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Associated PressSeptember 3, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says his first reaction was to laugh at rival Donald Trump‘s criticism of him for speaking Spanish. Bush told ABC’s “Good Morning America” Thursday, “I laughed. I mean this is a joke.” Bush said he had been responding to a reporter’s question in Spanish this week when he replied in […]

Associated PressSeptember 3, 2015

The Republican hierarchy is challenging each of the party’s presidential candidates to sign a pledge not to undertake a third-party bid — a move aimed squarely at Donald Trump. The Republican National Committee‘s challenge was confirmed by multiple campaigns, and the timing of the pledge suggests an agreement has been reached. Trump, who is leading […]

Associated PressSeptember 2, 2015

Approaching a time of decision, Vice President Joe Biden tested the political waters in Florida on Wednesday as he mulls over whether to join a 2016 presidential race that’s left a lot Democrats wanting more choice. Biden attended a fundraiser Wednesday night for Senate Democrats after a speech at Miami Dade College promoting the administration’s […]

Associated PressSeptember 2, 2015

The United States should end its ban on crude-oil exports and reduce federal regulations that are stifling an energy industry central to the nation’s future economic prosperity, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday to a friendly group of mostly oil and natural gas producers. The GOP presidential hopeful from Florida unveiled some highlights of his […]

Associated PressSeptember 2, 2015

Score one for Stephen Colbert. Jeb Bush, a scheduled guest on Colbert’s first night hosting CBS’ “The Late Show” on Tuesday, recently sent a letter to potential supporters raffling off a “VIP ticket” to the taping in exchange for a $3 donation to his presidential campaign — a move a CBS entertainment spokesman said wasn’t […]

Associated PressSeptember 2, 2015

Florida Healthy Kids Corporation is blaming President Obama’s health care law after notifying parents that health insurance premiums will increase for thousands of kids starting next month, jumping from $140 to as high as $284. Healthy Kids, which offers insurance options where parents can pay full-price or get subsidized coverage depending on eligibility, said the […]

Associated PressSeptember 1, 2015

Vacation-filled August is typically one of the worst months for any politician to raise money. But it was Ben Carson‘s best yet. The political novice, a retired neurosurgeon seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, raised $6 million, doubling his July total, his campaign told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Carson’s supporters have handed over about […]

Associated PressSeptember 1, 2015

Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio says the U.S. doesn’t need a federal Education Department. The Florida senator spoke at a town hall meeting of about 200 people on Tuesday in Carson City, Nev. He’s on a multistop tour of northern Nevada. Rubio said the department starts out by making suggestions, then turns them into mandates […]

Associated PressSeptember 1, 2015

Chris Christie says he’s thinking of taking a more aggressive approach during the next Republican presidential primary debate. During an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Monday night, the New Jersey governor and presidential candidate told Fallon that he’s considering going “nuclear” if he’s relegated to the sidelines during the next GOP face-off, […]

Associated PressSeptember 1, 2015

President Barack Obama is painting a doomsday scenario for the Arctic and beyond if climate change isn’t dealt with fast: entire nations submerged underwater, cities abandoned and refugees fleeing in droves as conflict breaks out across the globe. It’s a harrowing image of a future that Obama insists is inevitable unless the world follows his […]

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Jeb Bush: “I laughed” at Donald Trump’s criticism of speaking Spanish

GOP works to avoid third-party presidential run

Joe Biden testing political waters in Florida

Marco Rubio touts end to oil-export ban, bemoans EPA in Oklahoma

Stephen Colbert one-ups Jeb Bush raffle with one of his own

Florida Healthy Kids: Federal health law led to price hikes

Ben Carson campaign reaping cash as he rises in GOP polls

Marco Rubio says nation doesn’t need U.S. Education Department

Chris Christie tells Jimmy Fallon he might ‘go nuclear’ in next debate

Barack Obama paints doomsday scene of global warming in Alaska