US Elections | Ted Cruz beats Trump in Iowa

Texas senator Ted Cruz swept to victory in Iowa's Republican caucus, overcoming front-runner Donald J Trump. Cruz's victory over Trump was a testament to his massive get-out-the-vote operation in Iowa and the months spent in wooing the state's influential conservative and evangelical leaders. It was also a harsh blow to Trump, the supremely confident real estate mogul who has riled the Republican field for months with controversial statements about women and minorities.