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Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, center, talks with lawmakers before President Donald Trump arrives for a meeting with Republican senators about health care in the East Room of the White House on June 27, 2017.

Once a unifier, undoing Obamacare is now an albatross around the GOP’s neck

August 21, 2019 at 11:56 p.m.

For Republicans, Obamacare was always the great unifier. In a fractious party, everyone agreed that the Affordable Care Act was the wrong solution to what ailed the nation's health-care system,...

Vice-presidential debate was a proxy war

August 21, 2019 at 8:23 p.m.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton weren't on the stage at the vice-presidential debate here Tuesday night, but it didn't really matter. They were still front and center. Stripped of the...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband former President Bill Clinton greet voters before casting their ballots at a polling station during the New York State presidential primaries on April 19, 2016 in Chappaqua, New York.

Clinton won New York, but her image is under water

August 18, 2019 at 3:44 p.m.

Hillary Clinton got what she needed in New York, a solid victory that stopped Bernie Sanders's weeks-long winning streak. But any cause for celebration among her supporters likely will be...

After Michigan, Clinton and Democrats settle in for grueling nomination battle

May 14, 2019 at 6:01 a.m.

Democrats got a taste Wednesday night of where their nominating contest between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders could be heading - toward a grueling and increasingly contentious battle that could...

Trump amplifies personal attacks, and S.C. voters will tell us whether it worked

May 14, 2019 at 5:53 a.m.

In a few boisterous minutes, the Republican presidential race was crystallized around the question that has been asked for months: Can anyone stop Donald Trump, or will the New York...

John Kasich, Ohio governor, announced July 21, 2015, that he will seek the Republican nomination for president.

After New Hampshire, candidates face new ground amid reshuffled races

June 22, 2019 at 9:54 p.m.

After decisive wins by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Republican billionaire Donald Trump in New Hampshire, the two campaigns sought Wednesday to build momentum while some others were left reassessing strategies...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a "Get Out The Vote" event at Alvime High School on Feb. 8, 2016, in Hudson, N.H.

Southern, Western primaries may provide campaign clarity

June 21, 2019 at 6:03 a.m.

A presidential campaign that already has produced a series of surprises now moves to a new round of contests in the South and West with Republicans no closer to knowing...

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, from left, Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas participate in the Republican presidential debate at St. Anselm College on Feb. 6, 2016, in Manchester, N.H.

In GOP debate, a tough night for front-runners but a good night for governors

May 14, 2019 at 5:52 a.m.

It was a tough night for front-runners in New Hampshire and a good night for governors. Marco Rubio hit a wall named Chris Christie. Donald Trump couldn't put down an...

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., adjusts his tie before a television interview moments before a campaign event, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at the town hall, in Exeter, N.H.

In New Hampshire, GOP governors take aim at a resurgent Marco Rubio

May 14, 2019 at 5:51 a.m.

Marco Rubio's surprisingly strong showing in the Iowa caucuses reshuffled the already intense competition here in New Hampshire among the Republican establishment candidates, leading some to sharpen their attacks on...

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton cheer during the Democratic party caucus in precinct 317 at Valley Church on Feb. 1, 2016, in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Iowa caucuses leave Republican and Democratic contests far from settled

May 14, 2019 at 5:50 a.m.

Donald Trump dominated the Republican presidential campaign for months. But when it finally counted, when the voters of Iowa finally had their say, they punctured the candidacy of the New...

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