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2012 United States presidential election

President Donald Trump speaks to the media regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is retiring, during his meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
June 27, 2018 - 10:56 pm

The Latest: Civil rights groups want court vote postponed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Various civil rights groups are backing calls from Democratic lawmakers to hold off on a vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's replacement until after the November elections. Vanita...
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As his wife Monica, left, looks on, Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb gives a concession speech in the Republican primary for Governor, in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
June 27, 2018 - 1:30 am

The Latest: In Oklahoma, Republicans ousted over teacher pay

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on primaries and runoffs in seven states (all times local): 1:30 a.m. It was a mixed bag for teachers running for political office in Oklahoma but a bad night for incumbent Republicans who voted against a tax package earlier this year to fund a teacher pay raise...
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FILE - In this March 3, 2018, file photo, Mitt Romney speaks with a group during a breakfast campaign stop in Green River, Utah. Romney's annual gathering of top Republicans, wealthy political donors and powerful business leaders kicks off Thursday, June 7 in the Utah ski town of Park City with U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan among the expected attendees at a three-day event that comes just weeks ahead of Romney's primary election in his bid to win the U.S. Senate seat in Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
June 08, 2018 - 8:59 am

Romney predicts Trump's re-election

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — He once called Donald Trump "a con man," but Mitt Romney now predicts that Trump would "easily" win his party's presidential nomination in 2020 and "solidly" win a second term. Romney, the GOP's failed 2012 presidential nominee from Massachusetts, now a Republican Senate...
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FILE - In this March 3, 2018, file photo, Mitt Romney speaks with a group during a breakfast campaign stop in Green River, Utah. Romney's annual gathering of top Republicans, wealthy political donors and powerful business leaders kicks off Thursday, June 7 in the Utah ski town of Park City with U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan among the expected attendees at a three-day event that comes just weeks ahead of Romney's primary election in his bid to win the U.S. Senate seat in Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
June 07, 2018 - 10:16 pm

Romney predicts 4 more years for Trump

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — He once called Donald Trump "a con man," but Mitt Romney is predicting that Trump will "easily" win his party's presidential nomination in 2020 and "solidly" win a second term. Romney, the GOP's failed 2012 presidential nominee from Massachusetts, now a Republican Senate...
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May 11, 2018 - 3:31 pm

Court upholds convictions of 2012 Ron Paul campaign staffers

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the convictions of three top staffers on Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign who were found guilty of arranging for money to be funneled through a vendor to an influential Iowa state senator who dropped his support for another...
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FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., greet each other on the tarmac upon his arrival on Air Force One at San Francisco International Airport. Obama is backing Feinstein for re-election as she faces a challenge from within the Democratic party. The California senator released a statement from Obama Friday, May 4, 2018, calling Feinstein one of the "most effective champions for progress." She's facing a challenge from state Sen. Kevin de Leon. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
May 04, 2018 - 4:05 pm

Obama backs California's Feinstein in re-election fight

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama waded into California's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Friday, throwing his support to incumbent Dianne Feinstein. It's his only primary endorsement in congressional races so far in 2018, his spokeswoman Katie Hill said. He urged...
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House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., announces that he will not run for re-election at the end of his term, Wednesday, April 11, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
April 12, 2018 - 12:17 am

Ryan retirement sends new ripples of uncertainty through GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan's abrupt announcement that he will retire rather than seek another term in Congress as the steady if reluctant wingman for President Donald Trump sent new ripples of uncertainty through a Washington already on edge and a Republican Party bracing for a rough...
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House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., announces that he will not run for re-election at the end of his term, Wednesday, April 11, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
April 11, 2018 - 2:07 pm

Ryan bowing out, sending ripples of uncertainty through GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he will retire rather than seek another term in Congress as the steady if reluctant wingman for President Donald Trump, sending ripples through a Washington already on edge and spreading new uncertainty through a party bracing for a...
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Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney looks on after filling out paperwork as he declares his candidacy for the U.S. Senate at the state elections office Thursday, March 15, 2018, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
March 15, 2018 - 6:16 pm

Fearing a Utah 'coronation', 8 Republicans challenge Romney

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Eight Republicans have stepped forward before a Thursday evening filing deadline to challenge former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the Utah Senate race, including a state lawmaker who says an "establishment insider" can't fix problems in Washington. Many of...
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March 08, 2018 - 6:22 pm

Outraised and outhustled, is Sen. Ted Cruz losing his mojo?

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ted Cruz slayed the Texas Republican establishment in 2012 with his Senate win, took Washington by storm as its leading conservative flamethrower and finished second only to Donald Trump for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination. His success was built on a frenetic campaign and...
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