2016 Presidential Race

Candidates, and "un-candidates," for the presidency are slicing and dicing campaign-finance law, testing the boundaries of what's legal.

'Candidates' Driving Cash-Filled Trucks Through Campaign-Finance Loopholes

5:47pm May 15, 2015

by Peter Overby

Candidates, people likely to become them and their supporters on both the left and right — from Hillary Clinton to Jeb Bush — are exploiting holes in campaign-finance law loopholes. Here's how.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush had a tough week with his changing positions on the Iraq War and trying to explain whether he would have authorized it, knowing what we know now.

Politics Rewind: Between Iraq And A Hard Place

5:10pm May 15, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Jeb Bush's shifting positions on the Iraq War gave an opening to Republican rivals for the presidential nomination. And will Hillary Clinton answer questions directly on her trip to Iowa next week?

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks Wednesday before the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, where he laid out his

4 Questions For Republicans On Foreign Policy

4:51pm May 14, 2015

by Mara Liasson

Republicans are critical of President Obama's foreign policy with the rise of the Islamic State militant group and the Iran negotiations. But the GOP faces its own challenges related to world affairs.

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Jeb Bush walked back his position that he would have authorized the Iraq War, even knowing what we know now. He now says he would not have.

Jeb Bush Fully Walks Back: 'I Would Not Have Gone Into Iraq'

3:09pm May 14, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

After days of shifting positions on whether he would have gone to war in Iraq, even knowing what we know now, Jeb Bush did an about-face, saying definitively that he would not have gone in.

VIDEO: College Democrat Tells Gov. Jeb Bush, 'Your Brother Created ISIS'

12:18pm May 14, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Ivy Ziedrich, 19, challenged the potential presidential candidate on his assertion that the Sunni extremist group was the result of the U.S. pulling out of Iraq.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to step onto the national stage with his progressive

NYC Mayor Seeks National Spotlight, New 'Contract With America'

11:17am May 12, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Just two years into his job as mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio is unveiling a progressive "Contract With America" in Washington. But critics back home say it's all too much, too soon.

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Then-President George W. Bush jokes with his brother Jeb, the then-Florida governor, in 2006. Jeb Bush has been asked before, and is sure to be again, how he would distinguish himself from his brother.

Jeb Bush Would Have Authorized Iraq War — Even Knowing What We Know Now

10:46pm May 11, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

The Bush last name is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to Jeb Bush's becoming president. He says he is his own man, but over the weekend he said he would also have authorized the Iraq War.

Huckabee Hopes Evangelical Voters Are Tying Yellow Ribbons For Him

8:37am May 06, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Mike Huckabee is back on the campaign trail after finishing second for the GOP nomination in 2008. In his latest run, he's harking back to an even earlier time, with 1970s icon Tony Orlando.

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Mike Huckabee is again trying to run on his experience as governor of Arkansas, not his stint as a firebrand conservative analyst.

Can Huckabee Overcome The 'New Car Smell' Of Other Candidates?

4:53pm May 05, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

This isn't Mike Huckabee's first time at the GOP presidential rodeo. He had the advantages of being a novelty upstart underdog in 2008. That's not the case this time around.

Ben Carson at his presidential announcement speech in Detroit.

The Republican Presidential Field Just Got More Diverse. So What?

7:43pm May 04, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

Two more candidates got in on the Republican side Monday, including Ben Carson, who is black, and Carly Fiorina. It's the most diverse GOP field anyone can remember. But will it make a difference?