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Republican presidential candidates, from left, Lindsey Graham, Ben Carson, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Rick Santorum speak among themselves after a forum Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Immigration, Planned Parenthood produce consensus at GOP forum

Republican presidential hopefuls dodged the thorniest issues on immigration Monday, saying the immediate priority is to secure the border while handling the size of legal immigration and final decisions on the 11 million illegal immigrants already here must wait until enforcement has been restored.

August 3, 2015
A crowd listened to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been holding frequent town halls in the early-voting state of New Hampshire including the Voters First Forum. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Voters First Forum to test 14 Republican presidential candidates

More than a dozen of the Republican presidential contenders are set to converge Monday for the Voters First Forum, which is billed as a chance to turn attention away from national polls and refocus on the important role voters play in states that host early nomination contests.

August 2, 2015
Presidential contender Donald Trump speaks to the media after arriving by helicopter during the first first day of the Women's British Open golf championship on the Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 30, 2015. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump tops another presidential poll

Donald Trump is leading yet another poll for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, in what is expected to be one of the national surveys that could be used to decide who participates in the first GOP debate next week in Ohio.

July 30, 2015
It remains to be seen whose approach will be most beneficial in the presidential race as Sens. Rand Paul (left) and Ted Cruz remain in a statistical dead heat at about 5 percent in the RealClearPolitics average of polls. They are hovering in the middle of the 16-candidate field. (Associated Press)

Rand Paul plays it cool while Ted Cruz plays with fire in Senate

Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have followed through on their promises to shake things up on Capitol Hill since arriving in Washington, but some political analysts say the recent intraparty warfare shows the two rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are split over the best way to give the government a face-lift.

July 29, 2015
The ascendancy of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may result in several of the previously declared GOP candidates being bumped from the upcoming Fox News debate due to a limit of only 10 candidates being allowed to participate. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump may reshuffle GOP debate stage

Donald Trump's entrance into the GOP presidential race has not only booted another candidate from the likely lineup at next month's first sanctioned debate, but it's also denying the laggers any oxygen to draw attention to themselves and try to climb the rungs to the top tier.

July 22, 2015
Ohio Gov. John Kasich announces he is running for the 2016 Republican party’s nomination for president during a campaign rally at Ohio State University, Tuesday, July 21, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. Kasich, 63, launched his campaign before a crowd of 2,000 at an event marking the entry of a strong-willed and sometimes abrasive governor in a nomination race now with 16 notable Republicans. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

John Kasich enters fray for GOP presidential bid

Ohio Gov. John Kasich joined the Republican presidential field Monday, casting himself as a battle-tested leader and less-strident conservative that he said his party needs to win the White House.

July 21, 2015
Republican presidential candidate former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush Tuesday vowed that if elected, he would take on the political establishment, cut federal spending and shrink the government. (Associated Press)

Jeb Bush vows to cut federal spending, shrink government

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Monday cast himself as the D.C. outsider capable of shaking up the political establishment, vowing to take on what he labeled the insularity of the very "Mount Washington" where his family has been a fixture for most of the last 35 years.

July 20, 2015
Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during the National Right to Life convention in New Orleans on July 10, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Rick Santorum: Immigration should be at forefront of 2016 GOP race

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum said Monday the issue of legal immigration must be front and center in the 2016 GOP nomination race, arguing that working-class Americans have suffered from the influx of millions of immigrants over the past two decades.

July 13, 2015