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Hillary Clinton woos middle class with tax-break proposal, chides Bernie Sanders for tax-hike talk

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton is targeting the middle class, promising tax breaks to hardworking Americans while rebuking her top rival, Sen. Bernard Sanders, for proposing policy that will lead to tax increases on the working class.

November 23, 2015

CFPB conspired with left-leaning group to draft Obama payday loan crackdown, emails show

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to thwart President Obama's crackdown on payday loans, while evidence has emerged that regulators at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau conspired with left-leaning groups to draft their regulations against the industry.

November 19, 2015

Hillary Clinton strikes hawkish tone, implores U.S. to ‘lead’ global fight against ISIS

Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. needs to lead the world in crushing the Islamic State, giving a hawkish-sounding, sharply worded speech Thursday that amplifies the president's current foreign-policy strategy but does not deter from it.

November 19, 2015

Tom Fiegen, Senate candidate, says DNC rigged Iowa debate in favor of Hillary Clinton

A Democratic U.S. Senate candidate is alleging the Democratic National Committee stacked the deck in favor of presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Iowa debate, filling the room with Clinton supporters, as party officials try their best to secure her coronation.

November 19, 2015

David Bowers off Hillary Clinton’s campaign team after Syrian refugees statement

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign kicked the mayor of Roanoke, Virginia, off its leadership team after he said his city wouldn't assist in resettling Syrian refugees and cited Japanese internment in his letter of opposition.

November 18, 2015

Hillary Clinton walks tightrope between Obama, unpopular policies

In the wake of the Paris attacks, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton faces a conundrum: Find a way to be loyal to President Obama and his policies, which she played a role in crafting as his secretary of state, while trying to distance herself from them because of their unpopularity.

November 18, 2015

Bernie Sanders sharpens critiques of Hillary Clinton away from debate stage

Bernard Sanders has repeatedly said he's unwilling to make any character attacks against Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton in his quest for the White House, but his barbs have gotten sharper away from the debate stage.

November 18, 2015

Hillary Clinton gets walloped by GOP rivals in Colorado, a key swing state: poll

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton is losing by double-digits to all leading GOP contenders in Colorado, said a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.

November 18, 2015

DNC looks to rebrand to stem losses during Obama administration

Reeling from its midterm losses last year, the Democratic National Committee is planning a multiyear strategy to recapture Democratic seats downballot by reworking its messaging, easing ballot-access restrictions in several states and by playing an active role in redistricting.

November 17, 2015

Hillary Clinton, Carly Fiorina 2016 bids jeopardized by fickle women voters

When Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton was facing questions in her campaign late in the summer, her women supporters abandoned her.

November 16, 2015

Marco Rubio’s lack of plans turning off Iowans on rise

Sen. Marco Rubio is on the rise in the polls as the GOP field begins to shake up -- but those on the ground in Iowa and New Hampshire are questioning whether he has a plan to translate that growing interest into actual voters.

November 15, 2015

Democratic debate in Iowa: How will the candidates respond to the Paris attacks?

Saturday night is the Democrats' second presidential debate set to take place in Iowa and will be hosted by CBS News and the Des Moines Register. After front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton's commanding performance in the first contest, the field has winnowed to three contestants: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley. Here's a few things to watch out for.

November 14, 2015

Martin O’Malley seeks jump-start for longshot 2016 bid in second Democratic debate

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has a huge hill to climb in his presidential bid -- so much so that his own New Hampshire campaign co-chairman's wife is supporting his opponent, Hillary Rodham Clinton.

November 12, 2015

GOP debate: What to watch for Tuesday night in Milwaukee

Tuesday night is the GOP's fourth presidential debate, and things have surely changed since their first outing in August. Although Donald Trump is still the front-runner, neurosurgeon Ben Carson is closing ranks and even besting the real-estate mogul in some polls, and a solid middle-tier of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has arisen.

November 10, 2015

Republicans’ media bias claims boosted by scarcity of right-leaning journalists

A mere 7 percent of journalists identify as Republicans, and when they do give money to political campaigns they usually donate to Democrats, lending evidence to Republican presidential candidates' claims that they are facing a hostile audience when they deal with the press.

November 8, 2015

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin quest for power: It’s chemical, expert says

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have many psychological similarities, according to one expert, making Mr. Trump's claim he'd "get along very well," with the Russian leader probable.

November 3, 2015

John Kasich pins presidential hopes on New Hampshire primary

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is running an ornery presidential campaign, blasting Republican rivals as unserious and vowing to deliver tough talk to party voters, in a campaign designed to test whether New Hampshire is still kingmaker among the primaries.

November 2, 2015

Jeb Bush trails Bobby Jindal in Iowa: poll

In a new poll in Iowa, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is besting former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush among GOP presidential contenders.

November 2, 2015

Virginia Democrats conspired against gun store Nova Firearms, emails show

Democratic elected officials in Northern Virginia worked together to engineer a campaign against a Fairfax County firearms store in a bid to politicize gun violence and drum up support for a Democrat in an election Tuesday, an exchange of emails shows.

November 1, 2015

Ben Carson support stretches beyond evangelical conservative base

Ben Carson has enthralled evangelical conservatives in his surge to the top of Republican presidential polls, but his support stretches well beyond that key demographic, with voters saying they see him as a palatable maverick capable of shaking up Washington without plowing it over.

October 29, 2015