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GOP candidates pitch conservative path to fight povertyDuring a conservative economic forum in South Carolina, GOP candidates agreed that conservative policy will expand economic opportunity, but clashed over taxes and other details.
Obama aims to define his presidency in final State of the Union addressPresident Barack Obama plans to deliver a broad overview of what he has accomplished since 2009 and what is undone in his final year in office during his final State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Silent protest: Muslim woman ejected from Donald Trump rallyRose Hamid, a Muslim, stood up silently behind Donald Trump as he was speaking about the threat of Syrian refugees to US security.
How Jeb Bush became afterthought in the 2016 presidential raceJeb Bush is at 3.3 percent in the polls. Ever since summer, he's been on a steady, slow slide.
As the US keeps adding jobs, does Hillary Clinton stand to gain?An improving economy is likely to favor the party that currently holds the White House. But other factors also come into play.
Does Donald Trump want to make stuff from China more expensive?Donald Trump proposed slapping a 45 percent tariff on Chinese exports to the US.
Can Republicans defuse Obama 'time bomb' on gun control?For the most vulnerable Republicans, especially those senators who represent blue states, the president's executive order on gun control could cut hard against them at the polls.聽
First LookNRA chooses to skip Obama town-hall meeting on gun controlThe National Rifle Association was missing from a presidential town hall meeting about gun control. The group took several knocks from the President as he discussed his new executive actions on gun control.
First LookMaine gov. accuses drug dealers of impregnating 'young white' girlsWhat do the Republican governor's comments have to do with the rising heroin epidemic?
The meaning of the Ted Cruz 'birther' talkPresidential candidate Ted Cruz doesn鈥檛 seem to have a network of legislative and political allies working to delegitimize claims that he was not born in the US.聽
Why it's too soon to count out Kasich, Bush, or ChristieThere will be no quick knockouts in the 2016 GOP presidential primary. The wide disparities within the Republican Party are not going to resolve quickly.
Obama's gun control: Why acting alone is a sign of weaknessObama can order executive agencies to expand background checks, but he can鈥檛 appropriate more money to implement his order without the Congress he has bypassed.
Does 'GOP establishment' really exist?The 'Republican establishment' is a coalition of disparate party actors, with different goals and motivations. The miracle is getting all those groups to agree on anyone.
'Ceteris paribus': How political speech cribs from LatinWhy use English when there's a perfectly good Latin phrase at hand to add a touch of gravitas?
Republicans finally pass an Obamacare repeal. Do GOP voters care?Republicans have never passed an Obamacare repeal through both houses of Congress, forcing Obama to veto. That changed Wednesday.
How Ted Cruz's new immigration ad trumps Donald Trump's adThe ad鈥檚 careful construction may be yet more proof that Sen. Ted Cruz is attempting to slipstream behind Donald Trump while snatching some of his voters.
The ExplainerObama's gun control moves: What do they actually do?President Obama announced executive actions Tuesday to try to curb the availability of firearms. Here are four basic questions answered.聽
The most unusual part of Donald Trump's new adYes, we know the video of fleeing immigrants is from Morocco, not Mexico. But the ad also says Donald Trump would 'take' ISIS's oil. Easier said than done. 聽
First LookHow Obama's push for gun control is reshaping the 2016 campaignThe administration's final push to increase background checks is mobilizing primary voters on both sides of the campaign, but gun control may fade from candidates' focus once the general election draws nearer.
Obama, gun control, and the lesson he's teaching RepublicansGOP presidential candidates decry Obama's use of executive power 鈥� but if any win the presidency, they'd likely be just as aggressive.聽
