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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco RubioÂ announced Monday that his team nabbed top conservative mind and health care policy wonk for his 2016 run.Â (AP Photo/John Locher)

Top Obamacare critic signs up with Rubio

Al Weaver · October 12, 2015 4:11 pm

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks at a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Carson: Media almost as bad as ‘used car salesmen’

Al Weaver · October 9, 2015 9:04 pm

n all, Rubio has raised $18 million after having transferred $3 million from his Senate campaign account, and has $11 million in cash-on-hand. (AP Photo)

Rubio announces $6 million haul in third quarter

Al Weaver · October 9, 2015 2:52 pm

"It is dictatorial. It is unaccountable," said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Gingrich says he’d consider interim speakership

Al Weaver · October 8, 2015 8:41 pm

"I say kudos to Rep. McCarthy for putting others before himself," Ben Carson said. "This is not something we see very often in Washington, and I hope it's a trait that will be emulated by others as time goes on..." (AP Photo)

Carson: ‘Kudos’ to McCarthy for dropping out

Al Weaver · October 8, 2015 5:44 pm

Republican presidential candidate former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during the Scott County Republican Party's Ronald Reagan Dinner, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Jeb: I have ‘no qualms’ about being a Bush

Al Weaver · October 8, 2015 5:07 pm

"Though it may not make headlines as often as other issues, the fundamental right to private property has been under assault for years through our government's abuses of eminent domain," Rubio wrote.Â (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Rubio: Private property ‘under assault’

Al Weaver · October 8, 2015 1:38 pm

Clinton opposes Obama’s TPP trade deal

Clinton opposes Obama’s TPP trade deal

Al Weaver · October 7, 2015 8:14 pm

Republican presidential candidate, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee isÂ panning Washington as a "strip club" in a new ad released by his campaign.Â ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Huckabee to tour U.S.-Mexico border

Al Weaver · October 7, 2015 6:25 pm

WATCH: Heckler booted from Rubio event

WATCH: Heckler booted from Rubio event

Al Weaver · October 7, 2015 5:25 pm

Carson hits media over Oregon comments: I won’t become ‘vanilla envelope’

Carson hits media over Oregon comments: I won’t become ‘vanilla envelope’

Al Weaver · October 7, 2015 4:43 pm

Marco Rubio's commentsÂ come a day after Donald Trump defended eminent domain, especially in instances where the creation of "massive jobs" is at stake. (AP Photo)

‘He’s wrong’: Rubio hits Trump over eminent domain

Al Weaver · October 7, 2015 4:37 pm