Marco Rubio

MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says he wants to do away with government support for the sugar industry — a veiled dig at rival Marco Rubio, the Florida senator who has long supported sugar growers.

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida was tapped to deliver the Republican response to last night's State of the Union address. He delivered his speech in both English and Spanish. The GOP has been working hard to reach out to Hispanic voters since 2008's election of Barack Obama, but it is not yet clear if Senator Rubio's bilingual response will prove effective...

Riding the wave of his re-election, President Barack Obama  hit upon themes of the economy, energy, climate change and gun control in his State of the Union address delivered to a joint session of Congress.