ATLANTA (AP) — Less than two months before voters in Iowa and New Hampshire start winnowing the field of Republican presidential hopefuls, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz isn't ready to hunker down in those historically influential states just yet.
Instead, he's redirecting his burgeoning campaign toward a band of March primary states he believes can propel him to the GOP nomination.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders have decided to delay until January a House vote to unravel President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and block federal money for Planned Parenthood, hoping to increase attention on their drive against two of conservatives' favorite targets.
The measure has already cleared the Senate, and House passage seems assured.
