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Since JFK assassination, no U.S. president has visited Dallas' Dealey Plaza

Since JFK assassination, no U.S. president has visited Dallas' Dealey Plaza

The Dallas Morning News — JFK's successors got very close to Dealey Plaza during dozens of presidential visits to Dallas, but not even those who are from Texas such as Lyndon Johnson...
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Rep. Van Taylor apologizes for affair with 'ISIS bride,' abruptly drops reelection bid

Rep. Van Taylor apologizes for affair with 'ISIS bride,' abruptly drops reelection bid

The Dallas Morning News — Rep. Van Taylor dropped his reelection bid and apologized for a year-long affair with an ex-jihadist dubbed the 'ISIS bride' in British tabloids. The...
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Cruz decries $1,400 stimulus checks for inmates and 'every illegal alien,' but Trump deals had sa...

Cruz decries $1,400 stimulus checks for inmates and 'every illegal alien,' but Trump deals had sa...

The Dallas Morning News — WASHINGTON - Will convicted felons be eligible for $1,400 per person stimulus payments? What about everyone who is in the country illegally? Sen. Ted Cruz...
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Biden blasts Abbott for 'big mistake' and 'Neanderthal thinking' in lifting Texas' COVID restrict...

Biden blasts Abbott for 'big mistake' and 'Neanderthal thinking' in lifting Texas' COVID restrict...

The Dallas Morning News — WASHINGTON - A day after Gov. Greg Abbott announced an end to all pandemic-related precautions in Texas, President Joe Biden slammed him Wednesday for...
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Ted Cruz, blistered for Cancun getaway during epic Texas power crisis, calls it 'obviously a mist...

Ted Cruz, blistered for Cancun getaway during epic Texas power crisis, calls it 'obviously a mist...

The Dallas Morning News — WASHINGTON - As 3 million Texans shivered in the dark, Sen. Ted Cruz jetted off to Cancun with his family, outed instantly by fellow vacationers and berated by critics for abandoning constituents during an epic statewide power crisis. He spent just one night out of the country - not long enough for a sunburn, but plenty of time to get blistered.
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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson violated rules, steered scholarships to relatives

Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson violated rules, steered scholarships to relatives

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No, Canada: Sen. Ted Cruz has formally shed his dual citizenship

No, Canada: Sen. Ted Cruz has formally shed his dual citizenship

The Dallas Morning News — No, Canada: Sen. Ted Cruz has formally shed his dual citizenship
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Source of anthrax pinpointed to S. Texas ranch

Source of anthrax pinpointed to S. Texas ranch

Dallas Morning News — Deep dive on the actual origin of the "Ames strain" of anthrax used to attack the U.S. Capitol.
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Eyes roll as Ted Cruz denies role in 2013 government shutdown; 'Speechless' says one senator

Eyes roll as Ted Cruz denies role in 2013 government shutdown; 'Speechless' says one senator

The Dallas Morning News — WASHINGTON -- To hear Sen. Ted Cruz tell it, he deserves no blame for the 2013 government shutdown that cost the U.S. economy $24 billion."I have...
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David Duke, leading 'deplorable' and Senate candidate, sees Trump as kindred spirit

David Duke, leading 'deplorable' and Senate candidate, sees Trump as kindred spirit

The Dallas Morning News — MANDEVILLE, La. -- David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan who's hoping to ride Donald Trump's coattails into the U.S. Senate,...
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IRS sent $1.4B in stimulus payments to 1.1M dead people, mostly after Trump called snafus a 'tiny...

IRS sent $1.4B in stimulus payments to 1.1M dead people, mostly after Trump called snafus a 'tiny...

The Dallas Morning News — WASHINGTON - The government's fiscal watchdog said Thursday that $1.4 billion in stimulus payments were sent to roughly 1.1 million people who had already...
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is peddling baseless conspiracy theory that FBI incited Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is peddling baseless conspiracy theory that FBI incited Jan. 6 Capitol riot

The Dallas Morning News — Sen. Ted Cruz has been peddling a conspiracy theory suggesting the FBI incited the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, starting a month ago when he...
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Supreme Court ends half-century of abortion rights, overturns Roe v. Wade

Supreme Court ends half-century of abortion rights, overturns Roe v. Wade

The Dallas Morning News — The Supreme Court has erased federal court protection for abortion rights, overturning the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade in a new landmark, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's...
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For Trump backers, 'Lock her up!' is not hyperbole toward Clinton

For Trump backers, 'Lock her up!' is not hyperbole toward Clinton

The Dallas Morning News — WARREN, Mich. - Donald Trump pushed hard Monday on allegations of Hillary Clinton's dishonesty and lawbreaking, calling her a "threat to...
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Post-Uvalde gun law is legacy moment for Texas' John Cornyn, but backlash is fierce

Post-Uvalde gun law is legacy moment for Texas' John Cornyn, but backlash is fierce

The Dallas Morning News — The Uvalde elementary school shooting May 24, 2022, put a spotlight on Sen. John Cornyn's role in debates over gun violence.
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Candidates recoup $5M in old campaign loans so far thanks to Ted Cruz's $555K court win

Candidates recoup $5M in old campaign loans so far thanks to Ted Cruz's $555K court win

The Dallas Morning News — At least 18 current and former U.S. House and Senate candidates have recouped old personal loans since May, when the Supreme Court lifted a ban on post-election...
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Abbott says migrants' camouflage shows border 'invasion' worsening, but it's an old tactic

Abbott says migrants' camouflage shows border 'invasion' worsening, but it's an old tactic

The Dallas Morning News — Camouflage clothing isn't a new tactic for migrants trying to avoid detection at the border, but Governor Greg Abbott says it is, and it's part of the "invasion...
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'He's an idiot': Parents slam Cruz for decrying mask order in class hit by 4 COVID cases

'He's an idiot': Parents slam Cruz for decrying mask order in class hit by 4 COVID cases

The Dallas Morning News — Three kids caught COVID-19 in a kindergarten in suburban DC. Ted Cruz was outraged the rest of the class had to wear masks.
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Abortion drug access could hinge on 'relic' from 1873, the anti-smut Comstock Act

Abortion drug access could hinge on 'relic' from 1873, the anti-smut Comstock Act

The Dallas Morning News — Prosecutors haven't invoked the 1873 Comstock Act in an abortion case in decades. Conservatives see it as a trump card in the post-Roe era.
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Would you pay a 30% national sales tax in exchange for scrapping the income tax and IRS?

Would you pay a 30% national sales tax in exchange for scrapping the income tax and IRS?

The Dallas Morning News — Would you rather pay federal income tax, or 30% sales tax on top of just about everything you buy?
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Ties that bind: the itsy-bitsy strips that make a gerrymandered Texas congressional map

Ties that bind: the itsy-bitsy strips that make a gerrymandered Texas congressional map

The Dallas Morning News — Ancient humans looked to the night sky and saw lions, bears and hunters. The gerrymandered Texas congressional districts that conjure thoughts of dragons and...
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