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Who’s in and who’s out in the first Republican debate

With new polls out Tuesday from CNN and the good people at the Washington Post (in partnership with ABC News), we’ve updated our widget to reflect what the stage would look like if the first debate were held today.

Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio give evangelical conservatives viable 2016 options

This year’s GOP presidential field is like manna from heaven for evangelical conservatives who, after a sparse 2012 contest, say they have plenty of viable options to pick from this time around.

The annual Faith & Freedom Coalition Policy Conference kicks off Thursday in Washington, giving top-tier presidential contenders as well as long shots such as former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal a chance to compete for the large evangelical Christian base in the crowded Republican primary contest.

Poll: GOP tossup in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania

Republican voters remain split in the key swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. But with Democrats, Hillary Clinton remains the overwhelming favorite.

Sen. Ted Cruz and his supporters are taking over the world of social media, the latest example being a “Twitter Rally” for the GOP presidential candidate that sent tweets to 1.1 billion followers.

The Iowa straw poll is dead: 7 reasons that matters

If you build it, it turns out that they will not necessarily come.

The Republican Party of Iowa reluctantly but unanimously voted Friday to kill its August straw poll.

Ted Cruz team looks beyond Iowa, New Hampshire

He’s stuck in the middle of the pack in Iowa, lags in polls, and much of the GOP donor class views him with disdain.

But Ted Cruz is embracing a novel strategy for winning the nomination: He’s lowering expectations in the early states while investing in later-voting states that hardly see a candidate before March.