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Ted Cruz says he is GOP’s Trump killer

Sen. Ted Cruz emerged from the Super Tuesday contests with victories in his home state of Texas, Oklahoma and Alaska, giving him more ammunition for his argument that he is the only candidate that has -- and can -- defeat Donald Trump for the GOP nomination.

March 1, 2016

GOP-led super PAC dings Donald Trump in Web ad

A Republican-led group that is spearheading a late-in-the-game effort to block Donald Trump from capturing the GOP presidential nomination dinged the New York billionaire in a new web ad released during Super Tuesday and vowed to ratchet up the attacks against him over the coming weeks.

March 1, 2016

After Super Tuesday, rapid-fire votes to test remaining Republican candidates

With Super Tuesday behind them, the GOP presidential field moves into a rapid-fire sequence of 16 contests over the span of 15 days that are expected to test whether any of the remaining candidates can hang with front-runner Donald Trump.

March 1, 2016

Paul Ryan tells Donald Trump to reject KKK’s David Duke

Republican leaders, already wary of having Donald Trump on the ballot in the November presidential election, demanded Tuesday that he put more distance between himself and racist groups, saying the party cannot show anything but contempt for the Ku Klux Klan.

March 1, 2016

Scott Rigell says he can’t support Donald Trump if he is the GOP nominee

Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia warned fellow Republicans Tuesday against supporting Donald Trump's presidential bid, calling the GOP front-runner a "con man" and warning the "harm done to our party would be nothing short of catastrophic."

March 1, 2016

Chris Christie endorses Donald Trump for president

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie endorsed GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Friday, giving the billionaire businessman a high-profile boost just days before Super Tuesday.

February 26, 2016

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