Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz drops out of Republican race

The senator from Texas had been seen as the Republican party's only viable alternative to Mr Trump.

"We left it all in the field in Indiana, and the voters chose another path," he told supporters in Indiana.

"With a heavy heart, but with boundless optimism for the long-term future of our nation, we are suspending our campaign."

Ted Cruz: Allowing Syrian refugees into US is 'crazy'

"There is a reason the director of national intelligence said among those refugees are no doubt a significant number of ISIS terrorists," the Texas senator told a crowd of hundreds in a Michigan campaign stop, using an acronym for the Islamic State group. "It would be the height of foolishness to bring in tens of thousands of people including jihadists that are coming here to murder innocent Americans."

In fact, National Intelligence Director James Clapper has not confirmed that the refugee wave includes significant numbers of terrorists.

Trump, Cruz to hold joint event to blast Iran deal

Trump, the Republican front-runner by far, announced the event during a 45-minute speech in South Carolina. 

Cruz aides said the Texas senator extended the invitation to the billionaire developer ahead of Congress' vote on the accord in mid-September. Cruz's campaign statement said the event is sponsored by Tea Party Patriots, the Center for Security Policy and the Zionist Organization of America. 

The Cruz campaign did not immediately offer other details, including the event date.

Obama chides 2016 candidates for 'ridiculous,' 'sad' remarks

In some of his first commentary on the budding race to replace him, Obama accused the candidates of violating a time-honored American tradition of not playing "fast and loose" on topics of grave concern like foreign policy. 

And he said that regardless of which party wins the White House, he wants to ensure he's turning over the keys to someone capable of seriousness and honesty.