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Jeb Bush and fellow establishment candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton are poised to finish the first half of the year with the most donations in a crowded 2016 field. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush lead 2016 fundraising; Ted Cruz, Ben Carson beat expectations

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush waves as he takes the stage as he formally announced he is joining the race for president with a speech, Monday, June 15, 2015, at Miami Dade College in Miami. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Al Cardenas: Bush’s fundraising ‘will be the highest number total’

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Cuban President Raul Castro (center) listens as President Obama delivers his speech to world leaders at the VII Summit of the Americas' opening plenary April 11 in Panama City, Panama. (Associated Press)

Cuba trade embargo fate hinges on Havana human rights progress

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at a Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., April 17, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Jeb Bush’s allies spreading opposition research on Marco Rubio: ‘Sparks are going to fly’

Associated Press

“It’s going great so far,” American Conservative Union Chairman Al Cardenas says of the start of this week’s CPAC gathering in Prince George’s County. “I’d rate it a 9.5 right now. Pretty good for the first day of the festivities.” (Associated Press)

Cardenas to step down as ACU leader

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is among 200 conservative luminaries headed for the podium at CPAC, which begins Thursday. (American Conservative Union)

MILLER: CPAC debates Tea Party or moderate for 2016 Republican presidential candidate

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Conservative UNITER: Ronald Reagan was one of the speakers at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 1986 and at the group's first gathering in 1974, when nearly 1,000 people listened to California's governor at the time. Stan Evans, the ACU chairman who presided over that conference, said it was simple back then: "Are you for Reagan or not?" (Getty Images)

ACU at 50: Strong and looking ahead

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

just the ticket? Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida could stir up trouble among conservative Republicans who are waiting for one of their own in the White House. (By Greg Groesch/The Washington Times)

CPAC to test 26 candidates for president with straw poll

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

CPAC 2013: Bush’s legacy lingers over new GOP stars

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, pictured in his office at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, has earned nearly universal praise for his handling of Superstorm Sandy, the state's worst natural disaster. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

FLASHBACK: CPAC: Chris Christie snubbed for criticizing GOP on Sandy relief

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

** FILE ** “We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow,” President Reagan said during his first inaugural address, Jan. 20, 1981. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Mustering through inauguration depression

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Sen. Marco Rubio’s trip to Iowa for Gov. Terry Branstad’s fundraiser this month has excited members of his party looking toward 2016. Iowa, after all, is home to the first-in-the nation caucuses, though the Florida Republican downplayed any extra significance for the trip. (Associated Press)

Rubio jumps to the head of GOP’s class

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Becoming ‘Democrat-light’ not a solution

The Washington Times

Audience members applaud as Former Presidential Candidate Michele Bachmann speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, Thursday, February 9, 2012. The annual political conference draws thousands of supporters and prominent conservative figures. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

Inside the Beltway

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who won the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, laughs while speaking during a victory party on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Florida suddenly within Gingrich’s grasp

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

American Conservative Chairman Al Cardenas says his group will begin awarding grades to state lawmakers in five 2012 battleground states this year. (Associated Press)

Conservative group to give grades in five states

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Budget cuts too small for many conservatives

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times