Heeding Francis, Iowa Catholic leaders to pressure '16 field
DES MOINES, Iowa - Roman Catholic leaders in the early voting state of Iowa will call Thursday on candidates for president to follow the teachings of Pope Francis and focus as much on the environment...
View ArticleCharleston massacre, flag debate put Haley in 2016 spotlight
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - From her public statements of grief to removing the Confederate battle flag from outside her Statehouse office, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has drawn wide praise since...
View ArticleGOP candidates make a pitch to evangelical voters in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa - Republican presidential contenders seeking to woo evangelical voters are making their case for conservative social issues at a gathering expected to attract thousands of potential...
View ArticleTim Scott rolls out town hall schedule with GOP hopefuls
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina's junior senator is offering voters a chance to get to know some of the Republican presidential candidates.
View ArticleKansas GOP, Democrats plan early March presidential caucuses
TOPEKA, Kansas - Republicans and Democrats in Kansas both hope March 5 caucuses will lure serious contenders for their parties' 2016 presidential nominations to the state.
View ArticleGOP face off in early-state forum is also a debate preview
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - The Republican Party's jam-packed presidential class faces off Monday night in New Hampshire, where more than a dozen White House hopefuls aim to warm up for the first...
View ArticleGOP hopefuls take on illegal immigration in debate preview
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - The Republican Party's presidential class demanded aggressive steps to curb illegal immigration, seizing on a delicate political issue while facing off in New Hampshire on...
View ArticleCruz making 5 stops in Tennessee on weeklong tour of South
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee - Tennessee Republicans have a history of bucking establishment presidential candidates, which could explain why tea party favorite Ted Cruz is making five stops in the state...
View ArticleBridenstine, Oklahoma Senate leader endorse Ted Cruz's bid
OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine of Tulsa and Senate President Pro Tem Brian Bingman of Sapulpa are among the Oklahoma leaders endorsing U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's presidential bid.
View ArticleTed Cruz completes southern state sweep in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is wrapping up a sweep through several southern states with campaign stops in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
View ArticleTed Cruz completes southern state sweep in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was wrapping up a sweep through several southern states with campaign stops in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
View Article2016 hopefuls hit the gym, try to skip pie on campaign trail
DES MOINES, Iowa - Scott Walker is counting steps on his FitBit. Jeb Bush swears by the Paleo diet. Bobby Jindal is a "gym rat."
View ArticleTop South Carolina prosecutor hosting presidential hopefuls
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina's top prosecutor is taking part in a series of conversations with more than a dozen of the contenders seeking the Republican presidential nomination.
View ArticlePerry, Santorum presidential hopes undercut by own donors
WASHINGTON - The two returning Republican presidential candidates have struggled to keep their own donors interested.
View ArticleTim Scott hosting Rick Perry at town hall in Columbia
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Rick Perry is the latest Republican presidential candidate to take part in a town hall meeting with South Carolina's junior senator.
View Article11 Republicans to share stage in next presidential debate
WASHINGTON - Eleven Republican presidential candidates have qualified for next week's primetime debate.
View ArticleGOP candidates to attend pope events despite differences
WASHINGTON - To some Republican presidential candidates, it's better to be with the popular pope than against him.
View Article2016 candidates jump to raise money via new Twitter service
WASHINGTON - Think of it as tweeting for dollars.
View ArticleShifting debate strategies, GOP hopefuls to take on Trump
WASHINGTON - In the first Republican presidential debate, most candidates took a hands-off approach to Donald Trump and hoped the brash billionaire would hurt himself.
View ArticleIssues, too: GOP candidates debate more than Trump this time
SIMI VALLEY, California - Amid the back-and-forth bickering over Donald Trump, the Republican presidential contest took a substantive and serious turn in Wednesday's prime-time debate, with candidates...
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