Cruz tops Trump in Iowa’s Republican caucuses

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ted Cruz, the self-proclaimed outsider and tea party champion, was warmly embraced by conservative Iowa Republicans, whose historic turnout sealed his victory in the Iowa caucuses Monday. The win in the first Republican contest injected Cruz's campaign with an adrenaline that will make him a dominant presence as the presidential race hurtles forward. The first-term Texas senator now heads to New Hampshire with clear support from a base of diehard conservatives, a positio

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ted Cruz, the self-proclaimed outsider and tea party champion, was warmly embraced by conservative Iowa Republicans, whose historic turnout sealed his victory in the Iowa caucuses Monday. The win in the first Republican contest injected Cruz's campaign with an adrenaline that will make him a dominant presence as the presidential race hurtles forward. The first-term Texas senator now heads to New Hampshire with clear support from a base of diehard conservatives, a positio…