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Poll shows Clinton trails Sanders in New Hampshire. Should she panic?New Hampshire is full of the kind of voters that like Sanders the most – white liberals. But national polls still show Clinton winning an absolute majority of her party.
Donald Trump is OK with 'whining.' Is it his superpower?GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump was extremely pro-whine during TV appearances Tuesday morning. His comments can be seen as a microcosm of his approach to politics in general.
Donald Trump: Why the media is mesmerized and Republicans are nervousDonald Trump says his comments about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly were misunderstood and that he ‘cherishes women.’ But many conservatives and GOP officials are worried about Trump’s dominant position among presidential candidates.
With attack on Fox News Megyn Kelly, is Donald Trump today's Joe McCarthy?Donald Trump is not backing down from comments, widely seen as misogynistic, that he made about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly. As a result, he's been disinvited from a prominent conservative gathering for his lack of 'decency.'
Was Carly Fiorina real debate winner?The lone female GOP candidate had been relegated to the early debate – but that may have worked to her advantage.
Will Donald Trump slap at Megyn Kelly be his downfall?After the Fox News moderator asked him about disparaging comments he's made about women's appearance, Trump kept the argument going after hours via his Twitter feed.
Why won't Hillary Clinton answer the Keystone XL question?Hillary Rodham Clinton is making headlines this week not for what she's saying on the campaign trail, but for what she's not.
Donald Trump visits border: What (or who) is his target?Donald Trump didn't get the memo about front-runners not deigning to notice those trailing in the polls. He's hitting his GOP rivals head on. He's also helping them get noticed.
John Kasich enters race. Is he 2016's Jon Huntsman?John Kasich is a serious contender in terms of his qualifications. But he reminds some experts of Jon Huntsman, who quit the 2012 race after finishing third in New Hampshire.
Donald Trump soars to big poll lead. What's going on?Trump is the choice of 24 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning independent voters, according to the Post/ABC numbers.
Moon landing anniversary: Will US ever go back?NASA hopes that the planned Orion manned capsule will carry astronauts to the moon, or Mars. But its first manned test flight isn’t scheduled until 2021. Forty-six years ago to the day, Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the moon.
Will John McCain get Donald Trump to apologize to American POWs?So far John McCain is taking the high road after Donald Trump's weekend criticism of McCain's military service. On NBC, McCain said Trump doesn’t owe him an apology – but he does owe one to the nation's POWs.
Swords or pistols? Maybe Donald Trump and John McCain should just duelThe spat between Donald Trump and John McCain makes for great political theater. But the dispute, prompted by an exchange of insults, reveals a deeper question for their generation: What did you do during the Vietnam War?
Iran nuclear deal: Americans generally supportive but very waryNow that an Iran nuclear deal has been worked out, the political selling job begins. A plurality of Americans support the agreement, but most are not confident that Iran can be prevented from producing nuclear weapons.
HuffPo puts Donald Trump news in 'entertainment.' Smart or a stunt?The Huffington Post says Trump's campaign is 'a sideshow.' But readers won't notice whether the Trump story they’re looking at is labeled as entertainment – and they won’t care.
Nancy Pelosi backs Obama's Iran pact. Is that a big deal?The House minority leader could well be the difference between victory and defeat for Obama’s biggest foreign policy initiative.
Has Donald Trump 'fired up the crazies,' like John McCain says?But Donald Trump’s not a marginal force in the race. Some individual polls now have him leading the GOP contest – and he's gaining. Views of Mr. Trump are getting more favorable even among GOP voters who don’t back him.
President Obama comments on Bill Cosby rape allegations. Appropriate?President Obama said he made it a general policy to not comment on the specifics of cases still in the courts. Then, he said: 'I think this country, any civilized country, should have no tolerance for rape.'
The 2016 race just got stranger: Trump says he can win Latino vote'Hispanics love me,' Trump said Wednesday morning. 'I will win the Latino vote because I'm going to bring jobs back into our country.'
Is Donald Trump actually Jeb Bush's secret weapon?On Tuesday, a new survey from USA Today/Suffolk University finds Donald Trump on top of the GOP field of contenders, with 17 percent of the vote. Jeb Bush is second with 14 percent.
