Questions swirl over Ted Cruz's Senate seat status
The gist
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz campaigned in Council Bluffs, Iowa, for Republican Senate candidate Ashley Hinson.
Cruz calls these the most consequential midterms of our lifetimes.
How it unfolded
- Oct 23, 2026At a rally, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate candidate, told the crowd he believes in protecting Texas and that parents, not the government, should raise children.
- Oct 24, 2026Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico told a crowd in San Antonio the campaign must execute and leave it all on the field to win.
- Oct 29, 2026Cruz campaigned in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Republican Senate candidate Ashley Hinson; a crowd at a bowling alley chanted 'Fight for Iowa.'