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Politics & Government

Paul Ryan 'Laughed Out Loud' At Donald Trump's 'Pay A Big Price' Threat

2:10pm March 03, 2016

by Susan Davis

On Super Tuesday, Trump's had said the House speaker would "pay a big price" if he couldn't work well with Trump.

State Of The Union Response: 5 Things To Know About S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley

7:33pm January 11, 2016

The Indian-American governor will give the GOP address after President Obama's State of the Union on Tuesday. Her pick intensified speculation that she could be a top vice presidential pick for 2016.

Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney struggled to distance himself from the health care program he implemented in Massachusetts. Now he has acknowledged it was a precursor to Obamacare.

Mitt Romney Finally Takes Credit For Obamacare

6:32pm October 23, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

"Without Romneycare, I don't think we would have Obamacare," the 2012 GOP presidential nominee admits in an obituary remembering his friend, Staples founder Thomas Stemberg.

Rick Perry phone-banking during his reelection campaign as governor of Texas in 2006. There was evidence of the problems that lay ahead in his presidential campaigns in those days in Texas.

In Texas, It May Have All Come Too Easily For Rick Perry

1:26pm September 12, 2015

by Wade Goodwyn

As Texas became more Republican, Perry, the state's longest-serving governor, never had to work out the political muscles that could have helped him in a presidential run.

Mitt Romney peers over the podium at guests being pointed out by his wife, Ann, during an event at which Donald Trump endorsed Romney in 2012.

#TBT: For Trump And Romney, What Happened In Vegas, Stayed In Vegas

9:03am August 27, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

Way back in 2012, Donald Trump and Mitt Romney were pals. Romney had Trump's endorsement. But now, to Trump, Romney "choked." And Trump is vowing not to "fail" like he did.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during the first Republican presidential debate Thursday in Cleveland. Bush touted his jobs record in Florida.

Fact Check: Candidates Don't Tell The Whole Stories In First Debate

2:19pm August 07, 2015

by Scott Horsley

In the prime-time Republican presidential debate Thursday, the candidates bragged about their records as governors and in the private sector, but the facts didn't always add up.

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There are just so many GOP presidential candidates ... can we really tell who leads whom right now?

What You Need To Know About Early Polls And How To Read Them

5:20pm August 06, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Confused about which polls to trust and which not to? Here's how to be smart when you read the latest facts and figures.

"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. ... They're bringing drugs; they're bringing crime, [bringing] their rapists. And some, I assume, are good people," Donald Trump said while announcing his campaign last month.

Donald Trump, 'Wrestling A Pig,' And The GOP's Struggle To Reform

2:22pm July 15, 2015

by Mara Liasson

The last thing the GOP wants is to be seen as anti-immigrant, anti-gay and anti-science. The party has vowed to reform since President Obama's re-election, but change is proving hard.

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush participates in a Fourth of July parade in Amherst, N.H., on Saturday.

Fact Check: 36 Percent Or Not? Inside Jeb Bush's Tax Math

6:59pm July 08, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Did Bush really pay 36 percent over all those years of tax returns or not? Here's how the campaign got to that number.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stands with (from left) his wife, Mary Pat Christie, and their children, Patrick, Sarah, Andrew and Bridget, on Tuesday at Livingston High School in Livingston, N.J.

Chris Christie Declares His Candidacy For President

4:06pm June 30, 2015

by Brian Naylor

New Jersey's Republican governor says he is ready "to fight for the people of the United States of America."