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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton will end months of speculation about her political future and launch her long-awaited 2016 presidential campaign on Sunday, according to people familiar with her plans. The first official word that Clinton will seek the Democratic Party’s nomination will come via an online video posted on social media. She’ll then […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton says in an interview he plans to be a “backstage adviser” in Hillary Rodham Clinton‘s expected presidential campaign and intends to spend the year working on his family’s philanthropic foundation. As his wife considers another presidential campaign, the ex-president says in an interview with Town and Country magazine […]

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Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says he will obtain new health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act – the very law he has been trying to kill since its enactment. Cruz told CNN’s Dana Bash on Tuesday that he will sign up for Obamacare because he will no longer have health benefits through his […]

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“The View” ladies had a lot to say about the first official presidential candidate, Ted Cruz, on Monday when a guest co-host called for a birther movement to haunt the Canadian-born Republican’s campaign. “He was not born in America, he was born in Canada, so how can he run for president?” comedian Michelle Williams said. […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has become the first major candidate for president, kicking off what’s expected to be a rush over the next few weeks of more than a dozen White House hopefuls into the 2016 campaign. “I am running for president and I hope to earn your support,” the tea […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has created an exploratory committee to run for president, becoming the first high-profile Republican candidate to formally enter the 2016 presidential contest. Carson, the only African-American expected to enter the race, rose to national prominence after criticizing President Barack Obama’s health care law at the 2013 National Prayer […]

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Mike Huckabee isn’t the only Republican who thinks Beyonce Knowles is “mental poison,” as he refers to the singer in his new book. The new Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa poll asked likely Iowa Republican Caucus voters whether they agreed with Huckabee. The question asked: “In his recently published book, Mike Huckabee criticized the singer […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a three-week flirtation with a new campaign for the White House, Mitt Romney announced Friday that he will not seek the presidency in 2016. “After putting considerable thought into making another run for president, I’ve decided it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our […]

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he’s been delivering a message to potential donors and staffers urging him to jump head-first into a campaign for president: Relax. Speaking far more openly about a potential White House bid than he has publicly in the past, Christie on Thursday evening did not dispute […]