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…
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Jumbled GOP field hopes for survival in South Carolina
Hoping for survival in the South, a muddled field of Republican presidential contenders descended Wednesday on South Carolina, no closer to clarity about who can stand between Donald Trump and…
Campaigns turn to New Hampshire with Cruz ascendant
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Next up: New Hampshire. Presidential contenders on Tuesday turned their airplanes and their hopes to the next arena in the fight for the nomination,…
Republican Jeb Bush tells rival Marco Rubio ‘stop whining’
The Latest on the 2016 race for president on the final weekend of campaigning before Monday’s leadoff Iowa caucuses (all local times): 4:25 p.m. Jeb Bush is showing no sign…
Trump hosts rally _ in New Hampshire _ ahead of Iowa caucus
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Donald Trump held court in New Hampshire Friday, while his presidential competitors in both parties hustled through Iowa in a last-minute scramble to win…
Trump looks to grab attention as GOP rivals debate
By JULIE PACE Republican presidential candidates take the debate stage Thursday night absent their front-runner, Donald Trump, who will instead seek to starve his rivals of attention at a critical…
Republican debate sure to highlight party’s fractured field
By JULIE PACE A smaller cast of Republican presidential candidates returns to the main debate stage Thursday night, one of the last high-profile opportunities for the White House hopefuls to…
A Cruz, Rubio battle over undecided Iowans intensifies
By STEVE PEOPLES and SCOTT BAUER CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are fighting for the favor of many of the same undecided voters across Iowa.…