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Articles by Stephen Dinan

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are locked in a neck-and-neck race for the Republican nomination, and the strain is showing, with Mr. Trump resorting to name-calling and Mr. Cruz implying that his rival is a closet Democrat. (Associated Press)

Trump vows to sue Cruz over campaign ‘lies’

Donald Trump said he's hired a lawyer and is preparing to sue to block Sen. Ted Cruz from becoming president, saying the Canadian-born senator is disqualified from being president -- and saying he'll pull the trigger on the lawsuit if Mr. Cruz doesn't apologize for campaign "lies."

February 15, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, speaks at Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor party's Humphrey-Mondale dinner, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

15 percent of latest Hillary Clinton emails marked classified

More than 15 percent of the latest batch of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails released Saturday contain classified information, with three of the messages being labeled "secret" -- continuing to add to the questions surrounding her email use.

February 13, 2016
Republican presidential candidate and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore speaks at the New Hampshire Republican Party summit in Nashua, N.H., on Jan. 23, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

James Gilmore ends presidential bid, shrinks GOP field to six

Former Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III ended his presidential bid Friday after a disappointing campaign that saw him fail to get on ballots and collect just 145 votes total between the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire's primary.

February 12, 2016
Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont and Hillary Clinton take the stage before a Democratic presidential primary debate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Thursday. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton appeals to blacks, Hispanics in Democratic debate

Hillary Clinton opened Thursday's Democratic debate showdown with Sen. Bernard Sanders by insisting her message can appeal beyond "angry" voters worried about the economy and can reach blacks, Hispanics and women who she said suffer fear and discrimination.

February 11, 2016
Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump gives thumbs up to supporters during a primary night rally, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Donald Trump ends feud with Univision over Mexico comments

Univision and Donald Trump buried the hatchet Thursday and agreed to settle the billionaire businessman and GOP presidential candidate's lawsuit after the Spanish-language network refused to carry his Miss Universe pageant.

February 11, 2016
In this Feb. 9, 2016, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton mingles with supporters at her New Hampshire presidential primary campaign rally in Hooksett, N.H. For young women, political revolution is currently trumping the idea of a Madame President. In New Hampshire, women under the age of 45 overwhelmingly backed Bernie Sanders over Clinton, exit polls showed. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Judge orders State Dept. to speed up Hillary Clinton emails

A federal judge has rejected the State Department's request to delay all of former Secretary Hillary Clinton's emails until the eve of the Super Tuesday primaries, issuing an order Thursday that instead makes the administration have to release the documents in four batches between now and the end of the month.

February 11, 2016
A topic big broadcasters still avoid: Hillary Clinton's role in the Benghazi terror attacks. She is seen here testifying before the U.S.  Senate in 2013. (AP Photo)

State Dept. vows to speed release of Clinton emails

After a judicial spanking earlier this week, the State Department said it has discovered it has "additional resources" that can speed up release of more than 500 pages of former Secretary Hillary Clinton's emails, and the department can post them Saturday.

February 11, 2016
Rep. Candice Miller, R-Mich., addresses the Republican Leadership Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Mich.  (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, FILE)

Obama ignoring law with Iranian visa waiver bid: House GOP

President Obama's attempt to grant a special visa waiver to Iranians who hold passports from other countries as well plays into the hands of Tehran, experts told Congress on Wednesday, saying the regime relies on exactly those dual-passport holders for its terrorism and weapons plans.

February 10, 2016
A ballot is posted to the wall as voters wait in line to cast their ballots for the New Hampshire primary at a polling place Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

GOP shatters its turnout record; Democrats lag behind

Republicans set a turnout record Tuesday in New Hampshire's primary, attracting more than a quarter of a million voters to the polls and offering evidence that most of the energy in the presidential race continues to be on the GOP side.

February 10, 2016