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Donald Trump Distinguishes Himself from GOP Field on Trade

As Donald Trump continues to surge in the polls, a staple of Trump’s campaign rhetoric remains his emphasis on bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States and confronting foreign competitors like China and Mexico over their unfair trading practices.

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Left Behind: Cuban Dissidents Not Invited to U.S. Embassy Opening

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration doesn’t plan to invite Cuban dissidents to Secretary of State John Kerry’s historic flag-raising at the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday, vividly illustrating how U.S. policy is shifting focus from the island’s opposition to its single-party government. Instead, Kerry intends to meet more quietly with prominent activists later in the day, officials said.

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Teflon Don: Trump at 32 Percent in New Post-Debate Poll

Trump’s 32 percent is also up seven points over last week’s Morning Consult poll, which had him at 25 percent. The poll was conducted Aug. 7 through Aug. 9—Friday through Sunday—which means most of the polling was done not just after Trump’s debate performance in which he battled Fox News anchors seemingly determined to take him out but also after Friday evening comments about Kelly.

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Kristol: ‘Lackluster’ Jeb Reminded Me of Fred Thompson

Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol stated that GOP presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s “lackluster” debate performance reminded him of Fred Thompson and made him wonder if Jeb’s running “because everyone told him ‘You’ve got to run,’” on

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First Republican Debate: The Candidate Report Card

Thursday night’s Fox News debate featured a bevy of explosive moments, several problematic gaffes, and a binder full of opposition ads for Hillary Clinton, as debate moderators grilled Republican 2016 presidential candidates with alacrity.

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Marco Rubio Says He Wants Border Fence, Visa Tracking System, But Voted Against Both to Pass Gang of Eight Bill

In the brief immigration section of Thursday night’s debate, Chris Wallace asked Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) if he agreed with Donald Trump that criminals were coming across the border. Rubio ignored the question about documented illegal alien criminality and declared that he believes, “we need a fence,” as well as an “E-Verify and Entry-Exit Tracking System.”

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Vargas Cites Rubio Book To Question More Funding For Border Security

Define American Founder and “White People” Director Jose Antonio Vargas cited a quotation from Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio’s book, “An American Son” to question whether its worth increasing funding for border security on Wednesday’s broadcast of

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GOP Civil War Breaks Out In Cleveland: Debate to Highlight Deep Divide in Party

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A year from now, Republicans will have nominated their candidate at the 2016 Republican National Committee (RNC) convention here. But tonight, the opening salvo of what’s likely to be a bruising and brutal presidential primary process for all involved begins, and the wounds afflicting the party—a Civil War between moderates and conservatives—will be on display for the world to see in the first of many coming 2016 GOP presidential primary debates.