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How, this time, Trump may actually have gone too farHis proposed ban on an entire religious class shocked members of the media and the political establishment. But will the intense blowback translate into an erosion of his support?
Bernie Sanders refuses to answer questions about ISIS. Bad move?As terrorist attacks and mass shootings raise public concerns over security, Senator Sanders prefers to talk about poverty and inequality.
Trump proposal to ban Muslim entry: Is he playing the media?Donald Trump's vow to ban 'all Muslim entry' to the US fits a pattern: His most extreme words often come when he has suffered a bad poll or two.
Pearl Harbor heroes: the Medal of Honor 15In their resilience, these 15 men symbolized the nation itself. At a stroke, Pearl Harbor united America and brought it fully into the war.
Pearl Harbor attack: How did Winston Churchill react?The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was appalling to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, but that night he 'slept the sleep of the saved and thankful.' The US would enter the war.
Does Donald Trump have Democratic supporters? Not many.Donald Trump has said he’d get lots of Democrats in the general election, just like Ronald Reagan did in 1980.
Lindsey Graham's primal scream for the Republican eliteStuck at 1 percent, Lindsey Graham set aside the speech he had intended to give and said the GOP front-runners are destroying the Republican Party.
If Trump wins nomination, will GOP elite bolt to a third party?Republican Party officials now see that it’s a real possibility that Trump will be their standard-bearer, and many aren't happy about it.
GOP 7-page memo on handling Donald Trump, nominee. Would it work?GOP lawmakers have drafted a seven-page memo for Republican candidates in other races. It rests on a crucial assumption that nominee Donald Trump would be more restrained than candidate Trump has proven to be.
Ben Carson's poll decline – and what this says about Donald TrumpIs it the 'Paris effect'? Or can Ben Carson's drop out of front-runner status be traced to more wide-reaching causes?
Ted Cruz vs. Marco Rubio is on. Why this matchup is important.If Donald Trump fades, Senators Cruz and Rubio could end up the last two GOP contenders in mid-March. They would likely steer the party in different directions on foreign policy and national security.
This one number explains Donald Trump's supportThe number symbolizes the surprising nature of Donald Trump's rise to front-runner status.
No, Donald Trump supporters aren't actually everywhereYes, Donald Trump is still leading GOP polls, but from the point of view of the nation as a whole, there aren’t that many Trumpians.
White House fence-jumper caught: Should those spikes be higher?Thanksgiving at the White House was disrupted on Thursday when a man draped in an American flag scaled the perimeter fence.
- Why it's time to start paying attention to 2016 election for real
It's not early out there anymore. Does this mean Donald Trump has a real chance?
Is Donald Trump really a 'fascist?'Some in the GOP are beginning to use the term – evocative of the dictatorships of World War II – to describe the billionaire presidential hopeful.
Bobby Jindal's exit: Winnowing worksThe struggles of a former Rhodes scholar and governor who once seemed a serious contender reveal important aspects of the 2016 race.
West Point 'scholarship' misstatement dooms Ben Carson. Unless it doesn't.The Ben Carson campaign was forced to clarify the candidate's assertions that he was offered a scholarship to West Point. It's a sign he's now getting front-runner treatment from the media.
GOP debate lineup: Unfair to bottom tier?Two candidates who participated in initial main debates have been demoted to Tuesday's undercard event because of low poll ratings. Two others won't appear at all.
Does new George Bush book throw his son under the bus? HardlyGeorge H.W. Bush has some hard words for his son's advisers – and for George W. himself – in a new biography. But ultimately, the Bush family is closing ranks.
