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Ted Cruz says Donald Trump won’t be Republican nominee

Sen. Ted Cruz said Thursday that he doesn't think that Donald Trump will capture the 2016 GOP presidential nomination and predicted that it is only a matter of time before most of the New York billionaire's supporters will move to his camp. Published October 8, 2015

Marco Rubio opponents criticize absence from Senate battles

Sen. Marco Rubio has missed nearly a third of the Senate votes this year, skipping out on battles over the Keystone XL pipeline, Iran sanctions and Planned Parenthood as he's campaigning for president — and he's beginning to face criticism for his conflicting priorities. Published October 8, 2015

Marco Rubio raises $6 million in third quarter for presidential bid

The pace of Sen. Marco Rubio's fundraising slowed over the last three months, with the Florida Republican pulling in about $6 million for his presidential campaign. Published October 8, 2015

Mike Huckabee uses Kevin McCarthy’s House speaker race withdrawal to back rhetoric

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Thursday said the discord over the next House speaker shows the time has come to burn the "Washington political machine" to the ground and then build it back up. Published October 8, 2015

Ted Cruz: House Speaker stalemate underscores ‘volcanic frustration’ with GOP leaders

Sen. Ted Cruz, a GOP presidential candidate, said House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's failure to secure enough votes to become the next speaker of the House is yet more evidence of the growing frustration that grassroots conservative have with the way in which GOP leaders have governed. Published October 8, 2015

Marco Rubio attacked by Democrats for missing votes to campaign for president

New Hampshire Democrats are taking aim at Sen. Marco Rubio over missing votes on Capitol Hill in order to campaign for president. Published October 7, 2015

Julio Iglesias calls Trump a “clown,” then apologizes to clowns

One of the most popular singers on the planet dubbed Donald J. Trump a "clown" this week and then immediately turned around to apologize to clowns. Published October 7, 2015

Phyllis Schlafly opposes Kevin McCarthy as next House speaker

Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly came out Tuesday against House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy as the next House speaker. Published October 6, 2015

John Kasich, Ohio governor, backs legal status for illegal immigrants

Ohio Gov. John Kasich said nonviolent illegal immigrants are here to stay and trying to deport them would cause "sheer panic" among Hispanics, saying Tuesday that the U.S. must find a way of legalizing them. Published October 6, 2015

Donald Trump chickened out of our forum, Hispanic Chamber president says

The president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce took a swipe at Donald J. Trump Tuesday for skipping out on a question-and-answer session with the group this week. Published October 6, 2015

Hispanic Chamber dings Trump for passing on forum

The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce said Friday that Donald Trump's decision to pull out of a question and answer session scheduled for next week "only deepens our community's already negative perceptions of him." Published October 2, 2015

FEC kills effort to ban foreign donations to local initiatives

The Federal Election Commission squelched a Democrat-led effort Thursday to ban foreigners from being able to contribute to state ballot initiative campaigns, with Republicans insisting they have no power to impose their will in this area. Published October 1, 2015

Rand Paul raises $2.5M in 3rd quarter

Sen. Rand Paul raised about $2.5 million for his presidential bid over the last three months, a marked drop-off from the previous reporting period. Published October 1, 2015

John Bolton backs John McCain’s push for a sixth term

John Bolton endorsed Sen. John McCain's re-election bid Thursday, touting the Arizona Republican's belief that the United States must take a more robust approach to national security and foreign affairs. Published October 1, 2015

Mike Huckabee: Washington is a strip club; time to ‘burn down’ political machine

The way GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee sees it, Washington has turned into a stripper bar, and the first step to rebuilding the nation is to "burn down the Washington political machine." Published October 1, 2015

John Kasich feels pressure to prove he can raise funds

Ohio Gov. John Kasich was under pressure Wednesday to show he can raise the kind of money needed to keep his presidential bid going, joining a number of lower-tier Republican candidates who need to post a strong third quarter fundraising haul. Published September 30, 2015

CNBC dividing GOP presidential field for third debate based on polls

The GOP presidential field will be split into two groups at the third debate on Oct. 28 in Colorado, CNBC announced Wednesday. Published September 30, 2015

Donald Trump rolls out proposal to simplify tax code, cut taxes for millions

Donald J. Trump unveiled his plan Monday to reshape and simplify the federal tax code, calling for the elimination of taxes on low-income individuals and families, ending the "death tax" and reducing taxes on businesses. Published September 28, 2015

Donald Trump tries Bible to win Christians at Values Voter Summit

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump walked into the weekend's Values Voter Summit with a Bible in hand and walked out the fifth-place choice in the annual gathering's straw poll, underscoring just how much of a tough sell the billionaire businessman has in winning over the party's influential religious conservative voters. Published September 27, 2015

Ted Cruz wins Values Voter straw poll

GOP White House hopeful Ted Cruz ruled the roost once again at the annual Values Voter Summit by winning the annual presidential preference straw poll here for the third straight year - further cementing his status a favorite among social conservatives that will play a pivotal role in picking the party's nominee. Published September 26, 2015