She was chosen as the Texas Senator's running mate, in a bid to revitalize his campaign. But polls have revealed that adding the former CEO to the ticket did nothing to boost numbers.

Donald Trump announced he was running for president in June 2015 during a speech in New York City's Trump Tower (pictured). Experts said he would struggle to be taken seriously.

On Wednesday Trump insisted it was 'not such a bad thing' to promote a National Enquirer story that suggested Rafael Cruz appeared in a 1963 picture with the future killer.

He was called 'Lucifer in the flesh' by former House Speaker John Boehner last month. And Ted Cruz transformed into Satan himself last night... or at least he did on Saturday Night Live.

Heidi Cruz said on a campaign 'Prayer Team' call that 'it took 25 years to defeat slavery.' She was comparing husband Ted's short rise to 2nd place in the GOP presidential race with longer struggles.

Thiel, cofounder of PayPal, has previously endorsed Ron Paul and Ted Cruz - and even invested $2 million in Carly Fiorina's Super PAC last year.

The long-bearded eccentric told DailyMail.com that 'I'll definitely be there for him' since Trump will likely face Hillary Clinton in November. 'I'll vote for him, no question.'

A group of top backers of former GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz are calling for a revolt at the GOP convention to still find a way to dump Donald Trump, amid fears he will lose to Hillary Clinton.

Utah senator Mike Lee isn't ready to back Donald Trump, who he said needs to show he's not an 'autocrat' or an 'authoritarian.'

Ted Cruz is slated to speak at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, but all signs point to the Texas senator still not endorsing his former rival, presumptive nominee Donald Trump.

Rafael Cruz won't say a word about Donald Trump's attacks on him on the eve of his son's prime time speech before the Republican convention – but Ted Cruz will say Trump's name.

Supporters of Texas senator Ted Cruz let out a round of 'boos' when he said the GOP had a nominee, as Cruz brought up his hated nickname, 'Lyin' Ted.'

Ted Cruz refused to back down on his convention speech where he refused to endorse Donald Trump: 'I wasn't elected to do the convenient thing, I was elected to do what's right,' he said on Thursday.

Failed Republican presidential candidate Cruz sparked uproar at the conference on Wednesday when he refused to endorse Trump.

'Last year, I promised to support the Republican nominee. And I intend to keep my word,' Cruz wrote on Facebook, adding that 'by any measure Hillary Clinton is wholly unacceptable.'

Moderate GOP senators would like to see Cruz move to the administration so he can't stand in their way with stunts and filibusters. He wouldn't comment Tuesday about his chances.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is hailing the 'powerful mandate for change' that President-elect Donald Trump secured with his election, praising a bitter former primary rival.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was optimistic about a GOP-controlled Washington,, though warned fellow Republicans not to screw this up, saying voters would be out with 'pitchforks and torches.'

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, wasn't willing to fully endorse President Trump's 'fire and fury' rhetoric, which he used with North Korea last month.

Senator Ted Cruz said an aide was responsible for the like that caused a pornographic post to briefly appear on his Twitter feed. The post was unliked within 40 minutes.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is the latest GOP senator to suggest he'll vote no on his party's latest effort to kill Obamacare, the Graham-Cassidy bill.

A CNN reporter on a White House conference call asked if the John F. Kennedy assassination documents could shed light on a Trump-fueled conspiracy theory about Sen. Ted Cruz's dad.

Simpsons showrunner Al Jean (left) was quick to shut down Ted Cruz (right) on Thursday after the Texas senator used the cartoon's characters to make a point.

Ted Cruz was favourite to win the Republican nomination and his team handed $6million to CA to help him find voters to target with online adverts but he was later thrashed by rival Donald Trump.

Tammy Talpas told Sen Ted Cruz at a campaign event in Austin Tuesday that if he forced her into a high-risk pool it could kill her. She then asked if he would take a DNA test to prove he's human.

Senators Ted Cruz and Lamar Alexander are polling their GOP colleagues for ideas as Leader Mitch McConnell resists 'messaging' votes and President Trump dominates agenda

Trump said Friday that he would be campaigning for Cruz after the Republican's home state was noticeably left off the White House's list of mid-term election targets.

Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for Stormy Daniels who's weighing a 2020 bid, is holding a 'resistance rally' in Texas the same night President Trump will be campaigning for Sen. Ted Cruz.

David Hogg (left) helped raise money for a billboard of Trump mocking Cruz in a tweet that reads;'Why would the people of Texas support Ted Cruz when he has accomplished absolutely nothing'.

Cruz was holding a rally over the weekend as part of the run up to the election, when it was targeted by protesters from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

In the waning days of the U.S. Senate race that could oust her husband from federal office, Heidi Cruz opened up about her marriage and Donald Trump's tweet spilling 'the beans' on her.

Avenatti won't bring his anti-Trump rhetoric to Texas on Monday despite his promise last month to 'fight fire with fire' when the president visits Houston.

Both Eric and Lara gave speeches at the Houston rally for Cruz on Monday night. Eric boasted that ISIS no longer exists - despite the Pentagon saying last week it still poses a threat.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas won reelection Tuesday night, holding off a hard fought challenge from Democratic upstart Beto O'Rourke

About 20 activists from far-left group Smash Racism DC gathered outside the Fox News host's house on Wednesday around 6.30pm where they banged on his door and chanting slogans.

After President Donald Trump accused Pastor Rafael Cruz of playing a part in the assassination of JFK, Ted Cruz's dad was recently quoted as telling a Dallas luncheon: ‘Oh, yes - I shot J.R.!’

Reznor said the GOP senator was 'bugging' to get on the band's list Wednesday. He also revealed that Cruz had been on the band's guest list a few years prior.

Cruz delivered a jesting speech in Washington, saying the next two years in Trump's Washington will be 'Game of Thrones': 'Mueller is coming ...Trump finally builds a wall to keep the wildlings out.'

Texas Senator Ted Cruz tweeted about Chick-fil-A ban Friday: 'The citizens of beautiful San Antonio deserve more delicious sandwiches, and fewer rabid attacks against companies.'

Beto O'Rourke apologized to the staff of his Texas Senate campaign for being a 'giant a**hole' during the competitive, high-pressure 2018 race.  

Ilhan Omar deleted a tweet claiming a merit-based immigration system would disadvantage Latino migrants after Texas Senator Ted Cruz called her out for prejudice against Hispanics.

'Never thought in my life that one of my first pushes would be alongside Ted Cruz,' said the 29-year-old liberal superstar. 'We're going to see how far we can push this.'

Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke has released the details of his proposed 'war tax' intended to help veterans and discourage 'endless wars.'

Kaepernick had shared a video montage of depictions of slavery and modern-day videos of police brutality on Twitter but Cruz claimed they lacked context and he interjected to add it.

Actress Alyssa Milano was joined by activist Fred Guttenberg at Ted Cruz's Washington DC office to discuss gun reform. Milano later tweeted that the conversation had been 'civil'.

Purchasing a home for $200K in 1999 and selling it today for $600K would result in a capital gain of $400K; under current law $150K of that is taxable, even though $108K of that is solely due to inflation.

Cruz was asked on CBS Face the Nation if Trump should have said China should probe the Biden and said: 'It's not the business of foreign countries to be interfering in our elections.'

The chief, emotional during a news conference because one of his officers was gunned down, called on the law makers to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act to prevent further violence.

Trump claimed Democrats are impeaching him without evidence of a crime. 'I did nothing wrong. This will be the first Impeachment ever where there was no crime. They don't even allege a crime.'

Cruz joins Senator Lindsey Graham in saying that if the Senate votes to call witnesses, reciprocity rules should apply. That means a witness from the defense is matched for every one from the prosecution.