Tag

But none of them – with the possible exceptions of former First Lady Hillary Clinton and long-time congressional leader John Kasich – understands how impotent our political leaders really are. She also expressed the extreme frustration so many conservatives rightly...

And what of the example of Ronald Reagan, whom each candidate lauded as they debated in the iconic Republican’s presidential library?

Front-runnER Donald Trump began the second Republican presidential debate with a bang, throwing barbs in all directions, but was quiet for long stretches as 10 fellow candidates for the 2016 presidential nomination bore down on serious
issues.

“Detroit is resilient. It’s tough and defined by a work ethic that is unmatched by any place in the world”, the vice president said. The fundraisers who initiated the letter consulted Draft Biden in preparing their appeal. “And they’re the same...

Not only did Carly Fiorina emerge as the victor of the second Republican presidential debate Wednesday night, but polls also show that her popularity has risen in a key voting state.

Around mid-August, as Trump’s poll numbers rose even after public statements that would have brought down mere mortal candidates, it dawned on the pundits that he was no summer infatuation.

A solid performance in Wednesday night’s GOP debate has now put Carly Fiorina into second place in the latest national poll, with 15 percent of the vote, while front-runner Donald Trump maintains strong, if diminished, support with a 24-percent share of those polled. That,...

Donald Trump is still the leader of the Republican presidential pack, but his position at the top looks to be in peril thanks to the rise of rival Carly Fiorina.

Donald Trump said he would not use the word “panic” to describe the possibility of a future drop in the polls, a day after a new CNN/ORC national poll showed former Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina cutting into his advantage among Republican voters.

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina forcefully dismissed charges that the controversial Planned Parenthood video she described during Wednesday’s GOP primary debate does not exist, earning several standing ovations at a presidential forum here in Greenville as...

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina makes a point during the CNN Republican presidential debate on Wednesday. Trump wins that contest as well with 59 percent viewing him unfavorably although he fares better among Republicans than he does with all voters.

Walker writes in his proposal that in some states, workers are required to join a union and pay dues – sometimes as much as $1,000 per year, he notes – only to see that money spent on political campaigns they do not agree with, which he considers a violation of the...

Late Thursday they agreed on a party-line 245-186 vote to a measure specifying that Obama had not properly submitted all documents related to the accord for Congress’ review, and therefore a 60-day review clock had not really started.

Some of his remarks would have embarrassed a “real” politician – as when he responded to Fiorina’s putdown with, “She’s got a lovely face” – and his facial contortions were a show within the show.

The United States enacted economic sanctions on Iran and successfully led the worldwide community to adopt additional restrictions with the goal of bringing Iran to the negotiating table and halting nuclear weapon development.