Philip Rucker

Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Donald Trump as moderator Lester Holt looks on during the presidential debate at Hofstra University on Sept. 26, 2016, in Hempstead, New York.

As Clinton builds on strong debate, Trump lobs attacks and complaints

August 22, 2019 at 1:17 a.m.

Hillary Clinton moved to capitalize Tuesday on a sharp-edged debate performance that exposed vulnerabilities for Donald Trump, excoriating his values and character in an effort to expand her coalition of...

5 things to watch at the presidential debate

August 22, 2019 at 1:16 a.m.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will meet Monday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., for their first presidential debate -- the face-to-face culmination of months of fierce political battle. They...

Donald Trump favors Christie, Pence and Gingrich as he closes in on VP pick

August 22, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

Closing in on his choice for a running mate, Donald Trump spoke favorably Monday about tapping an experienced politician over a political outsider to help reassure and unite the fractured...

Donald Trump plunges in new poll as Hillary Clinton takes double-digit lead

August 21, 2019 at 11:55 p.m.

Support for Donald Trump has plunged as he has alienated fellow Republicans and large majorities of voters overall in the course of a month of self-inflicted controversies, propelling Democrat Hillary...

Donald Trump may be at the mercy of 200 unbound delegates if he is shy of the 1,237 delegates he needs to secure the Republican nomination for president.

These 200 people could decide whether Donald Trump gets the GOP nomination

May 14, 2019 at 11:07 a.m.

West Virginia looks perfect for Donald Trump: a struggling working-class state filled with the types of voters who have backed him elsewhere and could deliver one of his biggest victories.But...

Voters cast their ballots at the Westerville Community Church of Christ in Westerville, Ohio.

Rubio’s demise marks the last gasp of the Republican reboot

May 14, 2019 at 11:03 a.m.

Years of carefully laid plans to repackage the Republican Party's traditional ideas for a fast-changing country came crashing down here on Tuesday when Sen. Marco Rubio suspended his campaign for...

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

Nevada is Trump’s to lose, but Cruz and Rubio hope to spring a surprise

August 19, 2019 at 5:22 a.m.

The Republican presidential caucuses here Tuesday night are Donald Trump's to lose. He has led every recent public poll by double digits. Enormous crowds pack his rallies. And his nationalist...

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 10:51 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...

Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speak during a commercial break in the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate at the North Charleston Coliseum and Performing Arts Center on January 14, 2016 in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Republicans now see a Trump-Cruz race, with time for a shift running out

May 14, 2019 at 10:47 a.m.

As the presidential primary race moves into a more urgent and combative phase, there is growing acceptance among Republicans, including the Washington and financial elite, that Donald Trump and Ted...

Nikki Haley’s inclusive address reveals GOP divide

May 14, 2019 at 10:47 a.m.

The celebration by Republican elites was instant, and so was the backlash on the far right.South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, the youthful daughter of Indian immigrants, had delivered a sunny...

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