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Republican presidential candidates, businessman Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, argue a point during a Republican presidential primary debate at Fox Theatre, Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ** FILE **

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz trade wins as Marco Rubio and John Kasich fade

Sen. Ted Cruz crushed his opponents in Kansas' Republican presidential caucus Saturday and easily won Maine's caucuses, but Donald Trump claimed victories in Louisiana's primary and Kentucky's caucuses, as the two men put the rest of the GOP field well behind them.

March 5, 2016
Donald Trump speaks as Sen. Marco Rubio listens during the Republican presidential debate Thursday night in Detroit. (Associated Press)

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
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at campaign stop, Thursday, March 2, 2016, in Portland, Maine.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was one of the five remaining candidates in the Republican presidential contests on Super Tuesday. Democrats were down to only two choices. (Associated Press)

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
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves as he steps on stage to speak at a rally Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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
With President Barack Obama's action running out of time to temporarily protect up to five million unauthorized immigrants from deportation, supporters of the measure to keep families together rally at the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court for a speedy decision on his policy which allows certain illegal immigrants who entered the country before their 16th birthday and before June 2007 to receive a renewable two-year work permit and exemption from deportation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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
House Speaker Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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