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Trump likes pizza, dismisses Cruz

Trump likes pizza, dismisses Cruz

Al Weaver · January 15, 2016 7:52 pm

Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., a Rubio supporter, told reporters after the debate that Cruz is nothing more than a political opportunist who supports "whatever's popular that day." (AP File Photo/James Nord)

Rubio camp bashes Cruz as political opportunist

Al Weaver · January 15, 2016 6:08 am

Rubio: Obama would ‘confiscate every gun in America’

Rubio: Obama would ‘confiscate every gun in America’

Al Weaver · January 15, 2016 4:07 am

"There are many things to be angry about when you are consumed by hopelessness. Bernie Sanders isn't one of them," wroteÂ Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson in an op-ed. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Carson finance chairman resigns ahead of debate

Al Weaver · January 14, 2016 4:20 pm

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump bashed South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Wednesday, hours after she admitted that parts of her State of the Union rebuttal were directed at him.

Trump: Haley liked me more when I was a ‘giver of contributions’

Al Weaver · January 13, 2016 6:40 pm

"Honestly, I want to win. If we win Iowa, I think we'll run the table ... I really do. We're winning New Hampshire big league," he said. (AP File Photo/Jim Cole)

Trump: I’ll ‘run the table’ if I win Iowa

Al Weaver · January 13, 2016 12:53 am

Bush also repeatedly called Trump a "jerk" after he was asked about Trump's comments about Serge Kovaleski. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Jeb Bush: Trump a ‘jerk’ who is ‘hijacking’ conservatism

Al Weaver · January 12, 2016 9:52 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders said, "[W]hat I think is that we need to take a new look at that legislation, and get rid of the provision." (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Sanders: 2005 gun vote not a ‘mistake’

Al Weaver · January 12, 2016 12:47 pm

Donald Trump "was basically somebody we all knew in New York and he was supportive of Democrats, he was supportive of a lot of the causes that I cared about and the people I knew cared about," said Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Clinton: Trump ‘was basically a Democrat’ before GOP switch

Al Weaver · January 12, 2016 3:16 am

"Now I just have a difference with Sen. Sanders. He has a different plan," Clinton said, referring to single-payer healthcare and allowing states to experiment with healthcare." (AP Photo)

Clinton tries to stem Iowa’s Bernie surge

Al Weaver · January 11, 2016 10:22 pm

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush wrote that the new executive actions trample on America's Second Amendment rights. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Bush forced to leave voicemail for N.H. voter he vowed to convert

Al Weaver · January 11, 2016 1:23 pm

Trump took swings at Cruz over issues including his stance on ethanol and status as a natural born citizen. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump looks to halt Cruz surge with Iowa stops, birther chatter

Al Weaver · January 10, 2016 4:55 pm