Mar 3, 2016
Fresh off a Super Tuesday that reordered the Republican field of presidential hopefuls, the remaining four candidates will gather in Detroit Thursday at 9 p.m. ET for a debate that could prove to be the most consequential of the 2016 race. With Donald J. Trump on the...
Mar 2, 2016
Businessman Donald Trump walked away from Super Tuesday with a strengthened claim to the GOP nomination, but both of his chief national rivals notched wins that will most likely propel them onto the next series of contests. Trump was the projected winner of GOP...
Feb 25, 2016
The pared down Republican field is gathering in Houston on Thursday for the CNN-Telemundo Republican debate. It’s the last meeting between the contenders, who now are down to Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Marco Rubio, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Dr. Ben Carson,...
Feb 24, 2016
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Donald Trump notched a win in Nevada’s Republican caucuses on Tuesday as Marco Rubio bid to elbow out Ted Cruz for second place in an increasingly urgent effort to slam the brakes on the Trump juggernaut. Trump now has three straight victories — in...
Feb 22, 2016
Donald Trump swept to victory in the South Carolina Republican primary on Saturday, putting him in a commanding position as the race shifts to a slew of delegate-rich contests. Jeb Bush, though, abruptly suspended his campaign after a distant finish, leaving unclear...
Feb 17, 2016
A total of 10 candidates for president of the United States and five each for the U.S. senator and state attorney general met Tuesday’s close-of-business deadline in Pennsylvania to file paperwork for the state’s April 26 ballot, according to state...
Feb 16, 2016
James C. Roddey, a onetime Allegheny County Executive, is stepping down as chair of Allegheny County’s Republican Committee after eight years. Party stalwarts and former foes alike hailed his tenure, which will end March 4, at a time when such bipartisan warmth is...
Feb 15, 2016
Justice Antonin Scalia, whose transformative legal theories, vivid writing and outsize personality made him a leader of a conservative intellectual renaissance in his three decades on the Supreme Court, was found dead on Saturday at a resort in West Texas. He was 79....
Feb 13, 2016
CBS News is announcing the criteria for the ninth Republican presidential debate, which will take place at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 13. In order to qualify for this debate, candidates will have to meet one of the following...
Feb 11, 2016
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie suspended his Republican presidential bid Wednesday afternoon, joining former HP executive Carly Fiorina in exiting the 2016 race after a disappointing finish in the New Hampshire primary. Sources say Christie met with staff in person...
