Rubio, Cruz play tug-of-war for anti-Trump voters
By NANCY BENAC Donald Trump’s resounding victory in South Carolina had Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz playing tug-of-war Sunday over who’s the stronger anti-Trump. Rubio, who placed second in South…
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Republican 2016 hopefuls get emotional on eve of SC primary
By STEVE PEOPLES and BILL BARROW The Republican battle for South Carolina turned deeply personal on the eve of Saturday’s high-stakes presidential primary, as New York businessman Donald Trump eyed…
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…
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 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…
3 more arrested as Bundy urges refuge occupiers to leave
By KEITH RIDLER and TERRENCE PETTY Three members of an armed group occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge surrendered to authorities, officials said, hours after their jailed leader urged the remaining…