Recent News

Donald Trump holds a 10-point lead over his closest rival in Michigan, according to the results of a new Detroit News/WDIV-TV poll that shows a muddled scramble for second and a largely undecided electorate with still weeks to go before Republican voters head to the polls.

Two key presidential contests on opposite ends of the nation come down to their final full day Friday, ahead of weekend elections that will shape the tone and duration of the Republican and Democratic races.

One question that has been hanging over businessman Donald Trump and his bid for the GOP nomination has been whether there is a ceiling to his support – meaning a point at which he simply cannot get above a certain percentage of the vote because the remaining voters are so staunchly against him. In a “chat” over at FiveThirtyEight.com, the data-driven site of statistics guru Nate Silver, they looked at the evidence that there might be a ceiling for Trump ... Read More >>

In his early days as a presidential candidate, Jeb Bush appeared to campaign in a defensive stance: Sensitive about his political patrimony, he insisted he was his “own man” and struggled to address the conduct of the Iraq war under his brother, President George W. Bush.

In this week’s politics Slack chat, we get aboard the Donald Trump train and find it … luxurious. The transcript below has been lightly edited.

Jeb Bush, who’s counting on a strong showing in South Carolina, is increasingly turning his fire on a rival who could cause him problems there: John Kasich.

With some polls showing the Ohio governor sneaking up on Bush in the state, there is increasing concern on the part of some Bush allies that Kasich, who is also seeking support from establishment-minded Republican voters, could siphon off votes that would otherwise go to him.

Donald Trump is on top of the field in a new CBS News/New York Times national poll of likely Republican primary voters released Thursday.

Trump holds a commanding 17-point lead over Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, 35 percent to 18 percent, a significant difference from an NBC News/Wall Street Journal national survey released Wednesday evening that found Cruz ahead by two points.