Obama deeply dismayed by vulgarity, violence of campaign
By KEVIN FREKING President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was deeply disturbed by “vulgar and divisive rhetoric” directed at women and minorities as well as the violence that has occurred…
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Presidential candidates offer dark visions to anxious voters
By LISA LERER There was little sunshine in Florida this week after the presidential candidates arrived. In back-to-back debates just miles apart, Democrats and Republicans painted a dark vision of…
Obama says GOP leaders to blame for party ‘crackup’
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY and STEVE PEOPLES Years of Republican hardline politics and divisive rhetoric have spawned Donald Trump and the “crackup” of the GOP, President Barack Obama said Thursday, scoffing…
Anti-Trump Republicans come to terms with Cruz nomination
By STEVE PEOPLES and MARY CLARE JALONICK As high-stakes elections loom in Florida and Ohio, anxious Republican officials are coming to terms with the idea that their second-least-favorite GOP presidential…
Ryan ‘laughed out loud’ at Trump threat
The Latest on the 2016 presidential race, which includes a Republican debate on Thursday night in Detroit (all times EST): 12:40 p.m. House Speaker Paul Ryan says he “laughed out…
Clinton’s Super Tuesday wins narrows Sanders path
By LISA LERER, KEN THOMAS and HOPE YEN Bernie Sanders’ political revolution may be turning into a more modest uprising. Sanders’ insurgent campaign caught fire this fall, drawing huge crowds…
Trump rolls out powerhouse Christie endorsement
By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie backed Donald Trump in the Republican race for president Friday, a powerhouse endorsement as the billionaire tries to beat…
George W. Bush: From South Carolina cameo to starring role
By BILL BARROW and SERGIO BUSTOS George W. Bush won a bruising South Carolina presidential primary on his way to the Oval Office, as his father did before him. Now…