National elections

GOP’s Trump sounds like a Democrat

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in New York on May 3. Trump is now his party’s presumptive nominee, but…

May 15, 2016

Nation & World

Democrats, Republicans prepare for registration wars

ahead in most battleground states

May 14, 2016

Nation & World

Can ‘The Donald’ make summer school great again?

Brash billionaire and now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be the subject of The Trump Factor in…

May 9, 2016

Nation & World

Trump as nominee improves odds for parts of Obama’s legacy

President Barack Obama speaks in the briefing room of the White House in Washington on Friday. There’s no cheering at…

May 8, 2016

Nation & World

Clinton and Trump, two intensely disliked candidates, begin their face-off

If the rise of Trump has no obvious precedent, neither does an election like this. Clinton, whose buoyant favorable ratings…

May 8, 2016

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Trump proposal for national debt would send rates soaring

Economists question candidate’s recovery plan

May 7, 2016

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Cruz fights for survival as Trump eyes Indiana knockout

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks with Elizabeth Craig and her children during a visit to the Bravo…

May 2, 2016

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Clinton, Trump angle for advantage in politics of gender

Donald Trump, after toying with gender politics off and on during the campaign, is all in on a mission to…

April 30, 2016

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At ‘campaign crossroads,’ rivals defend anti-Trump pact

Trump, the Republican front-runner, lashed out at what he called collusion by desperate rivals, intensifying his attacks on the GOP…

April 25, 2016

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Surprise Clinton supporter: Charles Koch

Billionaire conservative donor says Dem front-runner might be better than Trump or Cruz

April 24, 2016

Nation & World

Trump tells supporters he’s not toning it down

Audience members applaud a speaker before the arrival of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Bridgeport,…

April 23, 2016

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Trump, Clinton bet on New York to end campaign turbulence

Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords plants a kiss on the cheek of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a Women…

April 18, 2016

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Hosting Clinton fundraisers, Clooney decries political cash

Clooney hosted two weekend fundraisers in California on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Donations for attendees at an…

April 17, 2016

Nation & World

How Trump can lock up GOP nomination before the convention

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up Time after speaking at a campaign rally on Saturday in Syracuse, N.Y.Mel Evans/Associated…

April 16, 2016

Nation & World

Bernie Sanders wins Wyoming

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is joined by Erica Garner as he speaks during a campaign event at…

April 9, 2016

Local News

Cruz makes clean sweep of Colorado

all of state’s pledged delegates

April 9, 2016

Nation & World

Trump and Cruz making final pitches to Wisconsin voters

After Tuesday, there’s a two-week lull before the next important voting, in New York. Trump is facing pressure on multiple…

April 4, 2016

Regional News

The growing clout of the Hispanic vote

Latinos make up 21 percent of the West’s electorate, and Election-Day turnout is on the rise

April 3, 2016

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Trump calls on Kasich to quit race: ‘He’s taking my votes’

Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during his town hall talk Saturday at the Armory in Janesville, Wis.Angela…

April 3, 2016

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Kasich offers idea to save Social Security

Trump, Cruz battle for Wisconsin delegates

April 2, 2016

Nation & World

Clinton’s frustration grows as primary race drags on

Candidate expected race to be over by now

April 2, 2016

Nation & World

Trump’s abortion flub shows risks of ‘winging it’ on policy

Mike Morrill takes a selfie with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally Wednesday at the Radisson Paper Valley…

March 31, 2016

Nation & World

Trump, Ryan increasingly at odds over future of the GOP

Those goals put Trump and Ryan increasingly at odds over both tone and substance as the businessman barrels toward the…

March 27, 2016

Nation & World

Sanders wins 3 states; Clinton retains big delegate lead

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign stop Saturday in Madison, Wis.Andy Manis/Associated Press While results in…

March 27, 2016