
Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) says GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson is a champion poverty fighter. Carson responded by proposing a six month hiatus on corporate taxes from overseas in order to jump start the private sector and create more jobs.
by Alex Swoyer11 Jan 2016, 8:47 AM PST0

An email message sent out Friday morning by the campaign of Republican presidential contender Marco Rubio claims the junior senator from Florida “is leading the Billy Graham wing” of evangelical Christians, while Ted Cruz “is leading the Jerry Falwell wing,” and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump “is leading the Jimmy Swaggart wing.”
by Michael Patrick Leahy10 Jan 2016, 5:53 PM PST0

GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson joined The David Webb Show on SiriusXM with conservative radio host David Webb and reacted to the cop who was ambushed and shot “in the name of Islam” in Philadelphia.
by Alex Swoyer8 Jan 2016, 8:15 PM PST0

Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson told The Des Moines Register editorial board there should be “secret shoppers” monitoring government agencies for political bias, inefficiency and unresponsiveness. Carson said, “I believe in the secret shopper concept for all government
by Pam Key6 Jan 2016, 1:29 PM PST0

Wednesday in an interview with CNN, Barry Bennett, who was Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson’s campaign manager up until being fired last week, made a stunning claim when he said he foresees Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump winning the GOP presidential nomination.
by Jeff Poor6 Jan 2016, 11:52 AM PST0

A new Field Poll released Tuesday shows that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and businessman Donald Trump lead among Republican primary voters in California by a wide margin, with Cruz at 25% and Trump at 23%, a statistical tie.
by Joel B. Pollak5 Jan 2016, 7:06 AM PST0

Though the GOP Presidential primary process kicks off with a great deal of media hoopla in February, the four states with contested election events that month might turn out to have little impact on the actual race for delegates to the GOP convention in July.
by Michael Patrick Leahy4 Jan 2016, 4:08 PM PST0

On Monday’s “The Herd” on Fox Sports 1, host Colin Cowherd likened the “mess” that is the NFL’s American Football Conference playoff teams to the GOP presidential candidates. According to Cowherd, presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Mike
by Trent Baker4 Jan 2016, 9:51 AM PST0

Monday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson unveiled his economic plan, which he deemed the “Prescription for Growth” and includes a focus on the current federal taxation system. “It would about 14.9 percent precisely
by Jeff Poor4 Jan 2016, 8:05 AM PST0

Stand for Truth and Keep the Promise, super PACs affiliated with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, have booked more than $4 million in TV advertising for Iowa and South Carolina.
by Mike Flynn31 Dec 2015, 7:37 PM PST0

Two top aides to Dr. Ben Carson’s presidential campaign—campaign manager Barry Bennett and communications director Doug Watts—are resigning from Carson’s campaign on New Year’s eve.
by Matthew Boyle31 Dec 2015, 9:52 AM PST0

Ben Carson’s presidential campaign is hammering rival candidate Sen. Marco Rubio for privately saying one thing about the federal government spying on foreign leaders and publicly saying something completely different.
by Patrick Howley30 Dec 2015, 7:38 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson argued the US should train Syrians in Saudi Arabia and Jordan to fight ISIS, but that he would send US boots to fight ISIS “if necessary” on Wednesday’s “On the Record” on the Fox
by Ian Hanchett30 Dec 2015, 6:37 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson blasted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration Wednesday over reports that the National Security Administration spied on Israel.
by Michelle Fields30 Dec 2015, 5:15 PM PST0

GOP 2016 candidate Ben Carson slammed President Barack Obama for spying on Israel — and also pushed Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton into the middle of the expanding scandal.
by Neil Munro30 Dec 2015, 3:26 PM PST0

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is having a bit of an identity crisis: He, his campaign, and his friendly scribes over at National Review claim that he is a “conservative”—but an establishment Republican in Nevada just endorsed him as a “moderate.”
by Matthew Boyle29 Dec 2015, 6:39 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson stated, “I don’t accept donations from billionaires who want to influence me, or from special interest groups”, accused fellow GOP candidate Donald Trump of hypocrisy on the issue of donors and special interests, and
by Ian Hanchett29 Dec 2015, 12:14 PM PST0

Republican presidential contender Ben Carson said Tuesday that he is planning on changing up his campaign.
by Michelle Fields29 Dec 2015, 10:54 AM PST0

In an interview on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday, Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson laid out the tenets of his plan to protect the homeland, particularly as it pertains to the threat of ISIS. Among the steps
by Jeff Poor29 Dec 2015, 7:47 AM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson argued that mosques should be placed under surveillance “if there is justifiable cause” and that former President Bill Clinton is “fair game” for criticism on Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “O’Reilly Factor.”
by Ian Hanchett28 Dec 2015, 8:45 PM PST0

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said when voters actually go to the polls he hopes “people will not be fooled by loud speech.” Host John Dickerson asked, “One of the points you said don’t mistake
by Pam Key27 Dec 2015, 11:19 AM PST0

Thursday on “Extra,” Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood weighed in on the 2016 Republican presidential field. “I think there’s quite a few of them who are really good people,” Eastwood said. Co-host Mario Lopez asked Eastwood about his feelings on Trump,
by Jeff Poor24 Dec 2015, 8:32 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson argued it wasn’t necessary for President Obama “to bring race into it” while discussing GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s appeal and that the controversy over whether ISIS is using Trump to recruit is “much
by Ian Hanchett21 Dec 2015, 2:05 PM PST0

Phyllis Schlafly predicts Trump will win because grassroots voters are outraged over such “betrayals” as the omnibus spending bill, in which Republicans used their historic midterm election victory – under the leadership of a Speaker who made his bones as the math-wizard archenemy of irresponsible government spending – to deliver a trillion-dollar bag of Christmas goodies to Democrats, funding almost the entirety of the Obama agenda without a fight.
by John Hayward21 Dec 2015, 5:57 AM PST0

This weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” began with a re-enactment of the CNN GOP debate as its cold open. Darrell Hammond, playing the role of Donald Trump, continued the beat-down on Jeb Bush, who took some ill-fated swings at Trump. “Jeb, you’re
by Trent Baker19 Dec 2015, 9:12 PM PST0