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Fiorina makes claims on Planned Parenthood a campaign centerpiece

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina has spent the last two weeks repeating an erroneous description of videos secretly recorded by anti-abortion activists. That seems bound to continue as she makes her opposition to Planned Parenthood a centerpiece of her 2016…

Brooks and Dionne on mass shooting frustration, Kevin McCarthy’s Benghazi comments

By PBS News Hour

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the national reaction to a mass shooting in Oregon, a speaking gaffe by the potential next Speaker of the…

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Sanders pulls in nearly as much cash this quarter as Clinton

By Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is offering Hillary Rodham Clinton an unexpected challenge in the race for primary campaign money this quarter as he collected nearly as much money from small donations as the Democratic front-runner has from big-dollar donors.

The GOP tax plans in one chart

By Lisa Desjardins, Megan Crigger

Even for policy-lovers like us, the whiz of tax brackets shooting out of the hands of GOP candidates has become dizzying. Here is a single chart that provides one simple comparison point for these plans.

Carson tells NASCAR fans Confederate flag is OK on private property

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Monday said NASCAR fans should continue flying the Confederate Flag, so long as it's on private property, as he received the informal endorsement of racing legend Richard Petty.

Trump unveils tax plan that would cut taxes for millions

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is calling for an overhaul of the tax code that would eliminate income taxes for millions of Americans, while lowering them for the highest-income earners and business.

Conservatives warn GOP candidates: Defy us at your own peril

Religious activists forcefully conveyed this message Saturday: embrace our uncompromising stance against abortion rights and gay marriage, among other priorities, even if doing so risks a federal government shutdown.

Judge orders quicker review of emails from Hillary Clinton aide

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the State Department to speed up its review of emails from two key aides to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Scott Walker drops out of 2016 presidential race

By Scott Bauer, Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press

Scott Walker abandoned his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday, exiting the race that saw him rise to front-runner and fall to afterthought in a matter of months.

Fiorina promises a fight for GOP nomination

By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press

"I am a fearless fighter. I will not falter. I have been tested and I will fight this fight," said Fiorina, one of five GOP presidential candidates to address the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference on Saturday.