Carson buries 'the hatchet,' endorses Trump for president
Former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says he and Donald Trump have "buried the hatchet" after months of political wrangling, and he is endorsing the GOP front-runner's White House bid.
Canadian prime minister brings 'Trudeaumania' to White House
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought "Trudeaumania" to America on Thursday and the verdict was a resounding thumbs-up.
It's personal: Obama says GOP hostility to him led to Trump
President Barack Obama says years of knee-jerk GOP hostility toward him has fueled Donald Trump's rise, arguing Thursday that Republicans have no one to blame but themselves.
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With fresh momentum, Trump tells GOP to embrace his bid
His party in disarray, a surging Donald Trump called on mainstream Republicans to unify behind his candidacy on Wednesday as his White House rivals pursued their last best opportunity to block the billionaire businessman from building an insurmountable delegate lead in two key states.
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Trump rallies: Tense, racially charged, immensely successful
Among the many ways Donald Trump has redefined presidential politics, he stands alone for how he has used large, protest-ridden rallies, often bubbling with raw anger, to fuel his candidacy.
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The Latest: Trump says fracking approval can help him win NY
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Romney, McCain: Trump a danger for America's future
In an extraordinary display of Republican chaos, the party's most recent presidential nominees, Mitt Romney and John McCain, lambasted current front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him unfit for office and a danger for the nation and the GOP.
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Deeply split Supreme Court wrestles with abortion case
A Supreme Court deeply split over abortion wrestled Wednesday with widely replicated Texas regulations that could drastically cut the number of abortion clinics in the state. As ever, Justice Anthony Kennedy appeared to hold the outcome in his hands on a court operating with eight justices since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
Christie's thousand-yard stare stirs mockery, befuddlement
Was that really Chris Christie, the brusque, take-a-back-seat-to-nobody governor of New Jersey?
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Gallery: Super Tuesday around the nation
Super Tuesday marked the busiest day of the 2016 primaries, with the biggest single-day delegate haul up for grabs.
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Super Tuesday: GOP badly split as Trump, Clinton seek wins
On the eve of Super Tuesday's crucial primaries, a sharp new divide erupted between Republicans.
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Justice Thomas asks questions in court, 1st time in 10 years
Justice Clarence Thomas broke 10 years of courtroom silence Monday and posed questions during a Supreme Court oral argument, provoking gasps from the audience.
Trump wins Christie's support in race laced with insults
Donald Trump scored a powerhouse endorsement Friday as he sought to regain headway in the Republican presidential race.
Obama warns high court credibility at stake in nominee fight
President Barack Obama accused Senate Republicans on Wednesday of putting the Supreme Court's credibility at risk if they make good on their vow not to consider or vote on his pick to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. He promised to nominate a candidate anyway.
Upcoming winner-take-all GOP contests could decide race
In their efforts to derail Donald Trump from the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich are all facing enormous pressure in their home state primaries, which account for about a fourth of the delegates up for grabs in the next three weeks.
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Giffords targets Minnesota for gun control push
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is bringing her fight to boost gun control to Minnesota, aiming to expand the state's background checks for gun sales and other measures that have been previously blocked, a spokesman told The Associated Press on Wednesday,
Pentagon says US bombed IS training camp in Libya
American F-15E fighter-bombers struck an Islamic State training camp in rural Libya near the Tunisian border Friday, killing dozens, probably including an IS operative considered responsible for deadly attacks in Tunisia last year, U.S. and local officials said. The strike did not appear to mark the beginning of a sustained U.S. campaign in Libya but a Pentagon spokesman said "it may not be the last."
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