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Marco Ru­bio, for the first time, has vaul­ted to first place in Hot­line‘s Re­pub­lic­an pres­id­en­tial power rank­ings—but it’s a spot he holds only by a hair.

Showdown in Vegas: Trump, Cruz seek upper hand in crucial debate

The fifth and final Republican debate of 2015 — and the penultimate one before the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1 — will be held on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.

Nine contenders will take the stage for the main clash on CNN, but the most intense focus will fall on two candidates: businessman Donald Trump, who has led the national polls for several months, and Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), who is rising fast and has snatched the lead from Trump in Iowa.

Trump hits a new high in national poll

Donald Trump just got a little more vault in his ceiling. Nationwide, the polling-obsessed Manhattan multi-billionaire and leading Republican presidential candidate broke into the 40s on Monday.

5 things to watch in tonight’s debate

With the Republican establishment’s anguish rising along with the ascent of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, Tuesday night’s debate could be the most dramatic yet, coming just 48 days before voters have their say in Iowa.

CNN is inviting Gov. Chris Christie back to prime-time in the upcoming Republican presidential debate.

The New Jersey governor, who had been dropped from the main stage during the last debate, is one of nine Republican presidential candidates to qualify for the network’s prime-time event on Tuesday. Also among them: Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who was “on the bubble” of qualifying late last week, the network said.

Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina has courted veterans issues during debates, stump speeches and town halls, and her super PAC, CARLY for America, claims she would continue to do so as president.

So to gain a better understanding of the issues plaguing the Department of Veterans Affairs, Fiorina’s principal outside support group recently went to the source, hosting a roundtable with U.S. veterans.

Only Pataki fails to submit signatures for Virginia primary

All of the top Republican and Democratic presidential candidates appear to have fulfilled the requirements to appear on the Virginia primary ballot, avoiding a replay of the 2012 election when several failed to qualify.