Jessica Taylor

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'Top Secret' Email Revelation Changes 'Nothing,' Clinton Says

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The former secretary of state says a new report that some emails on her private server exceeded the "Top Secret" classification is "an effort to inject" controversy into her campaign.

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Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Updated at 8:30 p.m. ET

Tea Party darling Sarah Palin threw her support behind Donald Trump in a raucous speech Tuesday night, a blow to a surging Ted Cruz with less than two weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses.

Trump is "perfectly positioned to let you make America great ...

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Citing 'Two Corinthians,' Trump Struggles To Make The Sale To Evangelicals

Monday, January 18, 2016

There were a few stumbles during Donald Trump's sojourn to Liberty University on Monday.

He mispronounced a book of the Bible. He cursed — twice. And on Martin Luther King Day, the GOP presidential candidate said he was honoring the slain civil-rights leader by dedicating to him the record crowds ...

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Trump Gets Mixed Response From Conservative Liberty University

Monday, January 18, 2016

Donald Trump spoke at Liberty University in Virginia on Monday. The Christian school has become an important stop on the presidential campaign trail.

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Sanders And Clinton Clash On Guns, Health Care In Democratic Debate

Sunday, January 17, 2016

A feisty Bernie Sanders defended his positions on gun control and his newly released health care plan in Sunday night's Democratic presidential debate.

Just two weeks before the Iowa caucuses, the NBC News debate had a new urgency, with the Vermont senator closing the gap with Hillary Clinton in Iowa ...

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GOP Debate: Trump Says 'Bromance' With Cruz Is Over

Thursday, January 14, 2016

There was a new urgency as Republican presidential hopefuls took the stage Thursday evening, with simmering feuds spilling into the open less than three weeks before the Iowa caucuses.

The onetime detente between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz was gone. The billionaire real estate mogul early on had to defend ...

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Trump And Supporters Hit Back At Nikki Haley's Jabs

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says she had Donald Trump in mind when she criticized the "angriest voices" within the GOP in her State of the Union response.

"Mr. Trump has definitely contributed to what I think is just irresponsible talk," as have others in the media, in her ...

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State Of The Union Response: 5 Things To Know About S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley

Monday, January 11, 2016

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has a lot of qualities her party needs: She's a rising star who is young, female and the daughter of Indian immigrants.

That background could make her an ideal vice presidential candidate for a Republican Party that needs to diversify. And while she has had ...

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Clinton Emails Raise Questions Over Secure Faxes And An 'Old Friend's' Influence

Friday, January 08, 2016

The latest batch of emails released from Hillary Clinton's time at the State Department contains more retroactively classified correspondence from her controversial private server.

The newly public 3,007 pages of emails include 66 documents with upgrades to "Confidential" status, according to a State Department official.

They were not classified at ...

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Donald Trump Goes 'Birther' On Ted Cruz

Tuesday, January 05, 2016

First Donald Trump took aim at rival Ted Cruz's evangelical credentials. Now he's questioning whether the Canadian-born Texas senator is even eligible for the White House.

"Republicans are going to have to ask themselves the question: 'Do we want a candidate who could be tied up in court for ...

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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley To Give GOP's State Of The Union Response

Tuesday, January 05, 2016

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will deliver the GOP's response to President Obama's State of the Union address next Tuesday, feeding speculation that the Indian-American Republican could be a possible vice presidential pick.

"Nikki Haley has led an economic turnaround and set a bold agenda for her state, getting things ...

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Hillary Clinton Emails: 'I Only Know What I Hear On NPR' And Car Ride Flowcharts

Thursday, December 31, 2015

The latest batch of emails from Hillary Clinton's private server has arrived, just in time to usher in 2016.

The year-end release from the State Department totaled 5,500 pages but fell short of the court-appointed requirement to release 82 percent of the Democratic presidential candidate's correspondence from her tenure as ...

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Top Carson Staffers Resign Amid Campaign Shake-Up

Thursday, December 31, 2015

This story was updated at 3 p.m. ET

Two top staffers for Ben Carson's presidential campaign have resigned, an ominous sign for the struggling Republican's White House hopes just a month before voting begins.

Campaign manager Barry Bennett and communications director Doug Watts have both stepped down, something the ...

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Jeb Bush Says Voters' Passions For Trump Will Pass

Thursday, December 31, 2015

"I think the emotion of the here and now will subside," Bush said in an interview with NPR. He predicts voters will turn on front-runner Donald Trump and see things his way once voting starts.

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George Pataki Ends His Presidential Bid

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Updated at 9:45 p.m. ET

Former New York Gov. George Pataki ended his struggling presidential campaign Tuesday evening.

"While tonight is the end of my journey for the White House, as I suspend my campaign for president, I'm confident we can elect the right person — someone who can bring ...

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WATCH: Obama Says Trump 'Exploiting' Anger, Fear Among 'Blue-Collar Men'

Monday, December 21, 2015

Donald Trump has gained traction in the Republican primary, according to President Obama, because the boisterous billionaire has found a way to play off American anxieties, especially among "blue-collar men."

The president told NPR's Steve Inskeep in an interview late last week that economic and demographic changes in the country, ...

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Liveblog: Foreign Policy Dominates Democratic Debate, Not Data Scuffle

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Democrats' third debate focused on foreign policy and national security, all staking out positions different from and critical of their Republican counterparts.

A new controversy that had rocked the normally cordial Democratic race was expected to be a flashpoint, after a software glitch in data files provided to all ...

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Data Breach Fight Creates New Rancor Ahead Of Democratic Debate

Saturday, December 19, 2015

What was expected to be a relatively uneventful Democratic presidential debate this evening could have quite a few fireworks instead following a day of chaos and allegations over a data breach between the two top campaigns.

On Friday the Democratic National Committee shut off the Bernie Sanders campaign's access ...

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DNC Restores Sanders Campaign's Access To Voter Files After Data Breach

Saturday, December 19, 2015

The Democratic National Committee and the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders have reached an agreement to restore the campaign's access to the DNC's massive voter file.

The decision, announced just after midnight Saturday, capped off a chaotic day in which the DNC blocked the Sanders campaign from accessing the ...

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Sanders Campaign: DNC Blocking Voter Data Is Overkill, Breach Of Contract

Friday, December 18, 2015

The senator's campaign confirms a member of its staff accessed the proprietary voter files of Clinton's campaign thanks to "incompetence of the vendor." Her campaign is calling it "unacceptable."

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