Apr 23 Cruz's position on student loans may hurt his appeal among young voters By Will Weissert, Associated Press In the Senate, Ted Cruz opposed letting millions of Americans reduce their student loan payments. Continue reading
Apr 23 Railing against 'rigged' system may reinforce Trump appeal to base By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Donald Trump keeps hammering away at Republican insiders even as campaign aides are gingerly courting those same officials. Continue reading
Apr 23 Why you don't have to be nominated to become the GOP nominee By Alan Fram, Associated Press It turns out you don't have to be nominated to become the Republican presidential nominee. Continue reading
Apr 17 GOP official rails over effort aimed at nomination rules By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Republican Party's rules chairman is accusing other GOP officials of "a breach of our trust" by trying to preserve the party leadership's power to allow the nomination of a fresh candidate for president. Continue reading
Apr 12 GOP attempt to change Nebraska's electoral vote system fails By Grant Schulte, Associated Press Nebraska's Republican lawmakers were thwarted Tuesday in their attempts to reinstate a winner-take-all system for presidential electors, a move that would have increased the GOP nominee's chances of winning all five of the state's votes in November. Continue reading
Apr 12 House Speaker Ryan rules out presidential bid By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan plans to definitively rule out a bid for president this year, amid persistent speculation that he could emerge as the GOP nominee from a contested Republican convention. Continue reading
Apr 09 Has Trump's campaign hit a wall after loss in Wisconsin? By Associated Press Trump still holds a solid lead in the race, but the stinging defeat was evidence that Trump’s unorthodox campaign — run by largely inexperienced operatives and fueled by the candidate’s sheer force of personality — had hit a wall. Continue reading
Mar 29 Wisconsin's Walker backs Cruz as Trump heads to state By Scott Bauer, Associated Press BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz won the endorsement of Wisconsin governor — and former GOP rival — Scott Walker Tuesday as all five candidates converged on his state ahead of its key primary. Continue reading
Mar 26 Could anti-Trump protesters propel his candidacy forward? By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press As demonstrators escalate their tactics, they also risk helping Trump, especially among Republican voters his rivals are furiously trying to persuade to reject the billionaire businessman. Continue reading
Mar 23 Ryan slams 'ugliness' in politics amid Trump-driven chaos By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — This year's political campaigns are discouraging and risk alienating people from government and dimming their hopes for the future, House Speaker Paul Ryan says in a speech aiming to describe "what politics can be."… Continue reading