Shifting debate strategies, GOP hopefuls to take on Trump
By JULIE PACE In the first Republican presidential debate, most candidates took a hands-off approach to Donald Trump and hoped the brash billionaire would hurt himself. Instead, he only got…
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GOP debate lineup: Trump and Bush in, Fiorina and Perry out
By STEVE PEOPLES It’s the first really good news — and really bad news — for Republicans seeking the presidential nomination: Who’s in the first prime-time debate and who’s not.…
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…
Possible GOP candidates pitch ideas at conservative forum
By THOMAS BEAUMONT The robust Christian right in early-voting Iowa plays an outsize role in helping determine the Republican presidential nominee, a political reality not lost on the parade of…
Would-be 2016 GOP candidates woo Iowa’s social conservatives
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and CATHERINE LUCEY After years of campaigning in Iowa for others, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is venturing into new territory as a potential White House candidate…
NJ GOV. CHRISTIE PLAYING OFFENSE OVER ACCUSATION
By ANGELA DELLI SANTI and PHILIP ELLIOTT New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a ceremony to pass official hosting duties of next year’s Super Bowl to representatives from Arizona,…
3 GAY REPUBLICANS TRYING TO MAKE ELECTION HISTORY
By STEVE PEOPLES In this Jan. 13, 2014 photo, New Hampshire Republican Congressional candidate Dan Innis, right, poses with his partner Doug Palardy, in Portsmouth, N.H. The GOP’s formal platform,…
CHRISTIE FACES POLITICAL FALLOUT OVER TRAFFIC JAM
By ANGELA DELLI SANTI and STEVE PEOPLES FILE – In this Dec. 19, 2013 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks in Trenton, N.J. A day after revelations that…