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With Iowa Less Than A Month Away, Candidates Enter Crunch Time

8:14am January 03, 2016

As candidates kick off the final month before primaries and caucuses, NPR's Rachel Martin checks in with political correspondent Sarah McCammon. She's just off the campaign trail in all-important Iowa.

Ben Carson after this month's Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas.

Top Carson Staffers Resign Amid Campaign Shake-Up

6:38pm December 31, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Campaign manager Barry Bennett and communications director Doug Watts have both stepped down from the Republican's struggling presidential campaign just a month before the Iowa caucuses.

Top Ben Carson Staffers Resign Amid Campaign Makeover

4:52pm December 31, 2015

by Scott Detrow

Two top aides for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson have quit the campaign. The retired neurosurgeon has seen his fortunes wane since national security took center stage on the campaign.

What Does The 2016 Campaign Roadmap Tell Us?

4:47pm December 31, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Candidates have split time in a handful of early states. So what does where they've been tell us about where they're going?

As Her Turn Leading The FEC Ends, Ravel Says Agency Is Broken

3:12pm December 31, 2015

by Peter Overby

Ann Ravel had success uncovering secret money in politics as a California state official. As her year leading the Federal Election Commission ends, she says she couldn't bridge the partisan divide.

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Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep on Wednesday in Boston.

LISTEN: Jeb Bush Says Trump Is 'A Creature Of Barack Obama'

11:21am December 31, 2015

by Steve Inskeep

The former Florida governor offered up a theory on Donald Trump, which has provoked a lively debate on social media, in a year-ending interview with NPR News.

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Jeb Bush Says Voters' Passions For Trump Will Pass

8:34am December 31, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

"I think the emotion of the here and now will subside," Bush said in an interview with NPR. He predicts voters will turn on front-runner Donald Trump and see things his way once voting starts.

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Donald Trump Launches Ad Campaign In Early Primary States

5:19pm December 30, 2015

by Scott Detrow

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently threw $2 million a week behind television ads to draw support in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

When former Gov. Jeb Bush announced his candidacy in June 2015, he was talked about as the likely front-runner for the GOP nomination.

LISTEN: 6 Moments From A Surprising Year In Presidential Politics

7:42am December 30, 2015

by Don Gonyea

At almost every turn, the conventional wisdom turned out to be wrong in politics in 2015 — from Donald Trump to the depth of Bernie Sanders' support to the lack of strength of governors.

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George Pataki Ends His Presidential Bid

10:11pm December 29, 2015

The former New York governor never caught fire in the crowded GOP race and failed to even make the primary ballot in several key nominating states.