Jeb Bush's Path To Defeat Began A Year Ago  —  The Jeb Bush campaign for president is over.  After a disappointing finish in South Carolina on Saturday, he suspended his campaign shortly before 9 p.m., before it was even clear whether he would place fourth or fifth.

Jeb Bush Suspends 2016 Presidential Campaign  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, once considered the Republican Party's most likely presidential nominee, is ending his campaign after a dismal showing in South Carolina's primary.  —  “The people of Iowa and New Hampshire and South Carolina have spoken …

GOP elders want poorly performing candidates to quit  —  The South Carolina primary is poised to dramatically alter the Republican nomination contest, winnowing and clarifying the largest and most rambunctious GOP field in decades.  —  Many in the party's upper echelons have grown impatient …

Clinton wins Nevada caucuses; GOP voting in S. Carolina  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton pulled out a crucial victory in Nevada's Democratic caucuses Saturday, overcoming an unexpectedly strong surge by Bernie Sanders and potentially easing the anxiety of some of her supporters.

Trump wins South Carolina; Bush drops out of GOP race  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Donald Trump commandingly won the South Carolina primary on Saturday night, solidifying his position as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination while Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Sen. Marco Rubio …

Intense GOP nomination fight drains candidate cash reserves  —  The bare-knuckle brawl for the Republican presidential nomination has sapped the cash reserves of some of the candidates and put them in an urgent crunch as the race hurtles toward the expensive Super Tuesday contests.

Clinton defeats Sanders in Nevada; black voter support appears decisive  —  LAS VEGAS — Hillary Clinton held off a powerful late challenge from rival Sen. Bernie Sanders in Nevada's Democratic caucus vote Saturday, securing a narrow victory that helps the former secretary of state regain momentum …

Hillary Clinton Beats Bernie Sanders in Nevada Caucuses  —  LAS VEGAS — Buoyed by the support of enthusiastic workers in the city's big casinos, Hillary Clinton defeated Senator Bernie Sanders in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, thwarting his momentum and proving to an anxious Democratic Party …

Civil Rights Leader Says Sanders Supporters Yelled At Her Over Spanish Translation  —  “Shouting ‘English-only’ — that is completely against the spirit of everything that we're working for.”  —  Immigration & Politics Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  Dolores Huerta, a civil rights leader …