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April 28, 2016

Cruz wins Iowa GOP caucuses; Clinton appears to hold off Sanders

Iowa's Democratic Party said early Tuesday that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had gained an insurmountable lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the state's caucuses, but stopped short of officially declaring her the winner — while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz scored a decisive win over Donald Trump in the Republican caucuses, with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio a close third.

April 28, 2016

Huckabee, O'Malley suspend presidential bids following Iowa caucuses

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Democratic presidential long-shot Martin O’Malley both called it quits Monday night after poor showings in the Iowa caucuses.

April 28, 2016

Iowa entrance polls: Big turnout from evangelicals

Early Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ entrance polls for the Iowa caucuses Monday night indicate a stronger-than-expected showing from evangelical voters in the first test of the 2016 campaign cycle -- and their support in the GOP race is split almost evenly among the top three candidates.

April 28, 2016

Iowa test: Will the first-timers show up to caucus?

While the top presidential contenders battle to define their differences, they all have one thing in common: the need to bring out fresh faces to the Iowa caucuses Monday evening. And that turnout is especially important for candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.

April 28, 2016

Democrats, Republicans in tight races as Iowans prepare to caucus

As Iowans prepare to cast the first votes in the presidential nominating process Monday, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders hoped to defy the polls and pull off upset victories in Monday night's caucuses.

April 28, 2016

Fiorina: I'd fire 400 senior execs at VA

Carly Fiorina joined fellow Republican candidates in taking up the mantle of veterans during Thursday's evening Republican debate, vowing to fire hundreds of senior VA officials if she wins the White House.

April 28, 2016

Carson cancels campaign events after fatal car crash involving volunteers, staffer

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson canceled the remainder of his campaign events Tuesday after a fatal car crash involving staff and volunteers.

April 28, 2016

In Iowa, GOP scrambles to avoid repeat of 2012 caucus mess

Iowa GOP leaders are deploying new technologies and aiming for a much smoother caucus process than in 2012, when the wrong winner was declared.

April 28, 2016

Clinton sharpens attacks as she loses ground in Iowa, NH

Hillary Clinton is sharpening her attacks on Bernie Sanders – and even her criticism of the Obama administration – as polls show her losing ground to her closest primary rival in key states.

April 28, 2016

Donald Trump, low energy? Why Politico misjudged the big-rally strategy

As a reporter on the campaign trail, I’ve often enjoyed watching candidates chat people up in diners, hug babies at county fairs and field questions at town halls in a frenetic attempt to connect with voters.