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Critical tea partyers and conservative activists say Gov. John Kasich himself has become the establishment in Ohio. (Associated Press)

John Kasich must win Ohio without support of conservative activists

Gov. John Kasich says his presidential aspirations hinge on delivering a win in his home state of Ohio, but five days out from the Republican primary contest, it appears he is going to have to do it without the help of his own state's grass-roots Republican activists, who say he turned his back on them years ago.

March 10, 2016
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (Associated Press) **FILE**

Rick Scott, Donald Trump ally, on vice presidential running mate list

Before endorsements started rolling in for Donald Trump, the businessman's biggest ally in elected office arguably was Florida Gov. Rick Scott, whom political analysts are now putting on the shortlist of possible vice presidential picks if the New York billionaire wins the Republican presidential nomination.

March 9, 2016
There are growing signs that the Republican Party is warming to the idea that Sen. Ted Cruz is the most viable alternative to Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump calls for Republican unity, but party warms to Ted Cruz

Donald Trump on Wednesday urged his rivals to halt their attacks and rally to his side with the "millions" of new voters he has delivered to the Republican Party as Sen. Ted Cruz signaled he is open to a one-on-one contested convention to pick the party's presidential nominee.

March 9, 2016
Donald Trump has won the Michigan Republican primary, according to NBC News, Fox News and CBS News projections. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump wins Mississippi, Michigan primaries, Hawaii caucuses

Businessman Donald Trump scored big wins Tuesday in Mississippi, Michigan and Hawaii, expanding his lead in the Republican presidential race and punching a hole in the notion that he is collapsing in the face of a barrage of attacks from fellow Republicans who are eager to kneecap his candidacy.

March 8, 2016
The win in Mississippi is Donald Trump's 12th of the Republican presidential race. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump wins Mississippi primary

Businessman Donald Trump won the Mississippi primary, expanding his lead in the 2016 GOP nomination race and renewing questions about whether the establishment's late-innings push to stop the New York billionaire from winning the nomination could be too little too late.

March 8, 2016
GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex) delivers his speech on the second day of the American Conservative Union CPAC 2016 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 4, 2016. (Photo Rod Lamkey Jr.)

Ted Cruz wins TWT/CPAC straw poll; Donald Trump places distant third

Sen. Ted Cruz won The Washington Times/CPAC presidential preference straw poll Saturday, giving him an extra boost as he tries to urge conservatives to rally behind him as GOP leaders search for a candidate who can stop Donald Trump's march to the nomination.

March 5, 2016
A New York state judge told lawyers Thursday on both sides of the latest lawsuit asserting that Ted Cruz is ineligible to run for president that he needs the weekend to consider the matter and rule. (Associated Press)

Ted Cruz nabs support of border security proponents at CPAC

They've been told for years that they need to embrace a more lenient approach on immigration, but grass-roots leaders at the Conservative Political Action Conference are having none of it, saying they want to see the laws on the books enforced instead.

March 3, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop at the Signature Flight Hangar at Port-Columbus International Airport, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Donald Trump is hard to stomach for CPAC activists

Businessman Donald Trump could be walking into hostile territory this week when he appears at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, where grassroots activists say they don't see the New York billionaire as part of their flock and say the idea of supporting him stinks.

March 3, 2016
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at a campaign rally in Shelby Township, Mich., Wednesday, March 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Marco Rubio debate jabs at Donald Trump offer hope for anti-Trump forces

It took six months before the first opponent was able to land a memorable blow against Donald Trump on the debate stage, but Republican strategists -- and the other candidates in the race -- are hoping they have finally solved their problem with the party's front-runner.

March 2, 2016