• Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters on Tuesday that he will run for a third term in the Senate in 2024 – an assertion that suggests the Texas Republican is not planning a presidential bid.
• While Texas law allows a candidate to run for Senate and president at the same time, Cruz said this when asked if he were running for reelection or would mount another bid at the White House: “I’m running for reelection to the Senate.”
• Cruz had run for president in 2016 but fell short to former President Donald Trump during a bitter primary contest. But ahead of 2024, Cruz has instead been taking to steps to build a reelection bid, telling his supporters that he expects Democrats to pour huge sums of cash to try to unseat him.

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