Cruz taps Fiorina as prospective VP running mate

Cruz taps Fiorina as prospective VP running mate

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In need of momentum after a five-state shutout, Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz on Wednesday tapped former technology executive Carly Fiorina — a woman he said has repeatedly "shattered glass ceilings" — to serve as his prospective running mate.

The Texas senator announced his pick for vice president nearly three months before his party's national convention, an unusual move for an underdog candidate that reflects the increasing urgency for the fiery conservative to reverse his downward trajectory.

Ayotte joins bid for federal campus assault bill
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Ayotte joins bid for federal campus assault bill

NBP Staff

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers began a push Tuesday to pass a bill that seeks to create uniform procedures for the adjudication by college bureaucrats of campus sexual assault charges.

Flanked by a group of fellow lawmakers along with several victim advocates, U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire) said the proposal "focuses on making sure these crimes are properly investigated."

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