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GOP debate promises spotlight on high corporate taxes, says low-tax advocate

As the presidential candidates prep for a breakout performance in the Republican debate in Milwaukee Tuesday, a group pushing to lower the U.S. corporate tax rate hopes the event will give their issue an opportunity to shine.

November 10, 2015

Donald Trump, Ben Carson yet to garner a single Capitol Hill endorsement

Republican presidential front-runners Donald Trump and Ben Carson have not received any endorsements from Capitol Hill lawmakers despite the candidates' agendas being supported by most members and popular with voters back home.

November 9, 2015

Hillary Clinton blasted by New Hampshire GOP for ‘disrespecting’ official when filing for primary

The New Hampshire Republican Party is fuming over Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton subjecting a state official to a search Monday when she files for the state's primary election.

November 9, 2015

Ben Carson, Marco Rubio fight back against media, Republican rivals

After a week of fending off a barrage of attacks on their characters, Republican presidential contenders Ben Carson and Marco Rubio have started to fight back against their party rivals and the news media.

November 8, 2015

Bernie Sanders, Vermont senator, hits Hillary Clinton’s ‘evolution’ on tough issues

Bernard Sanders on Sunday said that Hillary Rodham Clinton's "evolution" on issues such as gay marriage, marijuana and the Keystone XL oil pipeline raise questions about her leadership.

November 8, 2015

Marco Rubio bristles at comparisons to Obama, cites ‘failed ideology,’ not time in Senate

Marco Rubio dismissed unflattering comparisons of himself to President Obama as an inexperienced junior senator who is not ready to be the leader of the free world.

November 8, 2015

Rand Paul, GOP presidential candidate, calls Hillary Clinton a ‘neoconservative’ in foreign policy

Rand Paul on Sunday warned that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has a "neoconservative" foreign policy outlook and advocates big-government internationalism.

November 8, 2015

Ben Carson doubts Donald Trump’s temperament to be commander in chief

Ben Carson said he would not want someone such as Donald Trump to be commander in chief.

November 8, 2015

Donald Trump heckled as ‘racist’ in ‘Saturday Night Live’ joke

In his opening monologue as the host of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," real estate mogul and Republican presidential front-runner Donald J. Trump was mockingly heckled for being a "racist."

November 8, 2015

Clinton Foundation project agrees to refile taxes, cites ‘media interest,’ not RNC pressure

The Clinton Foundation's global health project, which has been scrutinized for taking foreign donations while Hilary Rodham Clinton was secretary of state, reversed course again Wednesday and announced that it would refile its taxes with the IRS.

November 4, 2015

Hillary Clinton campaign ad targets senior voters

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton has moved early to stoke fears among seniors that Republicans are out to gut Social Security and Medicare, as she attempts to chip away at a voting bloc that has grown increasingly loyal to the GOP.

November 3, 2015

Bernie Sanders called ‘honest leader’ in first TV ad, begs comparison with Hillary Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders' first TV ad of the campaign heralded him as "an honest leader," as his campaign enters a new phase and begins taking subtle swipes at front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton.

November 2, 2015

Hillary Clinton’s emails show paranoia about GOP

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's paranoia about Republicans permeates her emails, where even a common error message on an undelivered email prompted her to speculated -- presumably jokingly -- that the "neocons" must be reading her mail.

October 30, 2015

Paul Ryan’s ascension to speaker makes presidency unlikely

In taking the speakership, Rep. Paul Ryan may have doomed his chances of being president.

October 29, 2015

John Boehner bids farewell to House as ‘regular guy’ speaker

In a farewell address to the chamber, House Speaker John A. Boehner on Thursday said he would leave his post with "no regrets, no burdens."

October 29, 2015

Billion-dollar military surveillance blimp breaks loose across Maryland, Pennsylvania

Government watchdogs were reeling Wednesday as the House approved an additional $45 billion for the Defense Department in 2016 and 2017 -- on the same day the military lost a $2.7 billion unmanned surveillance blimp, which went on a marauding journey across Maryland and Pennsylvania.

October 28, 2015

Martin O’Malley supporters see campaign fading

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has refused to quietly bow out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, as he intensifies attacks on his rivals, barnstorms early-voting states and trumpets hot-button issues such as gun control — but even his fans say it's the death throes of his campaign.

October 28, 2015

Bernie Sanders’ record in Congress shows little socialist progress

Sen. Bernard Sanders' promises of a democratic socialist revolution have enthralled liberal voters this campaign season, but the Vermont independent's legislative record shows he has had a tough time turning his progressive vision into reality.

October 27, 2015

Bernie Sanders: Socialism not ‘scary’

Democratic presidential candidate and self-described democratic socialist Sen. Bernard Sanders said Tuesday that American voters will stop being afraid of socialism and embrace it once he explains how many government benefits they would get.

October 27, 2015

Bernie Sanders slams Ben Carson’s abortion stance on ‘The View’

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders on Monday said that GOP rival Ben Carson's support for overturning Roe vs. Wade to make abortion illegal was emblematic of the Republican Party's "extreme right-wing agenda."

October 26, 2015