GOP debates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidates have agreed on a series of demands giving them greater control of debates, as the GOP’s frustrated 2016 class works to inject changes into the nominating process. They are attempting to wrestle command from the Republican National Committee and media hosts. Representatives from more than a dozen campaigns met […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — A combative Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman-turned-presidential candidate, jolted the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign by warning he might run as an independent if denied the GOP nomination. His startling declaration left his onstage rivals scrambling to compete for attention the rest of the night. Asked in the debate’s opening […]