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Peter SchorschJanuary 29, 2016

For the Republican candidates for president, it was a glimpse of what could have been. Front-runner Donald Trump‘s boycott of the final debate before the Iowa caucuses created space for his rivals to delve more deeply into their differences on immigration, foreign policy and their approach to governing. And for some candidates — former Florida […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 27, 2016

Jeb Bush could be staging a comeback, according to a new poll conducted by the Emerson College Polling Society. The survey found that, among likely Republican primary goers, Bush is in second place, with 18 percent. Donald Trump holds on to his top spot with 35 percent support; while John Kasich is in third with […]

Associated PressJanuary 27, 2016

Americans will soon get a look at the presidential picks of some of the nation’s richest donors and a progress report on the money flow inside the presidential campaigns. Late Sunday, on the eve of the Iowa caucuses that mark the start of voting for the 2016 election, super political action committees will reveal their […]

Associated PressJanuary 25, 2016

Marco Rubio is all over the map in Iowa. Quite literally. Having spent little time in the state’s rural Christian conservative northwest, the Republican presidential candidate dropped in to Sioux County for the first time last week, then bounced across the state two days later to speak with some of Iowa’s more fiscally conservative voters […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 25, 2016

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Donald Trump is gaining ground in Iowa, a new Fox News poll found. With one week before the Iowa caucuses, Trump leads Ted Cruz, 34 percent to 23 percent. The most recent poll showed Marco Rubio was in third at 12 percent, followed by Ben Carson at 7 percent. Rand Paul, the poll found, was […]

Associated PressJanuary 24, 2016

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush unleashed a fury of criticism against Donald Trump on Saturday before imploring New Hampshire voters to forgo the billionaire businessman in the state’s Feb. 9 primary. “You have a chance to reshape this whole primary,” Bush told hundreds of voters at a state Republican Party presidential candidate forum. Trump, who […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 22, 2016

Marco Rubio has a backup plan if his presidential hopes don’t pan out, and it doesn’t include life in government. The Florida Republican told late night host Jimmy Fallon he wasn’t considering the vice presidential spot if he fails to win the Republican nomination. Instead, he has his sights set on another powerful post: NFL […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 18, 2016

Set your DVR, Marco Rubio is going to be on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” this week. The Florida senator’s campaign announced Monday that Rubio is set to appear on the late-night talk show Thursday. JUST ANNOUNCED: @MarcoRubio will be on @FallonTonight with @jimmyfallon this Thursday! https://t.co/K7a8368vk4 — Alex Conant (@AlexConant) Jan. 18, 2016 […]

Associated PressJanuary 17, 2016

In a swipe at his party’s front-runners, Republican White House hopeful Marco Rubio charged Saturday that anger alone isn’t enough to qualify someone to be president. “We also have to have someone for president who knows exactly what they’re going to do when they get there,” the Florida senator said, as he courted Iowa voters […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 15, 2016

Happy Friday, y’all. As we go into the NFL’s best weekend (and one of the greatest in all of professional sports) and reflect on the Oscar nominations (DiCaprio, Brie Larson and Stallone are locks, by the way, and though she won’t win, I’m all in for Alicia Vikander for Supporting Actress), Friday’s national story is […]

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