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An open letter on immigration from conservative Latino group The Libre Initiative.

Conservative Latino Group Pens Letter Opposing GOP Immigration Rhetoric

11:45am September 09, 2015

by Asma Khalid

In a letter obtained by NPR, the Libre Initiative criticized calls made by some of the presidential candidates for mass deportation and ending birthright citizenship.

Presidential candidate Ben Carson attracted a large crowd at the Iowa State Fair last month.

Ben Carson, The Other Republican Outsider On The Rise

1:35pm September 07, 2015

by Sarah McCammon

The retired neurosurgeon is rising in Iowa. He's drawn big crowds in the state and he's catching up with Donald Trump in the polls there. Like Trump, he has no background in elected office.

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A man carries a cardboard cutout of Hillary Clinton in Des Moines, Iowa. Clinton and other traditional candidates have struggled to breakthrough as outsiders have captured the attention this summer.

It's Been A Bad Summer For The Political Establishment

6:45pm September 06, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

The biggest conventional names in American politics — Clinton and Bush — have stumbled this summer as Americans look to channel their frustrations through unconventional outsiders.

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Republican Leadership Summit Saturday in Nashua, N.H.

Candidates And Candidates-To-Be Woo New Hampshire's GOP

1:40pm September 04, 2015

by Josh Rogers

Republican candidates — those who've already declared and those who have yet to — gathered in New Hampshire this weekend to speak to their party. Whose messages resonated? And whose did not?

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Donald Trump and Jeb Bush were polite to each other at the first GOP debate. But it's been gloves off since then, especially on Instagram, a social media outlet not known for its vitriol.

Instagram: The New Political War Room?

1:33pm September 03, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The Donald Trump-Jeb Bush feud has spilled over into Instagram, which was one of the tamer social media outlets. Not anymore.

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Carly Fiorina's strong showing at the August Fox News debate helped boost her in the polls, meaning she could now make it into the main CNN debate.

CNN Just Found A Way To Get Carly Fiorina Onto The Debate Stage

7:38pm September 01, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The former Hewlett-Packard CEO had been fighting CNN's criteria for the September presidential candidates debate. Now, she might get her way and make it into the network's main event.

Donald Trump owns this Trump Tower building at 725 Fifth Ave. in New York City. It's one of only a handful he owns in the city, though 17 buildings there bear his name.

When You See 'Trump' On A Building, It Might Not Be What You Think

11:57pm August 31, 2015

by Janet Babin

Plenty of buildings still boast Donald Trump's name in Manhattan, where he became famous as a real estate developer. But he doesn't actually own most of them — and never has.

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Donald Trump poses for a selfie with a woman wearing a "Team Trump" T-shirt on stage at the National Federation of Republican Assemblies Presidential Preference Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

Donald Trump In 9 Quotes And 200 Seconds

11:03pm August 29, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

Trump took his act on the road to Tennessee, where he thrilled a conservative audience with an off-the-cuff routine that bordered on stand-up comedy.

Sen. Ted Cruz prays before the start of his Religious Liberty Rally last weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. The event was part of Cruz's push to energize evangelical voters.

Ted Cruz Rallies Evangelicals In Campaign To Defund Planned Parenthood

6:51pm August 27, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Religious voters are a key for Republicans running for president. One candidate — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — is making a bold play for them, promising to campaign on defunding Planned Parenthood.

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Mitt Romney peers over the podium at guests being pointed out by his wife, Ann, during an event at which Donald Trump endorsed Romney in 2012.

#TBT: For Trump And Romney, What Happened In Vegas, Stayed In Vegas

9:03am August 27, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

Way back in 2012, Donald Trump and Mitt Romney were pals. Romney had Trump's endorsement. But now, to Trump, Romney "choked." And Trump is vowing not to "fail" like he did.