Trump, Cruz, and the Coattails Problem
GOP campaign veterans game out the downballot effects of a controversial White House nominee.
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AP Photo/M. Spencer Green The Groundbreaking Jewish Candidate Who May Not Get Much Jewish Support
Bernie Sanders could go farther than any Jewish presidential hopeful has. But Jewish groups and voters don't appear to be gravitating toward him.
AP Photo/Matt Rourke McConnell's Surprise Move on War Authority
Neither Republicans nor Democrats knew the majority leader planned to set up a possible debate on authorizing the use of force against ISIS.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite In SOTU Response, Nikki Haley Takes Digs at Obama—and Trump
The potential GOP vice presidential pick took advantage of her moment on the national stage.
AP Photo/Sean Rayford The Fight for Gun-Rights Supporters
Republican hopefuls jockey for a key voting group.
AP Photo/Nati Harnik The Next President's Power Play
Regardless of who wins in November, Obama's successor plans to wield executive authority to achieve policy goals.
AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis How Lindsey Graham Can Play Kingmaker in South Carolina
The home-state senator was never going to win the pivotal primary, but now he can help decide who will.
AP Photo/Susan Walsh Beneath the Battles, a Congress That Worked
Even as Republicans fought Democrats—and each other—2015 saw the passage of a long list of difficult, wide-ranging bills.
AP Photo/Evan Vucci Despite Foes on Both Sides, House and Senate Easily Clear Final Spending and Tax Bills
The two packages drew complaints from both the Right and Left, but GOP and Democratic leaders were able to cobble together a big majority anyway.
AP Photo/Susan Walsh The GOP's Growing Rift on Trade
A party that has embraced free trade as a bedrock principle is increasingly divided on that question, particularly in the White House contest.
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