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Why Donald Trump, at last, is running his own political adsTrump's done just fine in national polls without the usual trappings of a campaign, including campaign ads. But now the Iowa caucuses are looming.聽
First LookExecutive action on gun control: What that means, and what it doesn'tThe coming week is a big one for President Obama's final push to tighten background checks: The White House is expected to announce executive actions, followed by a televised town hall discussion and State of the Union address.聽
As Bill Clinton campaigns for Hillary, Trump brings up sex scandalsAs Bill Clinton prepares to campaign for his wife in New Hampshire, Republicans are raising the聽former president's聽decades-old sex scandals to tarnish Hillary Clinton's credibility.
First LookN.Y. mayor challenges Gov. Cuomo's order to bring homeless insideNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says state law allows for 'involuntary placement' of individuals to protect them from harming themselves or others. Mayor Bill de Blasio has questioned the legality of the order.
Ted Cruz candidacy: Irascible senator or the Princess Bride guy?Ted Cruz is increasingly embracing his irascible persona, trying to turn what could be a liability into an asset.
Bernie Sanders raises $33 million: Will his money talk?Bernie Sanders raised more than $33 million in the last fundraising cycle, $4 million shy of Democratic frontrunner Clinton's total. More significantly, with a sturdy base of supporters, Sanders's average donation amounts to $27.
Obama expected to take executive action on restricting gun salesPresident Obama is expected to bypass Congress this week in taking executive action to limit gun sales by beefing up background checks on gun buyers.
Texas gun law: Is the state a model for modern open carry?The sight of Texas civilians carrying visible weapons is about to become commonplace in the Lone Star State. Some wonder how the law will affect policing.
Jeb Bush shifts strategy from TV ads to ground campaignJeb Bush's campaign announced Wednesday that it will be pulling $3 million in television ad airtime to instead focus on voter contact in the four early primary states.
The problem with predicting presidential electionsEven though there is data galore today, political oddsmakers actually don鈥檛 have much material to work with.
When Republicans took over Congress, they promised to govern. How'd they do?Last January, when Mitch McConnell took over as Senate majority leader, the GOP vowed no more government shutdowns, no defaulting on the national debt.
Campaign 2016: Who will be the next Republican to drop out?One candidate is Ben Carson, who has sunk in the polls and recently called the campaign process 鈥榩retty brutal.鈥� But others have challenges, too.
Donald Trump and the Clintons: Old friends, but new foes?Despite weeks of brassy squabbles, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were former friends. In a 2008 blog post, Trump wrote, 'I know Hillary and I think she鈥檇 make a great president.'
What may be 2015's top political jargon phraseYes, some insults have generated instant buzz, but the use of another phrase has continued unabated 鈥� by countless politicians as well as the journalistic hordes covering them.- Will Trump adulation or Yankee flint win over New Hampshire voters?New Hampshire voters have long cultivated a reputation as hard to get. But the Trump rally Monday night left some residents wondering what happened to their famously flinty-hearted neighbors.
Paul Ryan made inclusivity a motto. But will it carry him through 2016?The speaker's style of reaching out was a marked change from John Boehner鈥檚 top-down approach, and could help Paul Ryan better manage the famously divided House, observers say. But there's an election year coming.
Trump effect? Why political geeks are talking about a brokered conventionThe large field of GOP candidates and Trump's wildcard candidacy aren't the only factors at play in speculation that the 2016 primaries could end in a brokered Republican convention.
White House Christmas playlists: Did Obama and Biden choose those songs?President Obama's playlist confirms that he 'is the only American president you could reliably trust to DJ a party.' Joe Biden's list is, well, just so Joe Biden.聽
Criticism grows of feckless politicians who use 'feckless' fecklesslyPoliticians increasingly like the word 'feckless,' because it sounds arch and smart. But Sen. John McCain 鈥� a man of undoubted feck 鈥� is the clear king.聽
First LookKentucky rolls back voting restoration for felons: Does trend still hold?Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin on Tuesday overturned an executive order from his predecessor that had allowed automatic restoration of voting rights for prisoners released after serving time for non-violent crimes.
