DALLAS — The Latest on the first debate between Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke (all times local):7:55 p.m.Democratic U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke says Sen. Ted Cruz “has a tendency to mischaracterize a position” after the pair repeatedly traded barbs during a frosty first debate. ——7 p.m.Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke clashed over police shootings and gun rights in the first debate of their competitive Texas Senate race. Cruz and O’Rourke are scheduled to debate two more times before Election Day. National attention in the race has grown as O’Rourke has raised more money than Cruz. President Donald Trump will rally in Texas for Cruz next month, which was once unthinkable in the nation’s largest red state.

Source: National Post September 22, 2018 00:08 UTC