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Marco Rubio challenges Donald Trump’s negotiating skills

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida dismissed Donald Trump's argument in the GOP debate Thursday that the negotiating skills he has honed over the years as real estate developer would also work on the world stage.

February 25, 2016

Mitt Romney says Donald Trump should turn over tax returns

The GOP's last multimillionaire presidential nominee is now taking on the multibillionaire front-runner in this year's race, and it's getting nasty already.

February 25, 2016

Donald Trump defends hiring foreign workers, says he couldn’t find Americans for jobs

Donald Trump fended off tough questions Thursday night about his business empire's hiring practices, including a million-dollar fine for hiring illegal immigrants and admitting he's facing a federal tax audit, as the Republican presidential campaign turned exceptionally nasty at the final debate before Super Tuesday.

February 25, 2016

Donald Trump matches Mitt Romney’s 2012 support as rivals’ infighting clears path to nomination

Donald Trump is running at exactly the same level of support as 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney at this stage in the race amid a much tougher field of candidates, suggesting the billionaire businessman is well positioned to wrap up the nomination in the coming weeks.

February 24, 2016

Ted Cruz slams Donald Trump: ‘We can’t be fooled by P.T. Barnum

Taking aim at businessman Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz said at a campaign rally Wednesday that too much is riding on the 2016 presidential election to get fooled by a showman that is more bluster than substance.

February 24, 2016

Chris Collins becomes first member of Congress to back Donald Trump

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump received the endorsement Wednesday from Rep. Chris Collins, making the Republican the first member of Congress to throw his support behind the billionaire, the Buffalo News reported.

February 24, 2016

Donald Trump wins Nevada caucuses

Businessman Donald Trump easily won the Nevada GOP caucuses Tuesday, rolling to his third straight victory in the 2016 nomination race and giving him extra momentum heading into the delegate-rich Super Tuesday contests next week.

February 23, 2016

‘Anybody but Trump’ voters hope to thwart coronation

Jeb Bush's former supporters are still trying to figure out whom to back now that the former Florida governor has dropped out of the GOP presidential race — but there's no clear consensus on who Plan B is.

February 23, 2016

Marco Rubio endorsement to be considered by Hispanic leaders

Hispanic Republicans leaders are meeting later this week to consider endorsing Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential bid in the 2016 race.

February 23, 2016

Donald Trump regarding Las Vegas protester: ‘I’d like to punch him in the face’

Businessman Donald Trump, irritated by a protester at rally in Nevada, hearkened back to the "old days" when that sort of behavior would be rewarded with a punch right in the kisser and being sent out of the event on a stretcher.

February 23, 2016

Ted Cruz up in Texas; Donald Trump within striking distance: poll

Sen. Ted Cruz will be looking for some home-cooking in the Texas GOP primary next week and a poll released Tuesday shows him leading the Republican presidential field in his political backyard.

February 23, 2016

Marco Rubio, 2016 rivals use humor to connect with voters — with varying results

No matter where he is on the campaign trail, Sen. Marco Rubio loves to tell the story of paying college debt years after he graduated law school -- and he loves to tell them how he got out of it.

February 22, 2016

Bob Dole endorses Marco Rubio’s presidential bid

Former Sen. Bob Dole, who led the GOP ticket in 1996, endorsed Sen. Marco Rubio's bid for president Monday.

February 22, 2016

Donald Trump emerges stronger after spats, continues domination of Republican race

Attacking the Bush family? Didn't matter. Slipping into foul language? Whatever. Calling his opponents liars? They had it coming. Battling Pope Francis? Ho-hum.

February 21, 2016

Marco Rubio warns S.C. voters to watch for Ted Cruz ‘tricks’ on primary day

Sen. Marco Rubio warned South Carolina voters Friday to be on the lookout for campaign "tricks" perpetrated by Sen. Ted Cruz as the hours tick down to the voting here on Saturday in the GOP presidential primary.

February 19, 2016

Marco Rubio hampered by immigration stance even as GOP becomes more lenient

Sen. Marco Rubio might be running away with the Republican presidential primary, where a number of voters say they like everything the first-term senator has to say -- except for his stance on a crucial flashpoint issue.

February 18, 2016

Donald Trump eyes Nevada landslide, predicts sweep of remaining GOP primaries

Donald Trump is predicting he could run run the table in the rest of the GOP primaries, and he's got a leg up in Nevada, which holds its caucuses Feb. 23 and appears likely to go big for the billionaire businessman and former casino owner.

February 18, 2016

Donald Trump threatens to sue Ted Cruz over ‘false’ attacks

Businessman Donald Trump on Monday ratcheted up his attacks against Sen. Ted Cruz in the GOP presidential race, calling the Texas Republican a "totally unstable individual" and "the single biggest liar," while threatening to bring legal action against the Canadian-born Cruz over his eligibility to be president if he continues spreading lies on the campaign trail.

February 15, 2016

Lindsey Graham dubs Donald Trump a ‘Michael Moore Republican’ over George W. Bush criticism

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on Monday called businessman Donald Trump a "Michael Moore Republican" after the New York billionaire charged over the weekend that former President George W. Bush "lied" to the nation before the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

February 15, 2016

Ted Cruz and Ben Carson: Next president should name Scalia replacement

Sen. Ted Cruz, a 2016 GOP presidential contender, said that a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia should be made after President Obama's successor takes the oath of office.

February 13, 2016