elections

Donald Trump Backtracks After Abortion Comments Spark Firestorm

8:34pm March 30, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

Donald Trump reversed his position after suffering swift backlash from both conservatives and liberals on his comments that women should be punished for getting an illegal abortion.

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Presidential candidate Donald Trump (left) films a town hall meeting for MSNBC with Chris Matthews.

Trump Backtracks On Comments About Abortion And 'Punishment' For Women

6:31pm March 30, 2016

by Brian Naylor

In an interview set to air on MSNBC Wednesday night, Donald Trump upset both abortion rights advocates and opponents and drew criticism from the rest of the presidential field.

Donald Trump takes part in a CNN town hall event in Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Why Donald Trump Reversed His Pledge To Support The GOP Nominee

5:09pm March 30, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

There are two key words to understand Trump's thinking: "fairness" and "leverage." He believes a possible brokered convention and complex delegate allocation rules tilt the process against him.

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Border Patrol Union Endorses Donald Trump

2:54pm March 30, 2016

by Brian Naylor

National Border Patrol Council said Trump is the "the only candidate who actually threatens the established powers that have betrayed this county."

Wisconsin Gov. Walker Endorses Ted Cruz, But Will It Help?

7:46pm March 29, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The former presidential candidate has thrown his support behind Cruz ahead of the Wisconsin primary April 5.

Supporters of religious organizations that want to ban contraceptives from their health insurance policies on religious grounds rallied outside the Supreme Court last week.

Supreme Court Orders More Briefs On Birth Control, Hoping To Prevent Tie

6:16pm March 29, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The case, heard last week, tests the religious liberty claims against the Obamacare mandate for birth control in all health insurance plans.

President Obama Chides Media For 2016 Election Coverage

4:54pm March 29, 2016

The president decried the media's role in and responsibility for the current political climate — and this campaign — at a journalism award dinner Monday night.