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Ben Carson calls on Congress to defund Syrian resettlement programs

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson called on Congress Monday to immediately strip funding for the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States.

November 16, 2015

Team Clinton attacks Cruz Iowa ally as anti-immigrant

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign panned Sen. Ted Cruz's decision Monday to welcome an endorsement from one of the GOP's most adamant opponents of illegal immigration, saying it shows how "how extreme and anti-immigrant today's Republican Party has become."

November 16, 2015

Donald Trump mocks Macy’s struggles

Businessman Donald J. Trump is poking fun at Macy's recent financial struggles, suggesting the department store chain is losing ground because of its decision to stop selling his ties and other Trump apparel.

November 16, 2015

Bobby Jindal pushes to stop relocation of Syrian refugees in Louisiana

Louisiana Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Bobby Jindal signed an executive order Monday that calls on state agencies to stop the relocation of Syrian refugees in the state.

November 16, 2015

Steve King endorses Ted Cruz’s presidential bid

Rep. Steve King threw his political muscle Monday behind Sen. Ted Cruz's presidential bid, giving the Texas Republican a powerful surrogate in Iowa, where the caucus will kick off the nomination race in February.

November 16, 2015

Paul Ryan: ‘I do not’ advocate rounding up and deporting illegal immigrants

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Sunday he does not envision the nation's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants being rounded up and deported by the federal government and said he does not support the idea.

November 15, 2015

Carly Fiorina backers flee to Ben Carson as voters seek top insurgent alternative to Donald Trump

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, who surged in polls this fall, has seen her support wilt as backers across the board have shifted from her to retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.

November 15, 2015

Bobby Jindal demands more information on Syrian refugees placed in Louisiana

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal demanded Saturday that the Obama administration keep him informed on the Syrian refugees that are being placed in his home state, saying he is erring on the side of caution following the terrorist attacks in Paris.

November 14, 2015

Ted Cruz rolls out immigration fix, warns on amnesty

Seeking to sharpen the immigration debate within the presidential race, Sen. Ted Cruz vowed Friday to take a stricter stand on both legal and illegal immigration, saying he will enforce deportation laws already on the books and that he no longer supports a massive increase in legal immigration.

November 13, 2015

Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio trade jabs over immigration

Sparks flew Friday between Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio over the issue of immigration, as the rival 2016 GOP presidential candidates sought to convince voters that they are on the right side of a thorny issue that has become a litmus test for many voters.

November 13, 2015

Rick Santorum: Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz back ‘amnesty’

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is looking to gain some momentum in the 2016 nomination battle by arguing that Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas are weak on immigration.

November 13, 2015

Jeb Bush, Johns Kasich, Chris Christie, governors struggle in GOP contest

The GOP usually loves governors as its presidential nominee, but not this year, where a pack of very experienced and accomplished chief executives is struggling to even break 15 percent in national polls — combined.

November 11, 2015

Ben Carson touts flat tax, eliminating mortgage interest and charitable deductions

Ben Carson distanced himself from his rivals in the GOP presidential race by advocating for an overhaul of the federal tax code that includes eliminating every tax deductions on the books -- including for mortgage interest payments and charitable givings.

November 11, 2015

Donald Trump on Republican debate: ‘Elegant’

Businessman Donald J. Trump is happy with the way the debate moderators handled the fourth debate of the Republican presidential-primary nomination race -- so happy, in fact, that he is willing to describe his experience as "elegant."

November 11, 2015

Ted Cruz says media would see immigration differently if journalists illegally flowing into U.S.

Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday that the media would see the issue of immigration in a much different light if a surge of journalists were illegally flowing into the United States, making it harder for them to land jobs and get higher pay.

November 10, 2015

Ben Carson: ‘I have no problem being vetted,’ Hillary Clinton should get similar media treatment

"When I look at someone like Hillary Clinton who sits there and tells her daughter and a government official that this was a terrorist attack and then tells everybody else that it was a video, where I came from they call that a lie."

November 10, 2015

Ted Cruz calls for tax code overhaul to boost economic growth

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said that his plan to overhaul the federal tax reform -- which calls for a 10 percent tax on personal income and 16 percent on business income -- could help spur economic growth.

November 10, 2015

Bobby Jindal: Fire everybody in Washington

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has a solution to the problems in Washington - "fire everybody."

November 10, 2015

Christie focuses debate on Hillary: ‘don’t worry about Huckabee or Jindal, worry about her’

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called on his GOP presidential rivals in Tuesday's undercard debate to train their fire on Hillary Clinton - not fellow Republicans.

November 10, 2015

Ben Carson debate attacks likely from rival Republican candidates

All eyes will be on Ben Carson in the Republican presidential debate Tuesday, as press questions over the retired neurosurgeon's inspirational life story have made it safer for his fellow candidates to target him.

November 9, 2015