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Kaufman: GOP not ready to kick ‘tens of millions of voters to the curb’

Predicting the Republican Party "will come together behind Trump sooner versus later," GOP National Committee member Ronald Kaufman of Massachusetts…

Anatomy of a stump speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — Day after day, the candidates for president wake up, brush their teeth and pump themselves up to say the same…

Is it too late for Trump and Clinton to become more likable?

According to the old adage, one never gets a second chance to make a first impression. Might that hold true for the…

Candidates highlight need to address guestworker program

Since its inception in 1990, the H-1B guestworker program that allows employers to bring in high-skilled foreign workers on six-…

Pro-Israel policy conference nervously awaits Trump speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — As America's leading pro-Israel group prepares to hear from nearly all the presidential candidates, most eyes in…

Why March 15 will be make-or-break for the presidential candidates

The strangest and most volatile presidential race in modern history got even more unpredictable on Tuesday night.…

Obama narrowing list of possible Supreme Court candidates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite calls to select a Supreme Court nominee from outside the judicial monastery, President Barack Obama doesn't appear…

Baker criticized for meddling in GOP committee races

BOSTON – Charlie Baker's mission to transform the Massachusetts Republican State Committee into a more moderate group notched some success Tuesday,…

The best the 2016 candidates can hope for on Super Tuesday

New rules clarify ‘cooperation’ between candidates, super PACs

BOSTON — Charting the borders of acceptable activity between candidate campaigns and super PACs that can spend unlimited sums, the state's…

The GOP moves to South Carolina, the first red state battleground

Saturday's Republican primary in South Carolina looks likely to boost the state's reputation as a hard-fought political…

Presidential candidates and their movie character look-alikes

With so many animated candidates for the White House, we decided to pair them up with their doppelgängers on the silver screen.…

Primary voting set to begin at midnight in NH

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — It's been 100 years since New Hampshire held its first presidential primary, and it seems like…

Are the media killing the New Hampshire primary?

After 20 years of observing and analyzing the contest as a professor at Dartmouth College, I fear the answer might be "yes."

Democrats prefer ‘progressive’ to ‘liberal’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Back up a moment from the brawl between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders over who is the…

Clinton, Sanders finally get heated in debate spotlight

DURHAM, N.H. — And then there were two, and for the first time in the Democratic presidential nomination process, the contenders had…

GOP contenders seeking boost might face money issues

WASHINGTON (AP) — Money may be growing tight for four Republican presidential hopefuls clustered under Donald Trump and Ted Cruz — just when they&…

Immigration is high-priority issue for New Hampshire voters

BROOKLINE, N.H. (AP) — People in New Hampshire live nearly 2,400 miles from El Paso, Texas, one of the busiest crossings…

Granite State remains a toss up, polling data suggest

BOSTON – With judgment day less than three weeks away, unexpected surges in Granite State popularity among the many candidates are fueling speculation…

GOP candidates pitch conservative path to fight poverty

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidates said Saturday their party must do more to convince poor Americans that conservative policy — and…

Regime change debate creates unusual 2016 alliances

WASHINGTON (AP) — America's 2016 presidential candidates are split on promoting regime change in the Middle East, but not along the…

Bush emerges as micromanager with heart in emails

"I do not think of myself as a micromanager," so Jeb Bush insists in his new ebook, "Reply All,…

Traditional GOP candidates try to adapt as ranks thin

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Walker and Rick Perry entered the 2016 presidential race with a combined 18 years of experience as governors. They…

Shifting debate strategies, GOP hopefuls to take on Trump

Written by Julie Pace WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first Republican presidential debate, most candidates took a hands-off approach to Donald Trump…