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Associated PressAugust 3, 2017

Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are moving to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s job, putting forth new legislation that aims to ensure the integrity of current and future independent investigations. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware plan to introduce the legislation Thursday. The bill would […]

Associated PressMay 6, 2016

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Donald Trump grudgingly agreed Friday to meet with House Speaker Paul Ryan to work out their differences in the midst of an extraordinary display of Republican vs. Republican strife. But he said he had “no idea” if they would patch things up and it didn’t really matter that much when compared to all the votes […]

Peter SchorschMarch 15, 2016

For Jeb Bush, his presidential aspirations may be over, but not in the hearts of many of his more strident supporters. For the primaries and caucuses in 2016, nearly a quarter-million votes have been cast so far for 11 of the 13 Republicans who have already exited the race, including Bush, Ben Carson, Rand Paul […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 17, 2016

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As the South Carolina primary approaches, a group of leading South Carolina state and federal lawmakers are endorsing Jeb Bush for president. The new crop of supporters includes Education Superintendent Molly Spearman, State Sen. Ross Turner, State Rep. Kirkman Finlay, and former U.S. Rep. Henry Brown. Spearman has been superintendent of education since 2014; Turner and […]

Associated PressJanuary 3, 2016

The 2016 presidential election has defied all expectations so far. An enormous field of GOP candidates, still a dozen strong with a month to go before the leadoff Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1. The billionaire outsider who has tapped into the anger and fears of a nervous nation. A son and brother of presidents who […]

Jac VerSteegJuly 27, 2015

Donald Trump ahead in the polls? Republicans must be crazy! But there is another way to look at the polls. About 80 percent of Republicans do not say Trump is their top choice. That illustrates why Republicans are not as crazy as they’re often portrayed for creating the Trump Bump. However, it also shows why […]

Jac VerSteegJuly 26, 2015

Donald Trump ahead in the polls? Republicans must be crazy! But there is another way to look at the polls. About 80 percent of Republicans do not say Donald Trump is their top choice. That illustrates why Republicans are not as crazy as they’re often portrayed for creating the Trump Bump. However, it also shows […]

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Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Trump Bump doesn’t prove Republicans are nuts