Obama visits prison to call for a fairer justice system
Peering from the back seat of his armored black limousine, President Barack Obama rode into a razor wire-surrounded federal prison Thursday and said he met young inmates “who made mistakes…
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Pro-Israel group urges Congress to reject deal
Here are the latest developments involving the agreement between the United States, Iran and world powers to limit the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program (all times EDT): 4:08 p.m. A leading…
Iran deal sets 2016 clash between Clinton and GOP hopefuls
By LISA LERER and KEN THOMAS Hillary Rodham Clinton’s embrace of a landmark nuclear deal with Iran as a worthwhile agreement that also needs strict enforcement underscores the tension between…
Hispanic leaders want GOP field to condemn Trump’s ‘idiocy’
By STEVE PEOPLES Hispanic leaders are bristling at the largely tepid response by Republican presidential candidates to Donald Trump’s characterization of Mexican immigrants as rapists and drug dealers. Several 2016…
Iraq war judged a mistake by today’s White House hopefuls
By CONNIE CASS A dozen years later, American politics has reached a rough consensus about the Iraq War: It was a mistake. Politicians hoping to be president rarely run ahead…
New Hampshire Republican voters are relishing crowded field
For New Hampshire Republicans, the early days of the 2016 presidential campaign feel like an embarrassment of riches. The state’s notoriously fickle, independent-minded voters are relishing a wide-open Republican race…
Jeb Bush jumps into retail politics of Iowa’s caucuses
By THOMAS BEAUMONT CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Since announcing on Facebook his plan to explore running for president, Jeb Bush has courted high-dollar donors in private rooms and luxury…
Wisconsin Gov. Walker refuses to answer evolution question
By SCOTT BAUER Likely 2016 presidential candidate Scott Walker refused to say Wednesday whether he believes in the theory of evolution, dodging that question and several others about foreign policy…