Ryan to make statement ruling out presidential bid
By ERICA WERNER House Speaker Paul Ryan is definitively ruling out a bid for president this year, amid persistent speculation that he could emerge as the GOP nominee from a…
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Candidates with the muscle could alter GOP convention rules
By ALAN FRAM Forty-two rules govern the Republican Party and how it picks a presidential candidate. Yet with the nomination potentially up for grabs at July’s GOP convention, one reality…
AP-GfK Poll: Improved economic outlook boosts Obama approval
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY and EMILY SWANSON As many in the United States hold their noses in the search for the next president, they’re increasingly warming to the president they already…
GOPers say they’ll back nominee but avoid Trump
By DAVID A. LIEB When Donald Trump came to St. Louis last month for a raucous rally with thousands, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt was more than 130 miles away, announcing…
Cruz win in Wisconsin leaves Trump damaged front-runner
Republican Donald Trump emerged from Wisconsin as a damaged front-runner following a crushing loss to rival Ted Cruz, deepening questions about the billionaire businessman’s presidential qualifications and pushing the GOP…
Reluctantly, Obama embracing his role as the anti-Trump
By JOSH LEDERMAN He won’t be on November’s ballot, but President Barack Obama is slowly embracing his role as the anti-Trump, taking on the Republican front-runner in ways that no…
US senator tells Arab world: US hasn’t changed despite Trump
By MARAM MAZEN Residents of the Middle East should not be too alarmed at the prospect of Donald Trump becoming president, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told reporters in Cairo on…
Mormon leader urges tolerance no matter political views
By BRADY McCOMBS Mormon leaders called on members to practice tolerance despite political differences, providing the faith’s U.S. members guidance at a church conference Saturday amid a presidential campaign marked…