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Ted Cruz among lawmakers staying at home after interactions with coronavirus patient at CPAC

March 8, 2020

Ted Cruz among lawmakers staying at home after interactions with coronavirus patient at CPAC

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued a statement Sunday revealing that he had interacted with an attendee at last month’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) who had tested positive for the coronavirus -- and as a result, he'll stay at home until two weeks have passed since the encounter.

CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus; White House says Trump, Pence not in close proximity

March 8, 2020

CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus; White House says Trump, Pence not in close proximity

The American Conservative Union (ACU), which hosts the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), confirmed Saturday that one of this year's conference attendees has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Mike Bloomberg fires back at Trump's 'Mini Mike' taunts: I 'measure height from the neck up'

March 2, 2020

Mike Bloomberg fires back at Trump's 'Mini Mike' taunts: I 'measure height from the neck up'

Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg responded to President Trump's repeated references to his less-than-six-foot stature, telling a Fox News Town Hall that height is "measured from the neck up."

CNN-like ‘Socialist News Network’ spoof warms up CPAC crowd: ‘From our studio to your breadline’

March 2, 2020

CNN-like ‘Socialist News Network’ spoof warms up CPAC crowd: ‘From our studio to your breadline’

President Trump received all the attention from CPAC on Saturday but a mock socialist newscast electrified the crowd before the president took the stage and lampooned everything from Medicare-for-all to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Trump jokes Biden won't be governing as president: 'He'll be in a home'

February 29, 2020

Trump jokes Biden won't be governing as president: 'He'll be in a home'

President Trump used part of his CPAC speech on Saturday to criticize former Vice President Joe Biden's mental acuity, joking that he wouldn't be able to handle being president if he won in November.

Mitt Romney, past CPAC straw poll winner, now panned as 'political opportunist' at conference

February 29, 2020

Mitt Romney, past CPAC straw poll winner, now panned as 'political opportunist' at conference

Mitt Romney was widely labeled as a “political opportunist” in this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll—despite being picked in the same straw poll as conservatives' preferred presidential nominee in 2012.

CPAC straw poll rates Sanders as biggest threat to Trump in 2020 election

February 29, 2020

CPAC straw poll rates Sanders as biggest threat to Trump in 2020 election

Attendees at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, in their annual straw poll, rated Bernie Sanders as the biggest threat to President Trump’s re-election.

Trump fires up CPAC: President blisters 2020 Democrats, rips ‘low life’ Romney

February 29, 2020

Trump fires up CPAC: President blisters 2020 Democrats, rips ‘low life’ Romney

President Trump rallied the core of the conservative activist base Saturday with a fiery address mercilessly mocking his potential Democratic presidential foes, railing against the “Washington swamp” and shaming Republican Sen. Mitt Romney for defecting on the final impeachment vote.

Bernie Sanders becomes lightning rod at CPAC as Trump soldiers launch war on socialism

February 28, 2020

Bernie Sanders becomes lightning rod at CPAC as Trump soldiers launch war on socialism

This week’s Conservative Political Action Conference made clear that Republicans have their political bogeyman for 2020 -- and it's the person who could possibly be the Democrats’ bona fide nominee.

Pompeo, at CPAC, mocks predecessor Kerry for hobnobbing over ‘fancy dinners’ in Europe

February 28, 2020

Pompeo, at CPAC, mocks predecessor Kerry for hobnobbing over ‘fancy dinners’ in Europe

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mocked his predecessor John Kerry on Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference for what he described as his “fancy dinners” and “cocktails” in European destinations during the Obama administration.