Republican Party

John Kasich Drops Out of White House Bid Leaving Donald Trump The Presumptive GOP Nominee

John Kasich has dropped out of the GOP presidential race shortly after Ted Cruz halted his campaign.

May 05, 2016 01:15 AM EDT

Trump calls Republican delegate system "rigged"; chooses not to exploit it

Republican front-runner nominee Donald Trump assails the party's delegate system, calling it rigged....

Apr 18, 2016 11:36 AM EDT

Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley reiterates position on Garland Supreme Court nomination: 'Nothing has changed'

Judge Merrick Garland failed to convince Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley to take action on ...

Apr 13, 2016 12:40 AM EDT

Kansas approves new law allowing student groups in colleges and universities to limit membership

Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law allowing faith-based campus groups to restrict their membership ...

Mar 24, 2016 08:56 PM EDT

Fox News slams Trump for 'verbal assaults' on Megyn Kelly, says presidentiable has 'sick obsession' with anchor

Fox News took a hard-hitting swipe against presidential hopeful Donald Trump for making "sexist verb...

Mar 21, 2016 03:02 AM EDT

How Joe Biden's speech in 1992 strengthens Republican senators position on the political row over Supreme Court nomination

Despite defection from two Republican senators, the party has found a friend in Vice President Joe B...

Feb 23, 2016 03:36 AM EST

U.S. President Barack Obama starts reviewing potential Supreme Court candidates; Biden thinks nominee should be non-ideological

President Barack Obama has begun vetting potential Supreme Court nominees over the weekend, the Whit...

Feb 22, 2016 01:08 AM EST

White House declines House GOP proposal to repurpose Ebola funds for anti-Zika virus programs, vaccine research

The White House has declined a proposal from House Republicans to utilize unobligated Ebola money to...

Feb 20, 2016 11:15 PM EST

Former Iowa field organizaer files sex discrimination complaint against Donald Trump's presidential campaign

26-year-old Elizabeth Davidson filed a complaint against Donald Trump's campaign for workplace gende...

Jan 31, 2016 11:46 PM EST

Clinton charities refile six years of tax returns to amend errors

The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and an associated charity refiled tax returns for six...

Nov 17, 2015 03:16 AM EST

Bush's new campaign revamp has little impact on social media

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush's attempt to revive a campaign hit in recent weeks by fal...

Nov 02, 2015 11:46 PM EST

Joe Biden says he did not oppose bin Laden raid

Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he had supported the U.S. raid that killed al Qaeda leader ...

Oct 20, 2015 08:27 PM EDT

On visit to U.S., Britain's Farage criticizes Obama and Republicans

U.K. Independence Party head Nigel Farage criticized both U.S. President Barack Obama and the opposi...

Feb 27, 2015 07:55 AM EST

Congressional candidates bank on minimum wage battle in Senate to win elections

SFGate said that despite the possibility of the minimum wage measure proposal being used as a talkin...

Apr 28, 2014 06:56 AM EDT