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Jeff Kaufmann, Iowa GOP chairman, ‘heartened’ by call with Jeb Bush

The chairman of Iowa's Republican party said he was "heartened" by a phone conversation he had Wednesday with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush — who repeatedly said he was not a candidate, just exploring a presidential bid.

January 22, 2015

Bobby Jindal: U.S. will see own ‘no go zones’ if we’re not serious about assimilation, integration

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said the United States risks seeing its own "no go zones" — areas or regions where local authority is allegedly ceded to autonomous Muslim immigrants — if the U.S. is not serious about assimilation and integration of people coming to the country.

January 22, 2015

Hillary Clinton: We face ‘distorted and dangerous strain of extremism’ within the Muslim world

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the world is now confronting a "dangerous strain of extremism" within the Muslim community that presents a generational challenge to be waged on many fronts.

January 21, 2015

Scott Walker, Chris Christie heading to U.K. next month

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday he will be leading a trade mission to London next month — one day after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's office offered details about Mr. Christie's own trip to the U.K. in the coming weeks.

January 21, 2015

Mitt Romney to speak at Jacksonville University’s commencement in April

Former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will give the keynote address at Jacksonville University's commencement in Florida on April 25, the school announced Wednesday.

January 21, 2015

Joe Biden: ‘Yes, there’s a chance’ I’ll challenge Hillary Clinton

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Wednesday there's a "chance" he'll challenge former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to be the Democratic party's presidential nominee in 2016.

January 21, 2015

Scott Walker: Hillary Clinton ‘messed up’ as America’s top diplomat

Should former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton run for president, she starts out with the foreign policy experience under her belt of serving as the country's chief diplomat in President Obama's administration.

January 21, 2015

Paul Ryan: I worry that Obama believes in ‘alternate universe’ on economy, foreign policy

Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, said that while he believes President Obama dialed down the partisanship a bit during his State of the Union address, he's worried the president is dealing in an "alternate universe" on the state of the economy and foreign policy.

January 21, 2015

Reince Priebus, RNC chairman, on 2016 schedule: ‘I can control how long we have to kill each other’

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, speaking about the RNC's 2016 presidential debate schedule, said Wednesday that while he might not always be able to control what candidates say, he can try to control the length of the process.

January 21, 2015

Joe Biden on Patriots’ #Deflategate: ‘Having been a receiver, I like a softer ball’

Vice President Joseph R. Biden waded into the controversy over the New England Patriots' allegedly using deflated footballs during their win in the AFC Championship Sunday, saying that as a former receiver, he prefers a softer ball.

January 21, 2015

Joe Biden: ‘What caused the recovery were the programs that we put in place’

Vice President Joseph R. Biden defended his boss's State of the Union address Wednesday morning, saying that Republicans are trying to claim credit for a recovery caused by programs the Obama administration has put in place.

January 21, 2015

Obama averages 42.6 percent approval in year six

Though his approval rating had ticked up a bit ahead of Tuesday's State of the Union address, President Obama averaged a rating of 42.6 percent in his sixth full year in office — the lowest of his presidency.

January 21, 2015

Virginia Senate upholds illegals in-state tuition

The Virginia state Senate on Tuesday defeated a measure that would have barred young illegal immigrants granted temporary relief from deportation by the federal government from being eligible for in-state college tuition rates, rejecting the bill that challenged a decision last year from the state's attorney general.

January 20, 2015

Alison Lundergan Grimes to run statewide in Kentucky again this year

Kentucky Secretary of State Allison Lundergan Grimes says she will run for statewide office this year, but with about a week before a filing deadline was not quite ready to say for which oneMonday.

January 20, 2015

John Boehner: Joe Biden ‘steppin’ out a little bit’ at last year’s SOTU

What was House Speaker John A. Boehner telling Vice President Joe R. Biden at last year's State of the Union address as he touched the lapels of Mr. Biden's suit?

January 20, 2015

Scott Walker hints at trip to Israel

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said this week that he'll probably travel to Israel in the near future — a trip that's become almost a required pilgrimage for presidential candidates, particularly Republicans.

January 20, 2015

Reince Priebus, RNC chairman, hints at ‘thresholds’ to participate in 2016 debates

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said there will likely be polling thresholds in place for candidates to participate in RNC-sanctioned debates during the party's 2016 presidential nominating contest.

January 20, 2015

Mike Huckabee on running for president: ‘Don’t tell everything you know’

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that compared to his 2008 White House run, this time would be different in that he's had people for a number of months come to him and say they'd be willing to write him a check.

January 20, 2015

Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush lose favorability after dropping 2016 hints: poll

Since hinting at potential runs for the White House in 2016, 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush have actually taken backward steps in favorability, both among the general public and in their own party.

January 20, 2015

In London, Bobby Jindal slams prospect of Muslim ‘no-go zones’

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Monday decried the prospect of so-called "no-go zones," in which countries supposedly give up local control of certain areas to autonomous Muslim immigrants, days after Fox News issued several corrections in the wake of a guest's assertion that such areas exist in places like Britain and France.

January 19, 2015