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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters before speaking at a rally, Friday, May 6, 2016, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Donald Trump wins West Virginia, Nebraska primaries

Donald Trump scored wins Tuesday in the West Virginia and Nebraska primaries, padding his lead in the Republican presidential race hours after a new poll showed him locked in a tight general election battle with Hillary Clinton.

May 10, 2016
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at an event in Washington on Sept. 25, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Rick Perry endorses Donald Trump

Rick Perry threw his support behind presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in the presidential race, marking a stark turnaround for the former Texas governor who last year called the New York billionaire "a cancer on conservatism."

May 5, 2016
"I have always said that the Lord has a purpose for me as he has for everyone, and as a suspend my campaign today, I have renewed faith, deeper faith, that the Lord will show me the way forward and fulfill the purpose of my life," Ohio Gov. John Kasich said on May 4, 2016. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

John Kasich suspends White House bid

Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday dropped out of the 2016 GOP presidential race, clearing the way for businessman Donald Trump to seize the Republican nomination and shift his focus toward the general election.

May 4, 2016
Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

Democrats hoping Donald Trump dooms GOP in Senate races

Democrats running in competitive Senate races are giddy about the prospect of businessman Donald Trump leading Republicans into the fall election, confident that their GOP rivals could get swallowed up in an anti-Trump undertow.

May 4, 2016
Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council, a leading Christian religious-conservative group (Associated Press) **FILE**

Republican establishment pressured to embrace insurgents in role reversal

The Republican establishment has watched in horror this primary season as their presidential picks have, one after another, been marched out to slaughter, leaving the party's leaders in Washington stunned and under growing pressure to give up the fight and rally around the insurgents.

May 1, 2016
With major primary victories Tuesday, GOP front-runner Donald Trump needs only a majority of the remaining states to win on the party's first convention ballot. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump in control after delegate haul in Northeast primaries

Donald Trump is now on target to win the Republican presidential nomination at the GOP's July convention, holding support from half of all delegates allocated so far, thanks to a massive haul Tuesday night that puts him firmly in the driver's seat.

April 27, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a foreign policy speech at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Trump's highly anticipated foreign policy speech Wednesday will test whether the Republican presidential front-runner, known for his raucous rallies and eyebrow-raising statements, can present a more presidential persona as he works to unite the GOP establishment behind him. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump outlines ‘America first’ foreign policy vision

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump took a swipe at neoconservatism Wednesday, arguing in a major foreign policy address that the U.S. shouldn't be in the "nation-building business" and suggesting Washington should be more willing to work with unsavory regimes as long as doing so advances American interests and creates "stability in the world."

April 27, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a primary night news conference, Tuesday, April 26, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Donald Trump grabs majority of unbound delegates in Pennsylvania

Overcoming lingering concerns about his ground game, GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump collected a majority of the "unbound" delegates up for grabs in the Pennsylvania primary -- denting his rivals' hopes of winning over more of these delegates that will be free to vote for whomever they want on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention.

April 27, 2016
Republican presidential candidates, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich shake hands after a Republican presidential primary debate at Fox Theatre, Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ** FILE **

Ted Cruz, John Kasich bicker over alliance as Donald Trump decries rivals’ ‘collusion’

The uncomfortable alliance forged by Republican presidential hopefuls Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Gov. John Kasich began to falter almost as soon as it was announced, with the candidates squabbling Monday over what it meant, and front-runner Donald Trump saying their "collusion" proved the system is rigged and underscores the weakness of his rivals.

April 25, 2016