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Trump said that the party might face a legal headache if it nominates Sen. Ted Cruz, a U.S. citizen who was born in Canada. But he insisted he isn't trying to attack his chief rival or revive the "birther debate" he led against President Obama.
As rivals seized on his governing record, the N.J. governor punched back with the bluntness that had been his trademark before Donald Trump's ascent.
The surprise announcement complicates already difficult efforts to curb the country’s push for a working nuclear arsenal.
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While announcing executive action on gun control from the White House Jan. 5, President Obama was visibly emotional. (AP)
The president was brought to tears as he explained his decision to move unilaterally, citing lives cut short by gun violence and defending the move's constitutionality: "We understand there are some constraints on our freedom."
The president delivered an uncharacteristically emotional appeal to the country to help curb gun violence, but the speech was a memorable one for reasons beyond his tone.
The former Florida governor repeatedly suggested he was named the group’s Statesman of the Year, but he instead received a rifle for being a keynote speaker at a convention.
Larycia Hawkins was put on administrative leave from the evangelical college in Illinois after she made the controversial statement.
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One of the land-rights activists said his fellow occupiers are spending most of their time fielding calls from the news media and watching Fox News.
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Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to campaign for staying within the bloc, but his decision to allow a “free vote” could help him avoid resignations of his leadership team.
The current divide reinforces a lot of other rivalries and disputes — and is perhaps even exploited by some to further other aims.
Echoes of the steroid era and changes in the makeup of those voting may make Wednesday’s announcement of the latest inductees the most talked-about ever.
More than 90 criminal complaints were filed after a wave of violence swept through a crowd gathered at Cologne's main train station on New Year's Eve.
In the second season of his thought-provoking ABC drama, screenwriter John Ridley has chosen a more nuanced and uncomfortable story to tell.
The world’s largest gadget expo is known for its dizzying amount of tech that may not make it to market. Here are the best of the bunch.
When Michael Keck died two years ago, 16 years of playing football from grade school into college had left his brain brittle and deformed worse than researchers had ever seen in someone so young.
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