cruz for president

By Steve Deace

Republican presidential candidates from left, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and John Kasich take the stage for the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NEWT GINGRICH: 75%: The most important number in American politics

By Newt Gingrich

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participates in the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena, in Cleveland, in this Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Donald Trump leads GOP field as Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina gain support: poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Pastor Gaylon Wiley, a key spiritual influence in the Cruz family in the 1970s. Photo taken at a political rally in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo used with the permission of WKRN)

W. SCOTT LAMB: Ted Cruz rally takes personal turn

By W. Scott Lamb

In this Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, photo, republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participates in the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ** FILE **

Donald Trump atop GOP field in Iowa, seen as most electable Republican: poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

The struggle for Republican presidential candidate, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to stand out in a crowded GOP field is showing up in the polls in Iowa, whose caucuses he won in 2008 due to the strength of evangelical voters. (Associated Press)

Mike Huckabee struggles to reclaim old niche in GOP presidential field

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Ted Cruz to hold meet-and-greet in Reno

Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Orrin Hatch goes along to get along

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is seen cooking a strip of bacon with a machine gun in a new video released by IJ Review. (YouTube/IJReview)

Ted Cruz cooks ‘machine gun bacon’ in new video

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Jeb Bush told an audience of major donors that the longest-running, unaddressed problem the U.S. faces has been legal "chain" immigration. (Associated Press)

Jeb Bush decries ‘chain’ immigration, defends fundraising at Koch brothers event

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 29, 2015 file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during a hearing in Austin, Texas. On Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, Kent Schaffer, a special prosecutor, told the New York Times that Paxton has been indicted on felony charges that accuse the Republican of misleading investors before taking over as the state's top law enforcement officer. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

GOP doesn’t rush to defend indicted Texas attorney general

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

It remains to be seen whose approach will be most beneficial in the presidential race as Sens. Rand Paul (left) and Ted Cruz remain in a statistical dead heat at about 5 percent in the RealClearPolitics average of polls. They are hovering in the middle of the 16-candidate field. (Associated Press)

Rand Paul plays it cool while Ted Cruz plays with fire in Senate

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 19, 2015 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Key Patriot Act anti-terror provisions, including bulk collection of Americans’ phone records, expire at midnight unless senators come up with an 11th hour deal in an extraordinary Sunday afternoon session. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

JUDSON PHILLIPS: The great Republican train wreck

By Judson Phillips

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington in this April 29, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) ** FILE **

Ted Cruz invites Obama to debate Iran deal ‘at any time and place of his choosing’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Freedom Summit, Saturday in Greenville, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

Ted Cruz attacks Mitch McConnell at pro-life rally

By Anjali Shastry - The Washington Times