Entire 2016 field descends on New York City ahead of primary
By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE New York’s matzo factories and diners will take a backseat to the debate stage and talk show circuit as the entire presidential field —…
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Trump’s inexperienced supporters hamstring delegate hunt
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI First Steve Barlock discovered he had to join the Republican Party to support Donald Trump in the Colorado GOP caucuses. That was the easy part. What followed…
Texas Republicans stay silent as GOP officials face troubles
The Texas attorney general has been indicted for allegedly duping investors in a tech startup, and the agriculture commissioner reportedly used tax dollars to travel to obtain a so-called Jesus…
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…
Senate Judiciary chair Grassley has breakfast with Garland
By ALAN FRAM Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley had breakfast Tuesday with the man whose elevation to the Supreme Court he has vowed to block and told him the…
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…