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President Barack Obama urged journalists to ask tougher questions of the candidates and voiced dismay over this year’s vulgar rhetoric and unrealistic campaign pledges.

Police in his home state were familiar with Larry Dawson, who was identified as the shooter at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington Monday.

The conservative radio host said Donald Trump represents Christians in America ignoring their faith.

Senate Republicans have been selectively using his previous remarks in the fight over President Obama’s nominee, the vice president said.

The GOP candidate says he’s a Baptist, and his convictions may have helped him win Utah’s Mormon voters.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton maintain wide leads in the delegate count ahead of Tuesday's nominating contests.

The woman’s front read “HATE SPEECH IS NOT FREE SPEECH,” in protest of the Republican front-runner.

The former GOP presidential nominee endorsed Ted Cruz for next week's Utah caucus, and said he favored an open convention in July.

During presidential election years, the side experiencing less infighting was more likely to emerge victorious in November, a study says.

The Republican presidential hopeful's group includes former Bush administration staffers and members of a controversial think tank.

A gender gap could pose a problem for the New York billionaire in his quest for the White House.

GOP insiders have discussed choosing a presidential nominee in Cleveland in July, but the road ahead is full of twists that even seasoned pros can’t fully anticipate.

President Barack Obama’s choice, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, will face a difficult confirmation battle in the GOP-controlled Senate.

For more than eight months, Trump has dominated the GOP presidential primary race while Rubio has been painted as an establishment politician who can’t even win in his home state.

Activist groups applauded the appointment of Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, previously the first openly transgender White House official.

The union powerhouse, which represents 12.5 million workers, told Reuters the ads will depict Trump as anti-union and will appear on Facebook and Twitter.

The Wisconsin congressman, who some in the GOP tout as an alternative to Donald Trump, says he has no interest in a presidential run.

Urban Meyer announced support for John Kasich’s White House bid — after Kasich appointees boosted his pay to $6.5 million a year.

President Obama will visit Havana this month in another step toward ending animosity between the former Cold War foes.

U.S. President Barack Obama said regulators this year appear prepared to achieve most of the goals he set out for the financial system in 2008.

White House hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump respectively held leads in terms of Democratic and Republican delegates ahead of the presidential-nominating contests Saturday.