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North Carolina State University students wait in line to vote in the primaries in Raleigh, N.C., in March. The primary was the state's first with its new voter ID law, which excludes student ID cards as acceptable identification at the polls. Wake County, where the college is located, was among the counties with the highest use of provisional ballots, which require approval by the state board of elections after being cast to count. A federal court later struck the law down as being severely discriminatory.

Warning of election fraud, Trump sparks fear that his backers may intimidate voters

August 21, 2019 at 7:39 p.m.

In remarks with strong racial overtones, Donald Trump told a mainly white rural crowd in Pennsylvania on Friday that vote fraud could cheat him out of victory and vowed to...

Donald Trump sees political gain in Bill Clinton’s extramarital affairs

August 21, 2019 at 6:24 p.m.

For weeks, Donald Trump has dredged up stories from the 1990s about Bill Clinton's extramarital affairs. Then Trump went a step further, reviving an unsubstantiated rape accusation against the former...

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a primary night campaign event, Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Milwaukee.

Cruz wins Wisconsin primary and declares, ‘Tonight is a turning point’

August 19, 2019 at 12:23 a.m.

Ted Cruz rolled to victory Tuesday in the Wisconsin primary, dealing a setback to Donald Trump and complicating the front-runner's efforts to win the delegates he needs to secure the...

Donald Trump appears in Fountain Hills, Ariz., on March 19.

Is one of the worst weeks of Donald Trump’s campaign a bump or a turning point?

May 14, 2019 at 6:06 a.m.

After months of dominating the Republican race, Donald Trump has endured one of his worst weeks since launching his presidential bid, and while he remains the GOP front-runner, his struggles...

Voters cast their ballots at the Westerville Community Church of Christ in Westerville, Ohio.

5 things to watch for in Tuesday’s primaries

June 24, 2019 at 6:38 p.m.

Donald Trump's advance toward winning the Republican presidential nomination hits a crucial milestone Tuesday as voters in Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina cast ballots in the first big...

Protesters speak out during a Donald Trump campaign rally March 11, 2016, inside the UIC Pavilion.

Campaign violence and Donald Trump: Hardly surprising, entirely predictable

June 21, 2019 at 8:24 a.m.

Violence splashed across the television screen Friday night like a horrific flashback from the 1960s, as fistfights and shoving broke out among thousands of supporters and opponents at a Donald...

Republican presidential front-runnerDonald Trump at a campaign rally on March 7 in Madison, Miss.

5 things to watch for in Tuesday’s primaries

June 22, 2019 at 9:34 a.m.

With Republicans badly fractured over Donald Trump's advance toward the party's presidential nomination, the GOP will award 150 more delegates Tuesday as voters cast ballots in Michigan, Mississippi, Idaho and...

A supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a sign before a rally on Feb. 27, 2016, in Bentonville, Ark.

What would a Trump presidency be like? Visions of a possible future

June 22, 2019 at 12:53 p.m.

"President Donald Trump." A lot of people have trouble putting those words together. "I don't even want to get into that ... God," said John H. Sununu, the White House...

President Obama greets House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) before his final State of the Union address Tuesday.<br/>

How Obama took on Trump during his State of the Union address

May 14, 2019 at 5:46 a.m.

Last April, with the race for president still far away, President Obama used his speech at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner to poke fun at some likely Republican contenders,...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks Monday at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Donald Trump’s campaign is less chaotic and more calculated than it looks

August 19, 2019 at 12:20 a.m.

Louise Sunshine, a former New York lobbyist and real estate executive, has known Donald Trump for more than 40 years. She shared a small office with Trump just as his...

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