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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady leaves federal court in New York on Aug. 31, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump: ‘Very happy’ for Tom Brady

Donald Trump said Thursday that he was "very happy" to learn that a federal judge had tossed out the four-game suspension the NFL had given four-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady.

September 3, 2015
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley delivers a speech on "Lessons from the New South" during a luncheon at at the National Press Club in Washington on Sept. 2, 2015. (Associated Press)

Nikki Haley open to veep slot on GOP ticket

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she is open to listening to the eventual GOP presidential nominee if they are interested in talking with her about becoming their running mate.

September 2, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he has "evolved on numerous issues" including health care, abortion rights and a 14.25 percent tax on the rich. Some tea party conservatives have concerns about his convictions on these and other issues. (Associated Press)

Tea party weighs whether Donald Trump welcome to their movement

Tea partyers are torn over Donald Trump, applauding the way he has shaken the Republican Party establishment with his bombastic style and vows to eviscerate the political class in Washington, but wary of his less-than-conservative stances in the past and his friendly ties with the Clintons.

September 1, 2015
Republican presidential candidate, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during a campaign stop called Politics and Eggs with business leaders and political activist, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) ** FILE **

Scott Walker vows to defeat Islamic State, reduce Iran’s influence

GOP presidential hopeful Scott Walker said Friday the United States is at war with radical Islam, calling it a "generational struggle" while vowing to defeat the Islamic State and curb Iran's influence in the world. The Wisconsin governor sought to convince voters that he has the national security chops to serve as the next commander-in-chief.

August 28, 2015
Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Jeb Bush taps Eric Cantor as co-chair of Virginia efforts

Eric Cantor will be named as one of Jeb Bush's three co-chairs in Virginia, marking a high-profile return to the national political scene for the former House majority leader who lost his seat in stunning fashion during last year's primary election.

August 27, 2015
Univision newscaster Jorge Ramos, who has incredible sway with U.S. Hispanic voters, decried Donald Trump and his stance on immigration at a public event, which promptly got him booted from the room. (Associated Press)

Jorge Ramos, Univision anchor, uses influence to push immigration agenda

Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, who has long been as much an activist as a newsman, managed to find himself at the center of an immigration story yet again this week as he went head-to-head with GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, getting tossed from a press conference after repeatedly and insistently trying to ask questions.

August 26, 2015
Republican presidential candidates from left, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and John Kasich take the stage for the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Four GOP presidential hopefuls sign traditional-marriage pledge

Less than a quarter of the 2016 GOP presidential field has signed a conservative group's pledge to stand up for traditional marriage by supporting a federal constitutional amendment that defends marriage as being between one man and one woman.

August 26, 2015
Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, called GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday "a serious candidate," but said Mr. Trump's immigration plan should be judged on its merits and there it breaks conservative principles. (The Monitor via Associated Press)

Jeb Bush says new fencing won’t make border more secure

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush visited a city on the U.S.-Mexico border Monday and said new fencing won't make the border more secure, as he blasted GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump's proposed wall and other get-tough policies as "unrealistic."

August 24, 2015
Donald Trump's six-page illegal immigration crackdown plan included calls to build more fencing, require illegal immigrants to go home before being readmitted with legal status and to end the policy granting automatic citizenship to almost everyone born in the U.S., including to illegal immigrant mothers. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump pushes birthright citizenship to forefront of political debate

Birthright citizenship, an issue long kicked about in Republican circles, has leaped to the forefront of the political debate, with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leading the charge and drawing fierce fire from critics who say he and his fellow candidates are messing with a fundamental principle of American history.

August 20, 2015