Author: David Sivak and Lauren Green, Washington Examiner

Staffers on Capitol Hill are spiking their heart rates for an annual fitness challenge pitting congressional offices against one another. For the next three weeks, staffers will be closely monitoring a leader board that spans 21 teams in both the House and Senate. The goal? Racking up the most points using a smart watch that…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is staying neutral in a bitter primary for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) Senate seat, a race that has already begun to splinter Texas’s congressional delegation. In a striking departure from Senate tradition, Cruz won’t endorse Cornyn, his home state colleague, as he faces a fierce challenge from Ken Paxton, the Texas…