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Bernie Sanders responds to Hillary Clinton’s ‘lying’ comment: She has taken fossil fuel money

Sen. Bernard Sanders said Friday that Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton has taken money from the fossil fuel industry, a day after a clip of Mrs. Clinton telling an activist she's "sick of the Sanders campaign lying" about her surfaced online.

April 1, 2016

Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump by 10 points in Wisconsin: poll

Sen. Ted Cruz leads GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump by 10 points in Wisconsin, according to a new poll that shows Mr. Cruz leading big among women, very conservative voters and white evangelical Christians.

April 1, 2016

Ted Cruz warns against changing RNC’s 2012 rule requiring eight-state threshold

If Republicans honor their existing rules of the road this summer, the GOP is already looking at a two-horse race for president.

March 31, 2016

John Kasich: Donald Trump ‘really not prepared to be president’

Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Thursday that GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump's recent statements on issues like abortion and nuclear weapons reveal a candidate who isn't prepared to be president, and he offered himself up as a new "vessel" for frustrated Trump supporters.

March 31, 2016

Trump campaign spokeswoman: Comments about punishment for abortions a ‘complete misspeak’

A spokeswoman for Donald Trump's presidential campaign said Thursday that the candidate misspoke when he said Wednesday that if abortion were made illegal, women who have them should face some sort of punishment.

March 31, 2016

Ted Cruz warns against changing party rule requiring candidates to win eight states

Sen. Ted Cruz is warning against changing a rule for the GOP convention in July that requires a candidate to win a majority of delegates in eight states to get their name considered for the presidential nomination.

March 31, 2016

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton lead in New York: poll

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton lead hold double digit leads in New York ahead of the Republican and Democratic presidential primary contests there next month, according to polling released Thursday.

March 31, 2016

Gary Johnson, Libertarians primed to capitalize on antipathy toward Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton

With the insiders on the outs and the two major parties apparently on track to nominate candidates with unusually high negatives, a third lane to the White House may be opening up.

March 30, 2016

Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders lead in Wisconsin: poll

Sen. Ted Cruz has overtaken billionaire businessman Donald Trump in Wisconsin, according to a poll released Wednesday with less than a week to go until the April 5 GOP presidential primary.

March 30, 2016

Donald Trump on calls to fire Corey Lewandowski, campaign manager: ‘I don’t do that. I’m loyal’

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday the country needs a president who's going to be loyal to the United States, citing his own loyalty as he defended his campaign manager, who is facing a battery charge for allegedly manhandling a reporter earlier this month.

March 30, 2016

Hillary Clinton targets Donald Trump in N.Y.-themed ad

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is going after Donald Trump in a New York-themed ad ahead of the state's primary contest next month.

March 30, 2016

Nicholas Sarwark, Libertarian Party chair: Former candidates have approached us about running

Nicholas Sarwark, who chairs the Libertarian Party, said former presidential candidates have approached his group to solicit information about launching a White House bid on the Libertarian ticket.

March 30, 2016

Gary Johnson predicts Obama will reclassify marijuana on way out of office

Former New Mexico Gov. and 2016 Libertarian White House hopeful Gary Johnson says he thinks President Obama is going to remove marijuana from the government's "Schedule I" list of narcotics considered particularly harmful and addictive on his way out of office.

March 29, 2016

Scott Walker endorses Ted Cruz for president

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz for president Tuesday, giving Mr. Cruz a major boost ahead of the April 5 GOP primary in the Badger State.

March 29, 2016

Jeh Johnson: 2016 campaign rhetoric about Muslims is ‘counterproductive’

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Tuesday that recent rhetoric about Muslims by 2016 GOP presidential candidates has been "counterproductive" to the United States' homeland security and national security interests.

March 29, 2016

John Kasich likens notion of Donald Trump reaching 1,237 delegates to ‘spaceman’ landing

John Kasich: Asking about Trump reaching 1,237 delegates like asking about 'spaceman' landing

March 29, 2016

Donald Trump chooses ‘respect’ over love or fear

Asked whether it's better to be loved or feared, GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump said he'd choose respect.

March 29, 2016

Ben Carson warns against ‘shenanigans’ with GOP delegates

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said Monday that if there are "shenanigans" with delegates to the GOP convention this summer, it could end up costing Republicans not only the White House, but the House and Senate as well.

March 28, 2016

Donald Trump: ‘NATO is very obsolete’

The GOP has gone full Cold War, with the party's two top presidential candidates enmeshed in a heated debate over the composition of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, formed to fight the Soviet Union.

March 28, 2016

Ted Cruz calls National Enquirer story ‘garbage,’ ‘complete and utter lies’

Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday forcefully denounced a tabloid story floating rumors of extramarital affairs, calling it "complete and utter lies" and saying GOP rival Donald Trump and his team are behind it.

March 25, 2016