Republican Candidates

Sen. Marco Rubio appeared on CNN this week and talked about an issue that few Republicans dare to discuss: Racism. Rubio (R-FL) said he understands the challenges facing young Black men in America such as racial profiling and the steady, unjust confrontations between Black men and police. But Rubio still doesn’t get it. He clearly […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A volunteer for Ben Carson’s presidential campaign died Tuesday after being hospitalized with injuries suffered in a car accident in western Iowa that hurt three other campaign workers. Carson was in South Carolina at the time of the Tuesday morning accident and suspended his campaign events. An official for a hospital […]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said Sunday he doesn’t watch professional football much anymore because the NFL has gone “soft” like the United States. The billionaire also told about 3,000 people during a Reno rally he believes he’s leading in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, and if he wins Iowa’s first-in-the […]

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Vermont on Thursday was disrupted repeatedly by protesters despite attempts by Trump’s staff to screen the crowd. Meanwhile, supporters and opponents of the billionaire developer faced off outside the Burlington theater where Trump’s campaign had invited thousands more people than could fit […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine Republicans hopefuls meet Tuesday in the next prime-time presidential debate, with a familiar slate of candidates looking to wrangle over what to do about the threat of terrorism and who has the right temperament and judgment to lead the nation. At center stage will be front-runner Donald Trump, fending off a […]

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is on his way to the Mexican border, the latest event in a presidential campaign some of his rivals would like to dismiss as a sideshow — a “carnival act,” as one puts it. But he’s been stealing their thunder for days and left them scrambling to adjust to […]