Stephen Dinan

Donald Trump says he’ll support Republican nominee, even if it’s not him

Donald Trump appeared to rule out an independent bid for president Thursday night, saying he will support whoever the eventual GOP nominee is.

March 3, 2016

Donald Trump, rivals trade insults as Republican debate turns nasty

With a party civil war breaking out around him, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Thursday forcefully rejected any ties to racist groups and declared himself a willing negotiator who would, within limits, work with politicians in Washington to strike deals on immigration or any other issue.

March 3, 2016

Donald Trump endorsers derided as ‘sellouts,’ ‘traitors’ and worse — by fellow Republicans

Republican leaders who have endorsed Donald Trump have been compared to the Ku Klux Klan, called sellouts and traitors to the Republican Party and told they "made a deal with the devil." And that's just from fellow Republicans.

March 3, 2016

Donald Trump dismisses Mitt Romney as ‘failed candidate’

Donald Trump dismissed Mitt Romney's disparaging remarks Tuesday, unleashing a characteristic barrage of insults at the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, calling him "a disaster" and saying he's irrelevant to the current Republican debate.

March 3, 2016

GOP race brings record voter turnout

More than 240,000 new Democrats and independents showed up to vote in Virginia's Republican presidential primary this week -- the tip of a massive shift as all the enthusiasm and interest are moving to the GOP.

March 2, 2016

Ben Carson sees no ‘political path forward,’ bails on Detroit debate

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson signaled the effective end of his presidential campaign Wednesday, saying he no longer sees a path to victory and will be shifting his operation in another direction.

March 2, 2016

Donald Trump drives Republican turnout to record; Democrats lack enthusiasm

Republicans continued to shatter turnout records in their presidential primaries and caucuses Tuesday, while Democrats lagged behind in what analysts said was a clear indication of an enthusiasm gap heading into the general election.

March 1, 2016

Texas: Ted Cruz wins Lone Star State, spoils Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday run

Sen. Ted Cruz was projected the winner in his home state of Texas, and neighboring Oklahoma, delivering him his second and third wins of the primary season and giving him an argument for staying in the race.

March 1, 2016

Donald Trump racks up Super Tuesday wins in Deep South, Virginia, Mass.

Donald Trump survived the worst of Republican attacks against him, emerged Tuesday night with early projected victories in the Virginia, Vermont, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas and Massachusetts primaries, and earned the largest share of delegates for the GOP nomination.

March 1, 2016

State Dept: Review of Hillary Clinton secret emails may wait until after election

The State Department may wait until after the November election to finish its review of classified information former Secretary Hillary Clinton sent on her secret email account, a spokesman said Tuesday, vowing they will not be held to the political calendar.

March 1, 2016

Top border chief to agents who object to Obama amnesty: ‘Look for another job’

Customs and Border Protection Commission R. Gil Kerlikowske told Border Patrol agents who object to President Obama's amnesty policies that it's time to "look for another job," saying Tuesday that agents have to follow the orders of their superiors.

March 1, 2016

House will vote to oppose Obama deportation amnesty in courts

The House will take what Republicans call an unprecedented step of voting to file a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court officially opposing President Obama's deportation amnesty, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Tuesday.

March 1, 2016

Paul Ryan demands Trump denounce racism

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan weighed in on the GOP presidential race Tuesday, demanding candidates -- apparently Donald Trump -- denounce racism.

March 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton ‘secret’ email count doubles as latest batch is released

The State Department on Monday deemed 23 more of former Secretary Hillary Clinton's emails "secret," more than doubling the number of messages she sent or received on her special account that have now been given that high level of classification.

February 29, 2016

Victims of illegal immigrant violence tell GOP to reject Marco Rubio

Victims of illegal immigrant violence released a letter Monday demanding Republican voters reject Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential campaign, saying he made himself unacceptable by pushing for "amnesty" in 2013.

February 29, 2016

Donald Trump refuses to condemn KKK as campaign veers into nativist territory

Sen. Jeff Sessions, who led the fight against the 2013 Senate immigration bill, endorsed Donald Trump's presidential bid Sunday, breaking his own precedent to boost the billionaire businessman just ahead of the biggest day on the primary election calendar.

February 28, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s email account an open secret in Washington long before scandal broke

Hundreds of people -- from White House officials and titans of the mainstream media to senators, Supreme Court justices and many of her top colleagues at the State Department -- could have known about Hillary Clinton's secret email account, if only they'd cared to look closely enough.

February 28, 2016

Jeff Sessions endorses Donald Trump

Sen. Jeff Sessions, who led the fight against the 2013 Senate immigration bill, endorsed Donald Trump's presidential bid Sunday, breaking his own precedent to boost the billionaire businessman just ahead of the biggest day on the election calendar.

February 28, 2016

Marco Rubio says GOP can’t nominate white supremacist apologist

Marco Rubio said Donald Trump's refusal to condemn the Ku Klux Klan makes him unqualified to lead the GOP into the general election.

February 28, 2016

Democrats say illegal immigrant children should have constitutional right to lawyers

Congressional Democrats introduced legislation Friday to grant illegal immigrant children taxpayer-funded lawyers to argue their cases, saying once they get into the U.S. they deserve constitutional due process protections to make sure their cases are fairly decided.

February 26, 2016