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Renee Ellmers loses primary in North Carolina

Conservative groups celebrated Rep. George Holding's primary victory over Rep. Renee Ellmers in a North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District.

June 7, 2016

Donald Trump wins New Jersey primary

Donald Trump on Tuesday won the New Jersey Republican primary.

June 7, 2016

Donald Trump puts GOP on edge with ‘un-American’ remarks about Judge Gonzalo Curiel

Donald Trump ended the primary season Tuesday much as he began it: engulfed in controversy over his brash personality and controversial remarks about Mexicans.

June 7, 2016

Trouble for Donald Trump in finding a messenger to Hispanics

Donald Trump insists Hispanics love him, but there's a striking deficit of prominent Latinos willing to defend him in public.

June 2, 2016

Donald Trump in striking distance of Hillary Clinton in key states

Donald Trump has done exactly what he promised: He has scrambled the election map, putting into play states that have been out of the Republican Party's reach for a generation, but he also risks losing states that have long been GOP strongholds.

June 1, 2016

Donald Trump: Press should be ‘ashamed’ over coverage of his veterans fundraiser

Donald Trump eviscerated political reporters covering his presidential campaign Tuesday in a combative press conference, where he called television journalists "sleaze" and said the media should be ashamed for doubting his claims of raising $6 million for veterans' groups.

May 31, 2016

Donald Trump rally protests backfire as anti-American images push undecided voters his way

The ugly protest scenes outside Donald Trump's rallies are doing more damage to the protesters than to Mr. Trump's political chances, according to analysts who say the violence and anti-American sentiments are backfiring.

May 30, 2016

Marco Rubio confidantes not sold on Senate run despite GOP push

Sen. Marco Rubio cracked opened the door to running for re-election to the Senate, offering a definite "maybe" last week when asked if he'd be up for another term in the chamber he spent the last year lambasting.

May 29, 2016

Donald Trump candidacy gets tepid response from GOP incumbents

There are signs that the "ostrich effect" is spreading inside the halls of Congress, where Senate Republicans running for re-election in tight races are putting distance between themselves and Donald Trump — with some wary of even mentioning his name.

May 29, 2016

Donald Trump torpedoes talk of debate with ‘second-place’ Bernie Sanders

After some fevered speculation, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump closed the door Friday on a one-on-one debate with Sen. Bernard Sanders ahead of the June 7 California primary, saying it would be "inappropriate" to share the stage with the loser of the Democratic primary and help networks that have not been generous to charities.

May 27, 2016

Democrats cast Trump as bigot in free sticker campaign

The campaign arm for House Democrats is dishing out free "stop bigotry" stickers to supporters in response to Donald Trump clinching the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.

May 26, 2016

Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor, defends New Mexico’s Martinez from Trump criticism

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin went to bat for New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, praising her as a conservative reformer a day after presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump panned her record at an Albuquerque rally.

May 26, 2016

Donald Trump questions Hillary Clinton’s temperament to be president

Donald Trump said Thursday the inspector general's findings challenging claims Hillary Clinton made about the use of a secret email server is more evidence that former secretary of state lacks the "temperament" to be president.

May 26, 2016

Tea party group ‘endorses’ Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s re-election bid

Tea partiers have had so much success during Debbie Wasserman Schultz's tenure as head of the Democratic National Committee that they apparently want her to stick around.

May 25, 2016

Donald Trump attacks ‘slime’ media, baby protesters at New Mexico rally

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday the blowback he has received after raising millions for military veterans earlier this year has exposed an ugly side of politics and the media.

May 24, 2016

Donald Trump, RNC roll out team for joint fundraising effort

Likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee rolled out Tuesday a list of big-time fundraisers who will help raise cash for the fall elections, as the billionaire businessman takes another step away from the self-funded nature of his primary campaign.

May 24, 2016

John Barrasso to lead RNC platform committee

Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming has been tapped to lead the platform committee at the Republican National Convention.

May 24, 2016

Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton matchup set to test ‘size matters’ election adage

Separated by at least 7 inches in height, presidential contenders Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are set to test the adage that "size matters," according to researchers, who have found that voters, whether they acknowledge it or not, are often influenced by a candidate's physical stature and overall appearance.

May 23, 2016

RNC has ‘zero’ concerns about Gary Johnson candidacy

The Republican National Committee is dismissing the idea that presumptive Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson's third-party candidacy could cut into Donald Trump's chances of winning the White House in the fall election.

May 23, 2016

Bob Corker downplays VP talk amid Trump visit

Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Monday he has no reason to believe that Donald Trump is considering him as a possible running mate following a meeting with the presumptive GOP presidential nominee in New York City.

May 23, 2016