Taking On Donald Trump May Be a Key Step in Getting to the Oval Office  —  No matter how glittering the political resume, getting elected U.S. president remains one of the great challenges on the planet.  As Bill Clinton explains it, presidential candidates must not only make voters …

The GOP's Two Latino Problems  —  Republicans aren't just alienating Latinos.  They are turning off some white voters along the way.  —  With his angry rants against undocumented immigrants, Donald Trump is a stark reminder of the GOP's terrible problem with Latino voters.

Jeb Bush's summer surge  —  Bush is enjoying an unmistakable spike in the polls.  The question is whether it will last.  —  Just two months after a flubbed question about the Iraq War seemed to imperil his presidential candidacy and a campaign shakeup hinted at disarray behind the scenes …

Trump leads GOP field in North Carolina  —  PPP's newest North Carolina poll finds that Donald Trump's momentum just keeps on building.  He's the top choice of Republican primary voters in the state, getting 16% to 12% for Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, 11% for Mike Huckabee …

‘New day in South Carolina’: House votes to take down Confederate flag  —  Rep. Wendell Gilliard and other representatives of the Lowcountry gather to remember the victims of the Emanuel AME Church shootings before the House voted early Thursday morning to bring down the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds.

Jeb Bush: 'We've got to start solving problems'  —  New Hampshire Union Leader  —  A “poisonous political environment” muddles the debate on energy and climate, when people should recognize that carbon emissions in America are down, Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said.