Kelly Riddell

Why Ted Cruz’s new ads against Donald Trump are doomed to fail

No matter what anti-Trump political organizations or his Republican rivals have used against him, nothing has stuck, baffling the elite political class.

March 24, 2016

Donald Trump’s strength in the Rust Belt has been exaggerated

Donald Trump is trumpeting his strength with white, middle-class voters, as reason why he'll be a strong general election candidate - putting the Rust Belt states in play - however a series of polls and analysis call into question those claims.

March 24, 2016

Donald Trump done wrong by the Republican National Committee

In September, the Republican National Committee, fearing the rise of Donald Trump, made him sign a loyalty pledge. The Party was sure at the time Mr. Trump would make some sort of gaff, dooming his own campaign, and the contest would be handed it over to their favored nominee.

March 23, 2016

Harry Reid to Democrats: Don’t underestimate Trump

Harry Reid is firing a warning shot to all Democrats celebrating Donald Trump's path to the Republican presidential nomination: Don't underestimate him.

March 23, 2016

Political insiders are picking their poison, and it’s Ted Cruz

South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham famously said choosing between GOP front-runner Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for president would be like "being shot or poisoned."

March 23, 2016

John Kasich’s horrible, no good, very bad campaign

So let's put aside the fact it's mathematically impossible for Ohio Gov. John Kasich to win the Republican nomination for president.

March 23, 2016

Obama’s reaction to Brussels terrorism is completely tone-deaf

President Obama listless, weak response to radical Islamic terrorism was on full display Tuesday -- again demonstrating his lack leadership on the world stage and tone-deafness when it comes to what the American people expect of him.

March 23, 2016

Bill Clinton event in Wyoming nixed; Hillary’s team cites weather — or is it?

Bill Clinton was yanked from the campaign trail, with Hillary Clinton's team citing bad weather for canceling his scheduled Wednesday appearance in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

March 22, 2016

Donald Trump didn’t get the memo: Don’t call women beautiful

So a Washington Post editor has claimed she was hit on by GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump.

March 22, 2016

Is Elizabeth Warren gunning for VP?

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren torched businessman Donald Trump on Twitter Monday, calling him a "wannabe tyrant," who bases his campaign on "racism, sexism, xenophobia & hatred."

March 22, 2016

Trump’s strength — no matter how politically incorrect — makes Americans feel safe

"Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on," a statement from the Republican presidential front-runner read in December.

March 22, 2016

Bill Clinton calls Obama legacy ‘awful,’ potentially dooming wife’s campaign

It was beyond an epic mistake. I mean, what was Bill Clinton thinking?

March 21, 2016

Obama snaps photo with Che Guevara in background to promote U.S.-Cuban relations

For a President who wants to stand on the "right side of history" - posing in front of a mural of an Argentinian Marxist revolutionary during his trip to Cuba probably wasn't the best choice.

March 21, 2016

Donald Trump takes victory lap, promises ‘great victories for our country’

Donald Trump took a victory lap on Tuesday after a resounding win in Florida, and victories in North Carolina and Illinois.

March 15, 2016

Donald Trump wins Illinois in major delegate haul

Donald Trump will win the Illinois GOP primary, multiple news outlets project.

March 15, 2016

John Kasich wins Ohio after Donald Trump takes Florida, forces Marco Rubio to drop out

Donald Trump dominated Florida's GOP primary Tuesday, knocking Sen. Marco Rubio out of the race -- but Gov. John Kasich claimed victory in Ohio, splitting the two top prizes on the board and making a contested convention ever more likely.

March 15, 2016

Marco Rubio drops out of presidential race after humiliating loss in Florida

Sen. Marco Rubio earned his place in Washington as an outsider, but for voters in this year's Republican presidential primary, he ended up becoming too closely associated with the capital city.

March 15, 2016

Donald Trump crushes Rubio in Florida, other states still outstanding

Donald Trump was the projected winner of Florida's GOP primary Tuesday, dealing a likely fatal blow to Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential hopes -- but Mr. Trump was struggling elsewhere on the map, as other candidates were giving him a tough fight.

March 15, 2016

Donald Trump crushes Marco Rubio in Florida; Hillary cruises past Sanders

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is cruising to victory in winner-take-all Florida, crushing home-state Sen. Marco Rubio's White House hopes.

March 15, 2016

Trump the overwhelming favorite as voters hit the polls in Florida Tuesday

Many people exiting the voting both in Palm Beach and Jupiter, Florida, cast their vote for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, saying only a businessman can fix a corrupt Washington, D.C.

March 15, 2016