Jindal says he is dropping out of 2016 race for president

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says he is dropping out of 2016 race for president, ending a campaign that failed to gain much support among Republicans.

Bush, Carson seek to steady campaigns in GOP debate

Republicans Jeb Bush and Ben Carson sought to steady their presidential campaigns in Tuesday night's GOP debate, with Bush taking advantage of a policy-focused contest to detail positions on the economy and immigration while Carson swatted away mounting questions about the veracity of his celebrated biography.

Bush aims to debate on his terms, after poor start

Jeb Bush has a plan for the Republican presidential debate in Wisconsin on Tuesday night: Don't treat it like, well, a debate.

Jeb Bush says he "would kill baby Hitler"

Republican Presidential Candidate Jeb Bush said he would kill Hitler as a baby, if he had the chance.

Defiant Carson: Questions about West Point story are unfair

A defiant Ben Carson on Friday rejected the idea his past descriptions of receiving a scholarship offer to attend West Point were inaccurate, and called questions about the veracity of the story irrelevant to his campaign for president.

Fox News Poll: Carson only honest and trustworthy candidate

Of the presidential candidates registering more than one percent support, only Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, has a majority of voters thinking he is honest and trustworthy.

Fox News Poll: GOP nomination race coming into focus, Trump holds edge

Is the race for the Republican nomination finally shaking out?  Four candidates get double-digit backing -- and then there’s a steep drop-off to the rest of the field.

Insurgents vs mainstream: Debate highlights GOP's 2 tracks

Marco Rubio bid forcefully for control of the Republican Party's establishment wing in Wednesday night's third GOP debate, deflecting jabs from Jeb Bush, who desperately sought to right his floundering campaign.

Would California Republicans support Trump for President?

GOP voters at a San Mateo Republican Party banquet Thursday night expressed a wide range of opinions about whether businessman Donald Trump has what it takes to become the GOP presidential nominee.

Clinton, Sanders clash on guns, economy, foreign policy

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders clashed over U.S. involvement in the Middle East, gun control and economic policy in the first Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, outlining competing visions for a party seeking to keep the White House for a third straight term.

Clinton, Sanders clash on guns, economy, foreign policy

Hillary Rodham Clinton is entering Tuesday night's first Democratic debate a weakened front-runner, anxious to move past the controversy over her email practices and persuade voters she's the best-qualified candidate to lead the party to a third straight term in the White House.

Donald Trump lashes out at media after 3rd GOP debate

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump emerged Thursday from a debate in which he appeared to take a back seat to his rivals by lashing out at the media as he continues to adjust to a race in which he is no longer the undisputed front-runner.

Despite risks, Carson not backing off Nazi, slavery examples

On the eve of his party's third debate, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson promised not to curb his penchant for using extreme examples to prove his points, such as equating abortion with slavery and comparing Islamic State fighters to patriots of the American Revolution.

Under GOP grilling, Clinton seeks to close book on Benghazi

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of buildup, Hillary Rodham Clinton finally takes center stage as the star witness in the Republican-led investigation into the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

Democratic debate a breakout chance for O'Malley, others

Stuck far behind Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Martin O'Malley needs a breakout moment in the party's first debate to catch up to the front-runners. And he knows it.

Trump signs pledge not to mount 3rd party campaign

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump says he has signed a Republican loyalty pledge to back the GOP's 2016 nominee for president and skip a potential third-party bid.

Probe of Clinton's server could discover more than just emails

A forensic examination of Hillary Rodham Clinton's private computer server could unearth more details than what she put in her emails.

Christie picks up 2016 endorsement from Maryland governor

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Chris Christie has picked up the presidential endorsement of Maryland's governor.