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Bernie Sanders links Hillary Clinton to rising poverty in black communities

The searing issues of racism and poverty dominated the Democratic presidential campaigns Wednesday, as Sen. Bernard Sanders tried to drive a wedge between Hillary Clinton and black voters, who are poised to hand her another primary win in two days.

February 24, 2016

Hillary Clinton urges voters not to worry about email scandal subpoenas

Former Secretary of Sate Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she isn't afraid of subpoenas for her or her aides to testify in the email scandal and assured voters it won't impede her Democratic run for president.

February 24, 2016

$Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a rally Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. Ask people what economic issues will be important for the next president, and Democrats, Republicans and independents alike all put a high priority on protecting Social Security and reducing unemployment. Beyond that, though, their lists of top economic concerns for the next president are more fractured, according to a poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)$

Hillary Clinton backs Guantanamo closure

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she backed President Obama's effort to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center but stressed the terrorist suspects would not necessarily be transferred to a military jail here.

February 23, 2016

Americans call Hillary Clinton ‘dishonest,’ Bernie Sanders ‘socialist’: poll

The first thing that pops into Americans' minds when they think of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is "dishonest" and "dislike her," while the response to Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont is "socialist" and "old," according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday.

February 23, 2016

John Kasich skips states in GOP campaign for Super Tuesday, Ohio delegates

Ohio Gov. John Kasich skipped the Nevada caucuses Tuesday, taking a detour to several states voting next month as his campaign pursues a rapidly narrowing path to the Republican presidential nomination.

February 22, 2016

Ben Carson seeks traction, tackles $19 trillion debt

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson released Monday a plan to tackle the more than $19 trillion national debt by slashing federal spending and reforming welfare, health care and entitlement programs.

February 22, 2016

Ted Cruz camp blames ‘pockets of liberalism’ in S.C., shifts to conservative Super Tuesday states

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign Monday blamed the third-place finish in the South Carolina primary on "pockets of liberalism" and set sights on more conservative states voting on Super Tuesday.

February 22, 2016

Donald Trump goes for G rating on stump, drops profanity that irked supporters

Real estate mogul Donald Trump has cleaned up his act, reassuring voters ahead of Saturday's primary in South Carolina that he can tone down to a G rating if elected president of the United States.

February 20, 2016

Jeb Bush called out for Trump attacks: ‘Are you scared?’

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Thursday accused front-runner Donald Trump of "hijacking" the conservative party, his attacks becoming sharper and tone angrier in a last-ditch plea for support before the South Carolina primary this weekend.

February 18, 2016

Ted Cruz breaks from Republican rivals on draft registration for women

It's one of the more unusual applause lines of the campaign, but Sen. Ted Cruz got a big ovation Tuesday night when he promised supporters that he would try to stop American women from having to register for the draft.

February 17, 2016

Jeb Bush campaign hopes depend on South Carolina win

Jeb Bush staked his presidential run on an epic campaign push in South Carolina, but he remained down in the polls and struggling for traction with two days until the state's first-in-the-South GOP primary.

February 17, 2016

Marco Rubio radio ad boasts one-two punch: Conservative, electable

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio released a new radio ad Wednesday in South Carolina that features the state's Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. Trey Gowdy making the case that he is the best candidate to pick the next Supreme Court justice.

February 17, 2016

Tea party leader jilts Donald Trump for Jeb Bush

The co-founder of Tea Party of America abandoned Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump Tuesday and threw his backing to Jeb Bush in a striking move that suggests some softening in the GOP front-runner's support among conservatives as the campaign shifts to South Carolina.

February 16, 2016

More Republicans say they’ll block Obama’s Supreme Court nominee

Nearly all of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans dug in Monday in favor of blocking a vote on any nominee of President Obama to replace late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, even as Democrats vowed to make it a flash point in the 2016 battle for control of the upper chamber.

February 15, 2016

Supreme Court fight adds ammo to Cruz TV attack on Trump

Seizing on the battle over naming the next Supreme Court justice, Republican presidential nominee Ted Cruz quickly released a new TV ad Monday slamming rival Donald Trump for his liberal past and warning he can't be trusted to make the nomination.

February 15, 2016

Jeb Bush urges ‘no deference’ for Obama Supreme Court pick

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Monday that President Obama doesn't deserve "deference" on a Supreme Court pick and should be stopped from making an appointment to replace late Justice Antonin Scalia, as the GOP presidential candidate continued to clarify his stance on the issue.

February 15, 2016