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The 7 Ways to Lose a Presidential Debate
By Madeleine Joung
Energy Secretary Rick Perry Might Be Planning to Quit
By JENNIFER JACOBS, JENNIFER A. DLOUHY and ARI NATTER / BLOOMBERG
Rick Perry: Fossil Fuels Can Help Stop Sexual Assault
By Jamie Ducharme
Rick Perry Hit With a Prank Phone Call About Fuel Made From Alcohol and Pig Manure
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Rick Perry Mocked for Supply and Demand Gaffe
"You put the supply out there and the demand will follow"
By Alana Abramson
July 6, 2017
Watch Live: Rick Perry's Confirmation Hearing to be Donald Trump's Energy Secretary
Perry previously said he wanted to shut down the department
By Abigail Abrams
January 19, 2017
Donald Trump Thinks a Lot of Things Are Phony, Rigged, Politically Motivated Hoaxes
It's a common moment in a Donald Trump speech. The Republican presidential nominee mentions a nonpartisan institution in passing, then notes that it should not be trusted. Their research is phony. Maybe even a hoax....
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
October 11, 2016
5 Times Politicians Got in Trouble For Threatening-Sounding Comments
Donald Trump's 'Second Amendment people' comment is not the first time a politician has gotten in trouble for threatening-sounding comments
By Will Drabold
August 10, 2016
How Some Convention Speakers Avoided Endorsing Trump
Ted Cruz caused a commotion when he failed to endorse Donald Trump in his speech to the Republican national convention. But the Texas Senator was not alone. A number of speakers at this week's convention...
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
July 21, 2016
The Year of the Living Dead: The Effect of Suspended Candidacies
This may turn out to be the year of the living dead. That’s because there are 12 so-called "zombie" candidates who have suspended their campaigns for president, 11 of whom remain on state ballots throughout...
By Tessa Berenson
February 25, 2016
Is This Person Still Running for President?
The 2016 presidential race is changing rapidly. Can you tell which candidates have dropped out and which are still campaigning?
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
February 3, 2016
Donors Gave Super PACs $100 Million in Second Half of 2015
Records show 29 individuals or organizations gave $1 million or more
By Center for Responsive Politics / Will Tucker, Bob Biersack and Viveca Novak
February 1, 2016
Perry Endorses Cruz for President
He says Cruz is the most "consistent conservative" in the crowd
By Maya Rhodan
January 25, 2016
Republican Super PACs Dominate Early Ad Spending
A super PAC created to boost former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush aired 45 percent of all ads.
By Carrie Levine and Cady Zuvich / Center for Public Integrity
October 27, 2015
The CNN Republican Debate Drinking Game
So you thought it was bad last time, when Fox News tried to put you under the table with two consecutive GOP debates lasting four full hours. Well, CNN is here to test your resolve....
By Michael Scherer
September 16, 2015
Here's What We've Learned Since the Republican Debates
The week after the two Republican presidential debates in Cleveland has been illuminating
By Zeke J Miller and Philip Elliott
August 14, 2015
What You Missed While Not Watching the Republican Undercard Debate
TIME recaps every minute of the so-called "happy hour debate" for the seven candidates who didn't make it into primetime
By Michael Scherer
August 6, 2015
Here Are the Most Memorable Lines From the Republican Undercard Debate
The seven Republican presidential candidates at the Fox News undercard debate had one hope: That one of their lines breaks through the clutter. With a second debate featuring 10 presidential candidates who are ahead of...
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
August 6, 2015
Four GOP Candidates Have Dinner Together During Main Debate
When the top 10 Republican presidential contenders take the stage at 9 p.m. in Cleveland, at least three of their rivals will be a few blocks away commiserating over being excluded from the contest. Seven...
By Zeke J Miller
August 6, 2015
Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Republican Undercard Debate
Seven Republican presidential candidates met for an undercard debate on Fox News Thursday night. The candidates who did not make the main debate due to low poll numbers hit each other, Donald Trump and President...
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
August 6, 2015
Second-Tier Republicans Can't Break Through During 'Happy Hour Debate'
The also-ran campaigns are hardly popping champaign
By Philip Elliott
August 6, 2015
Fox News Sets Republican Debate Roster
Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made the cut, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry did not
By Zeke J Miller and Alex Altman
August 4, 2015
Few New Mega-Donors Join 2016 Fundraising
Correction appended, Aug. 4 The 2016 presidential race may be a whole new ball game in terms of fundraising, but most of the players’ names are awfully familiar — even if their faces are a...
By Bob Biersack, Viveca Novak and Will Tucker / Center for Responsive Politics
August 1, 2015
Presidential Super PACs Top $266 Million
That's 17 times as much as they did in 2012
By Center for Public Integrity/Michael Beckel, Dave Levinthal, Carrie Levine and Ben Wieder
August 1, 2015
Rick Perry Wants to Allow Guns in Movie Theaters
Perry's comments come mere days after the Lafayette theater shootings, which injured 11 and killed two plus the gunman
By Tanya Basu
July 26, 2015
Rick Perry Calls Donald Trump a Cancer and Carnival Act
The schoolyard taunts continue in the GOP primary battle
By Zeke J Miller
July 22, 2015
Rick Perry Still Opposes Gay Scout Leaders
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry said Sunday that he still opposes openly gay leaders in the Boy Scouts of America, even as the organization has moved to change a policy that banned such leaders. "I...
By Justin Worland
July 19, 2015
Major Donors Hedge Their Bets in 2016 Race
One donor gave to Hillary Clinton as well as Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham
By Center for Public Integrity/Carrie Levine, Michael Beckel, Ben Weider, Dave Levinthal, Alexander Cohen
July 16, 2015
GOP Presidential Contenders Slam Planned Parenthood Over Video
The video was taken by undercover activists
By Maya Rhodan
July 14, 2015
GOP Congresswomen Have Some 2016 Advice
House Republican women have some advice for the largely male field of 2016 would be GOP presidential nominees hoping to take on Hillary Clinton: listen to us before you speak. “Women are the majority!” exclaimed...
By Jay Newton-Small
July 14, 2015
Republicans Plot New Tactics to Take On Trump
The GOP struggles to deal with a problem of its own creation.
By Zeke J Miller
July 10, 2015
Rick Perry Addresses Republicans' Legacy on Race
"For too long, we Republicans have been content to lose the black vote because we found we didn’t need it to win"
By Philip Elliott
July 2, 2015
Why 2016 Campaign Spending Is Heating Up Now
As candidates struggle to build national name recognition, their independent friends step in.
By Philip Elliott
June 30, 2015
Here's How 2016 Republicans Reacted to the Obamacare Decision
Republican candidates for 2016 say the fight over Obamacare is far from over
By Maya Rhodan
June 25, 2015
What 2016 Republicans Would Do Next on Obamacare
For Republican presidential candidates, a possible Supreme Court decision overturning some Obamacare subsidies is a tricky subject. No one in the GOP field wants to be seen as supportive of the Affordable Care Act, which...
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
June 25, 2015
Has the 2016 Election Killed the Ex-Im Bank Already?
The fight over an obscure federal agency has become a flashpoint for the 2016 GOP field
By Alex Altman
June 14, 2015
GOP Candidates Go Whole Hog in Iowa
Thousands of Iowa activists heard from presidential candidates who donned leather jackets and helmets for a 39-mile processional to Boone for the inaugural Roast and Ride—a fresh addition to Iowa’s crowded political calendar organized by Sen. Joni Ernst
By Zeke J Miller and Philip Elliott / Boone, Iowa
June 6, 2015
Rick Perry Launches Bid for President
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in Dallas Thursday. Here is a transcript of the full remarks, as prepared for delivery. Thank you. I was born five...
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
June 4, 2015
Rick Perry Reboots His Presidential Ambitions
Hopes for better fate than in doomed 2012 campaign
By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Maya Rhodan
June 4, 2015
Why Josh Duggar's Past Will Hurt Social Conservatives
Many movement leaders have been close to the reality star now accused of child molestation
By Elizabeth Dias
May 22, 2015
Rick Perry Cites His Eagle Scout Rank on Campaign Trail
Rick Perry has been studying oratory with a former Shakespeare actor, and it showed on Monday, when the former Texas governor paced around a small gathering in a two-stoplight-town farming village in Iowa. Perry stretched...
By Sam Frizell / Holstein, Iowa
May 19, 2015
GOP’s Big Iowa Night
Irreverence, optimism and Lindsey Graham's incest joke
By Joe Klein
May 17, 2015
Perry Compares Cruz, Paul and Rubio to Obama
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday he doesn't think American voters "want to take a chance" on electing another Senator to the White House, delivering a sharp blow to the three declared Republican presidential...
By Zeke J Miller / Nashua, N.H.
April 16, 2015
New Strategy Against Gay Marriage Divides GOP 2016 Field
Activists want to take on the Supreme Court
By Zeke J Miller and Haley Sweetland Edwards
April 13, 2015
'We're Ready for Hillary'
"We're ready for Hillary"
By Zeke J Miller
April 12, 2015
Republican Candidates Didn't Just Talk Guns at NRA Event
Most of the candidates talked about Iran, ISIS and religious freedom
By Tessa Berenson
April 10, 2015
Religious Liberty Becomes the Byword Among Iowa's Social Conservatives
Conservative activist Bob Vander Plaats had just one question for the four presidential hopefuls gathered in the chapel at Iowa Wesleyan University: How would they preserve religious liberty? It's an idea as old as the...
By Zeke J Miller / Mount Pleasant, Iowa
April 10, 2015
Presidential Hopefuls Condemn South Carolina Shooting
The 2016 presidential field uniformly condemned the shooting of Walter Scott by a police officer in South Carolina last weekend. In statements and interviews, several GOP presidential hopefuls weighed in on the shooting which has...
By Zeke J Miller
April 9, 2015
GOP Donors Buoyant About 2016 Prospects at Retreat
Good news for the GOP, bad news for Hillary Clinton
By Zeke J Miller / Boca Raton, Fla.
March 22, 2015
Jindal, Perry Back Senate Iran Letter
A pair of Republican governors eyeing the White House are supporting a controversial letter sent by Republican Senators to the Iranian government warning against an emerging nuclear deal. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal led the effort...
March 10, 2015
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