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Donald Trump speaks at Fountain Park during a campaign rally on March 19, 2016 in Fountain Hills, Ariz.

Young Republicans Ponder Trump's Lasting Impact On The GOP

8:34am March 20, 2016

Chelsi Henry, Will Estrada, Margaret Hoover and Eugene Spektor, four young Republicans, join NPR's Rachel Martin to talk about the state of the race, and Donald Trump's role in their party.

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Gov. John Kasich celebrates his Ohio primary victory at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio.

Trump Deals A Fatal Blow To Rubio In Florida, But Kasich Stops Him In Ohio

11:34pm March 15, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Tuesday night's five electoral contests could spell the end of the road for at least two Republican candidates, while Bernie Sanders is hoping Rust Belt wins will boost him against Hillary Clinton.

Sen. Ted Cruz delivers a speech at a campaign rally in Wichita, Kan., on Saturday.

A Split Super Saturday: Cruz, Trump, Clinton And Sanders Each Notch Wins

10:49pm March 05, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The Associated Press has called Kansas and Maine for Cruz. Meanwhile, Democrats are caucusing in Kansas and Nebraska, and both parties are voting in Louisiana. Republicans are caucusing in Kentucky.

Super Tuesday: Margins Matter In These Key States

8:22am March 01, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are expected to roll to victories in the South, leaving their rivals trying to scrape for wins elsewhere on the biggest voting day of the year so far.

Downtown Rochester, N.H., where voters will take part in the nation's first primary on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

These Are The New Hampshire Towns To Watch On Primary Night

10:33am February 09, 2016

by Dan Barrick

Republicans will be looking at the southern part of the state, while Democrats will be fighting it out in college communities and blue-collar towns.

Jeb Bush holds a campaign town hall meeting at the Alpine Club on Monday in Manchester, N.H.

Heading Into New Hampshire, GOP 'Front-Runners' Are Anything But

9:34am February 05, 2016

by Robert Siegel

Republican establishment choice Jeb Bush was once the candidate to beat. No more: The success of Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio in the Iowa caucuses puts new pressure on the party mainstream.

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Big Tex at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas.

Politics & Government

5 Reasons Texas Matters More For The GOP Nomination Than Iowa Or N.H.

2:52pm January 05, 2016

by Ben Philpott

GOP presidential candidates may be spending most of their time in Iowa and New Hampshire right now, but delegate-rich Texas will be the far more consequential state in the Republican primary.

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Politics & Government

PAC Supporting Christie Scoops Up Voter Data Across New Hampshire

2:27pm December 16, 2015

by Scott Detrow

A political action committee backing Chris Christie is using mobile check-ins at campaign events for all GOP candidates, gathering data that one strategist calls a "building block" of modern politics.

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GOP Debate Liveblog: National Security Takes Center Stage As Fireworks Fly

11:45pm December 15, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Marco Rubio emerged as a target of both Ted Cruz and Rand Paul while Jeb Bush finally found his footing with landing attacking against Donald Trump.

The Green Lantern's superpowers allegedly include bringing both political parties together.

Would More Dinner and Golf Solve Washington's Problems? Ray LaHood Thinks So

5:03am November 14, 2015

by Scott Detrow

The former Transportation Secretary's new book bemoans the end of bipartisanship. Is his vision of compromise a pipe dream?