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In Texas as Dems trying to elect straight ticket see voting machines change their choice to Ted Cruz

Some malfunctioning voting machines in Texas are resulting in Democrats voting for GOP Sen. Ted Cruz instead of Democrat Beto O'Roure if they cast their ballot for a straight, party line ticket.




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Ted Cruz hits out at Jim Carrey painting that depicts him as vampire

Carrey's painting shows O'Rourke pulling a curtain to shine light on Cruz. The actor told his followers to make Tuesday like 'the end of every great vampire movie' and 'turn all those bloodsuckers to dust'.




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Ted Cruz wins over Beto O'Rourke in Texas Senate race

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas won reelection Tuesday night, holding off a hard fought challenge from Democratic upstart Beto O'Rourke




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Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor told Ted Cruz to 'f**k off' when he asked to be on guest list

Reznor said the GOP senator was 'bugging' to get on the band's list Wednesday. He also revealed that Cruz had been on the band's guest list a few years prior.




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Ted Cruz jokes Trump's Washington is like 'Game of Thrones': Sessions is Ned and Pelosi is Khalesi

Cruz delivered a jesting speech in Washington, saying the next two years in Trump's Washington will be 'Game of Thrones': 'Mueller is coming ...Trump finally builds a wall to keep the wildlings out.'




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'I was a giant a**hole': Beto O'Rourke apologized to his campaign staff

Beto O'Rourke apologized to the staff of his Texas Senate campaign for being a 'giant a**hole' during the competitive, high-pressure 2018 race.  




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Omar deletes tweet after Cruz blasts her for claiming 'merit-based' immigration plan is anti-Latino

Ilhan Omar deleted a tweet claiming a merit-based immigration system would disadvantage Latino migrants after Texas Senator Ted Cruz called her out for prejudice against Hispanics.




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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ted Cruz strike Twitter partnership to promote a law 

The unlikely duo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ted Cruz have teamed up on legislation to close Washington's famous revolving door.




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Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez says her alliance with Ted Cruz is 'super bizarre'

'Never thought in my life that one of my first pushes would be alongside Ted Cruz,' said the 29-year-old liberal superstar. 'We're going to see how far we can push this.'




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Beto proposes a 'war tax' to help veterans as he struggles to regain his momentum

Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke has released the details of his proposed 'war tax' intended to help veterans and discourage 'endless wars.'




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Colin Kaepernick slammed for 'selectively' quoting Frederick Douglass Fourth of July speech

Kaepernick had shared a video montage of depictions of slavery and modern-day videos of police brutality on Twitter but Cruz claimed they lacked context and he interjected to add it.




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Ted Cruz and Andrew Yang will suit up in 4-on-4 basketball game for charity

Ted Cruz challenged Andrew Yang to a basketball game as the 2020 Democratic candidate prepares take stage for the third round of primary debates in Houston, Texas.




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Ted Cruz says Donald Trump's call for China to probe the Bidens was 'NOT' appropriate

Cruz was asked on CBS Face the Nation if Trump should have said China should probe the Biden and said: 'It's not the business of foreign countries to be interfering in our elections.'




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Senator Ted Cruz says President Donald Trump's impeachment trial could last as long as EIGHT weeks

Cruz joins Senator Lindsey Graham in saying that if the Senate votes to call witnesses, reciprocity rules should apply. That means a witness from the defense is matched for every one from the prosecution.




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Far-right provocateur who was banned from Twitter will run for Congress in Mar-a-Lago district

Laura Loomer, a far-right activist and conspiracy theorist, announced she is launching a congressional bid to become a U.S. representative in the district just north of Miami, Florida.




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GOP Ohio politician blames mass shootings on 'drag queen advocates,' gay marriage

Ohio State Rep. Candice Keller posted on her Facebook on Sunday, just hours after the Dayton massacre, that that gay marriage, failed school policies and 'snowflakes,' were to blame.




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Donald Trump lashes out at Barack Obama for condemning leaders who 'normalize racist sentiments'

Donald Trump struck back at Barack Obama's condemnation of rhetoric he's used, arguing he's the 'least racist person,' and used an edited quote from a 'Fox & Friends' host to back up his point.  




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Dominic Raab branded 'deluded' as he seeks trade ties on Americas tour

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (pictured) visited Canada today as he forged ahead with a diplomatic blitz designed to pave the way for post-Brexit deals around the world.




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Dominic Raab urges a 'next level' trade relationship with Canada as he eyes post-Brexit deals

The Foreign Secretary said that the UK was at 'an important historic crossroads' as he sat down with Chrystia Freeland in Toronto at the start of a three-day trade offensive taking in the US.




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Barack Obama lost Will Smith film on Richard Williams but signed Denzel Washington to Netflix deal

In Barack Obama's role as a Netflix producer alongside wife Michelle, the former commander-in-chief has successfully landed one major film but failed to win the rights to an even bigger one.




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Trump says Russia should rejoin G7, claims Putin was booted because he 'outsmarted' Obama

Donald Trump said on the eve of the annual Group of Seven summit that it would be 'appropriate' for Russia to retake its seat at the table with the world's most advanced economies.




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Trump boasts Israeli Jews love him like 'the second coming of God' as he quotes conspiracy theorist

President Donald Trump on Monday quoted conservative radio host Wayne Allen Root, who has backed numerous conspiracy theories, as saying Israeli Jews revere him like 'the King of Israel.'




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Joe Biden shocks New Hampshire crowd by asked them to imagine 'if Obama had been assassinated'

The stark declaration came as part of a meandering discussion at the closing of a town hall meeting on the campus of Dartmouth College, which also featured mentions of school shootings.




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Obama praises Greta Thunberg as 'one of planet's greatest advocates' during meeting in Washington

'With full knowledge that her generation will bear the heaviest burden of climate change, she's unafraid to believe that progress is possible - and fight for real change,' Obama wrote of Thunberg.




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WH aide slams whistle-blower's letter as he accuses its author of being a 'deep state operative'

Donald Trump's Senior Advisor Stephen Miller compared the Ukrainian saga to a 'little Nancy Drew novel.' Miller told Fox News Sunday that Trump is the real 'whistle-blower.'




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MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Bashar Al Assad - the tyrant who drowned his nation in blood

MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Back in 2012, Barack Obama was unequivocal. He warned that if Bashar Al Assad used chemical weapons on his own people there would be untold consequences.




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Former New Jersey governor Christine Whitman tweets 'Hitler has nothing on Trump'

The comment, posted to Twitter by Christine Whitman on Monday, appeared to be deleted and replaced by a tweet which described the fake video as 'the stuff of dictators'.




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Donald Trump accuses OBAMA of 'election corruption' as he demands to see the DNC's hacked 'server'

Donald Trump accused Barack Obama of interfering in the 2016 election. 'There was a lot of corruption. Maybe it goes right up to President Obama. I happen to think it does,' he said




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Susan Rice slams Trump for calling her a 'disaster' as top Obama aide recalls 'totally gross' hug

President Trump lashed out at Susan Rice on Friday as a 'disaster' before Barack Obama's national security adviser clapped back by calling him 'gross' for hugging her at a DC dinner in 2015.




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Trump asks Turkey for 'friendly reporter' - prompting Graham to joke: 'There aren't any others left'

A Turkish reporter started off her question to Donald Trump by bashing Barack Obama and the president questioned whether the foreign journalist was actually employed by Turkey.




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Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick WILL run for 2020 Democratic nomination

Patrick, 63, a close friend and ally of Barack Obama, ruled out a presidential bid earlier this year. His move threatens to upend the already 18-strong field, with Biden and Warren among the frontrunners.




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ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: Stop bashing Baby Boomers like me. We gave the world so much, OK? 

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: The generation now disparaged for not being woke fought for and welcomed: the legalisation of homosexuality and the 1965 Race Relations Act.




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British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir cast as Barack Obama in CBS' upcoming James Comey miniseries 

British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir has been cast to play former President Barack Obama in A Higher Loyalty, a CBS miniseries based on the book by fired FBI Director James Comey.




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Public servant dubbed 'Muslim spy' by alt right sites was wrongly demoted

Sahar Nowrouzzadeh (pictured), who had worked on the Iran nuclear deal under Barack Obama, was demoted in April 2017 shortly after Trump took office as US President.




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Houston woman who mailed explosives to Barack Obama and Texas governor jailed for 10 years

Julia Ann Poff pleaded guilty in Houston federal court in July to transporting homemade explosives with intent to kill, injure or intimidate. She was jailed for 10 years yesterday.




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Donald Trump claims Marie Yovanovitch 'didn't want to hang my picture in the embassy'

Former Ambassador to the Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch on Friday denied Donald Trump's claim that she refused to hang his picture in the U.S. Embassy in Kiev. 




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What a decade it's been! Reuters' best images show joyous occasions and those that shocked us

From Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding to President Barack Obama watching the death of Osama bin Laden in the situation room, the Reuters pictures capture moments which still move us today.




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Ex-president beams a huge smile as he hits the links in Hawaii on the day Trump is impeached

Barack Obama has been pictured enjoying a round of golf in Hawaii on the same day his successor Donald Trump was impeached.




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Malia Obama spends the Christmas holidays in London with long-term British boyfriend 

Malia Obama, 21, was spotted wandered around London's trendy Islington district this week as she enjoys the British capital with her boyfriend Rory Farquharson, who she met at Harvard two years ago.




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Malia Obama 'has wild night of partying with students in London'

Malia Obama spent Friday night at a 'wild' party with University College London students, that ended with a window being smashed, tequila poured over the kitchen and marijuana allegedly being smoked.




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Oscar 2020: Obamas thrilled at American Factory nomination

The documentary American Factory, which is the first release from the Obamas' production company Higher Ground, earned an Oscars nod on Monday for documentary feature.




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Jeff Bezos throws lavish party his new Washington DC mansion

Jeff Bezos threw a lavish party at his finally completed Washington DC mansion attended by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and actor Ben Stiller Saturday night.




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Malia Obama takes a break from her studies at Harvard as she puffs on a cigarette

Former President Barack Obama's oldest daughter and her beau had been taking a quick lunch at a sandwich shop in Cambridge, Massachusetts, when they decided to step outside.




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Trump lashes out at Obama for claiming he's responsible for creating decade of economic growth

President Donald Trump lashed out at former President Barack Obama for claiming that he's responsible for creating legislation that caused economic booms in both of their administrations.




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Donald Trump blames OBAMA for coronavirus testing kit fiasco

Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed his predecessor Barack Obama for the lack of tests to detect the coronavirus, which experts complain has set back the fight against the epidemic.




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Barack Obama backs tough measures to tackle coronavirus and says 'we have to look after each other'

Barack Obama tweeted Thursday: 'If you're wondering whether it's an overreaction to cancel large gatherings and public events (and I love basketball), here's a useful primer as to why.'




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Barack Obama takes aim at testing fiasco saying there is NO nationwide system

Former President Barack Obama weighed in again on the nation's coronavirus response, tweeting Wednesday that the nation has yet to develop a 'robust' testing system.




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ESPN lists Barack Obama and Bill Clinton as 'former Chicago resident' and 'former Arkansas Governor'

ESPN's series about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls included two surprising contributions: 'Former Chicago resident' Barack Obama and 'former Arkansas Governor' Bill Clinton.




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David Axelrod says Obama's vetting found NO hint of sex assault claims against Biden

'The comprehensive vet certainly would have turned up any formal complaints filed against Biden during his 36-year career in the Senate,' Axelrod wrote in a CNN column published Friday.




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Dancing pictures emerge of the woman accusing Joe Biden of assault

Perez likened the claims to 'the Hillary emails because there was nothing there'. He said Sunday Biden had already been through a comprehensive investigation.