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The announcement comes after Rubio rebutted complaints from Jeb Bush over his missed votes in the Senate.Â (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Rubio skips Iowa event to cast Senate vote

Al Weaver · October 30, 2015 4:40 pm

"Part of leadership is to inspire, and in this media news/political world, you gotta be inspiring." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pawlenty doesn’t find Bush ‘inspiring,’ calls for ‘dramatic move’

Al Weaver · October 29, 2015 9:52 pm

"Now we have a new man, Paul Ryan, I hope he's going to work out," Donald Trump told the Nevada crowd. "He's a nice person, I'll tell you. He's a nice person." (AP Photo)

Trump: Paul Ryan has ‘tremendous potential’ as speaker

Al Weaver · October 29, 2015 8:46 pm

In an interview with Fox News, Bush told "Happening Now" host Jenna Lee it's actually a "mistake to run for an office and not serve."Â (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Jeb: Rubio attack ‘not a mistake,’ ‘pretty funny’ to say campaign over

Al Weaver · October 29, 2015 7:43 pm

Ben CarsonÂ now leads Trump 31-22 percent among very conservative voters and is up 21 points among somewhat conservative voters in the Hawkeye State.Â (AP Photo)

Carson calls for ‘change in format’ to GOP debates

Al Weaver · October 29, 2015 5:14 pm

"They obviously had an agenda, and when I compared them to the kind of questions that were asked of the Democrats in their debate, the difference is night and day." (Screenshot)

Carson: CNBC ‘obviously had an agenda,’ ‘gotcha setup’

Al Weaver · October 29, 2015 6:20 am

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus made the case that the GOP has become a diverse party built on the values of equality and opportunity.Â Â (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

RNC chair: ‘CNBC should be ashamed’ of debate handling

Al Weaver · October 29, 2015 4:59 am

"The Democrats have the ultimate super PAC. they're called the mainstream media," said Sen. Marco Rubio. (AP Photo)

Rubio: Mainstream media Dems’ ‘ultimate super PAC’

Al Weaver · October 29, 2015 1:49 am

"I'm the only person on this stage that actually was involved in the chief architect of balancing the federal budget. You can't do it with empty promises," said Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Kasich to GOP voters: ‘Wake up!’

Al Weaver · October 29, 2015 1:10 am

Graham: Sanders never came back from USSR honeymoon

Graham: Sanders never came back from USSR honeymoon

Al Weaver · October 28, 2015 10:52 pm

During an interview with Fox News hours before the third GOP debate, Sen. John McCain argued that the GOP primary voters "deserve to know" specifics on how Trump plans to go about making some of his grandiose promises happen.Â (AP Photo/Matt York)

McCain: America deserves specifics from Trump

Al Weaver · October 28, 2015 10:31 pm

GOP lawmakers: We’d back Carson

GOP lawmakers: We’d back Carson

Al Weaver · October 28, 2015 4:01 am