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donors

Clock is ticking as Rubio looks to pick up Bush donors

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some Jeb Bush donors have been slow to swing behind Marco Rubio since Bush's exit from the Republican presidential race this weekend, leaving other donors nervous that the mainstream GOP is running out of time to rally behind a single candidate. Despite key commitments

trump

Debate another chance for Rubio, Cruz to try to slow Trump

LAS VEGAS (AP) — With Donald Trump's grasp on the Republican presidential nomination tightening, the billionaire businessman's rivals get one more chance to challenge the GOP front-runner on the debate stage before next week's slate of Super Tuesday contests. The situation is likely more dire

Massachusetts

Romney takes aim at Trump over taxes, The Donald fires back

Mitt Romney and Donald Trump mixed it up Wednesday after the former Republican nominee for the White House faulted the New York billionaire – currently the GOP's leading presidential contender – for not making public his tax returns. Trump's resistance to releasing his tax returns suggests there may

Texas

Rick Perry legal woes to end as Texas court tosses charge

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The highest criminal court in Texas tossed out the second and final felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, likely ending a case the Republican says helped sink his short-lived 2016 presidential bid. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed the abuse-of-power charge, which was

Massachusetts

Baker’s GOP picks deliver a decidedly partisan message

BOSTON – Mailers going out to Republican voters under Gov. Charlie Baker's name ahead of next Tuesday's Republican State Committee elections urge support for his chosen candidate to "End the Democratic Culture of Corruption on Beacon Hill." The message rings counter to the spirit of

Massachusetts

DeLeo on Trump: A manifestation of voter dissatisfaction

BOSTON – Speaker Robert DeLeo, the leader of the state House of Representatives, said Wednesday he attributes Donald Trump's success in Republican presidential contests to dissatisfaction among voters, though he doesn't agree that the billionaire businessman represents change in the political system. "I, quite frankly, think

GOP

Jeb Bush: What you need to now about the once favorite

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush has undergone a remarkable transformation in the past year, from well-connected Republican establishment favorite for the 2016 presidential nomination to nearly a bit player, fighting for political survival. A look at 62-year-old son and brother of former presidents: THE BRIEF

Massachusetts

Poll: Trump holds massive lead in Massachusetts

According to a recent poll released by the Emerson College Polling Society, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump has what he would call a "yuge" lead over his GOP rivals in Massachusetts.