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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a rally at the San Jose Convention Center earlier this month.

How Donald Trump May Have Wasted A Monthlong Advantage Over Hillary Clinton

10:18am June 19, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The presumptive GOP nominee spent much of May campaigning in states that he either won't win or probably will — instead of those swing states necessary to help him put him over the top in November.

Mitt Romney, former 2012 Republican presidential nominee, says Donald Trump must make his tax returns public.

Mitt Romney: Trump's Decision To Not Release Tax Returns Is 'Disqualifying'

6:20pm May 11, 2016

by Brett Neely

"There is only one logical explanation for Mr. Trump's refusal to release his returns: There is a bombshell in them," Romney said.

Jeb Bush Endorses Ted Cruz For President

9:52am March 23, 2016

by Sam Sanders

The endorsement is the latest sign that the Republican Party establishment may be lining up behind the Texas Senator.

Mitt Romney Will Vote For Ted Cruz In Hopes Of Stopping Trump

4:17pm March 18, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The 2012 GOP nominee says he's voting for the Texas senator in Tuesday's Utah GOP caucuses, hoping to force an open convention as a way of stopping Trump from getting the Republican nomination.

BuzzFeed's K-File (from left: Andrew Kaczynski, Nathan McDermott, Chris Massie and Megan Apper) has been covering the 2016 election by revealing the candidates' contradictions, hypocrises and misstatements.

Politics & Government

The BuzzFeed BuzzSaw: Why Campaigns Should Fear These 4 Twentysomethings

6:14am March 15, 2016

Even before he became "BuzzFeed Andrew," Andrew Kaczynski spent hours a day scouring archives for political research. The 26-year-old brings controversies and scoops to the public for the election.

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Brian Barnes, co-director of African American Initiatives for the Ohio Republican Party, speaks at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Cleveland.

Can GOP Strides With Black Voters Survive The 2016 Campaign?

12:13pm March 08, 2016

by Nick Castele

Republicans' outreach to black communities has focused on Cleveland, site of the party's convention this summer. But their modest gains may not last amid the rhetorical fireworks of the 2016 campaign.

Ted Cruz Wins Straw Poll At Conservative Confab

6:23pm March 05, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The Texas senator has won the straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Donald Trump, who canceled his appearance at the last minute, finished a distant third.

People begin arriving at the Fox Theatre for the Republican presidential debate sponsored by Fox News on Thursday in Detroit.

Politics & Government

GOP Debate: Rivals Try To Take Down Trump As He Slings Insults

11:15pm March 03, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The four remaining GOP presidential candidates faced off in Detroit on Thursday evening just as sniping in the party to try and stop Donald Trump has reached a fever pitch.

Donald Trump addresses a crowd in South Carolina. Trump has the clearest path to the GOP nomination, but Republicans opposed to him aren't giving up the fight.

Is A Brokered Convention The Most Likely Way Republicans Can Stop Trump?

3:46pm March 03, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

Republicans opposed to Donald Trump are running out of time and options to stop him from being their nominee. Many are now talking about their last, best chance being at the convention.

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney walks off of his campaign plane past Donald Trump's plane in Las Vegas in 2012.

Politics & Government

Former GOP Nominee Mitt Romney Calls Donald Trump 'A Phony, A Fraud'

2:33pm March 03, 2016

In an unprecedentedly critical speech, Romney blasted almost every aspect of Trump's career and personality. Returning fire on Thursday, Trump again called Romney "choke artist."