Another Bush heads to Europe
Jeb Bush is heading to Europe, trailed by ghosts. One is his brother, George W., arguably the most unpopular U.S. president in Europe since the end of World War II. The others are Chris Christie, Ben...
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BERLIN — Jeb Bush, kicking off a six-day European tour, will pay tribute on Tuesday to America’s alliance with Western Europe, calling it “as relevant as the day it was founded” and arguing that our...
View ArticleJeb Bush, in Germany, makes aggressive charge at Putin
BERLIN — Not worried about reminding Europe of another bellicose Bush, Jeb Bush vowed to reassert American leadership in the world during a speech here Tuesday night and attacked Russian President...
View ArticleJeb Bush: “Putin has changed”
BERLIN — To Jeb Bush, it’s clear that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “bully” who is waging a covert war in Ukraine and that NATO should not rule out putting ground troops in the Baltic states....
View ArticleIn Europe, Jeb Bush sounds like Barack Obama
WARSAW — Jeb Bush, now on the third day of a European tour meant to showcase his foreign policy chops, is sounding a little bit like the man he’s trying to replace: Barack Obama. Stylistically, Bush is...
View ArticleJeb’s gaffe-free European tour
WARSAW — Pilsudski Square is where Pope John Paul II said mass for a million people, where this country goes to honor its nameless war dead and where, in 2012, Mitt Romney’s mishap-marred foreign trip...
View ArticleJeb Bush confident as he wraps up European tour
TALLINN, Estonia — As he embarks on his journey back across the Atlantic aboard donor Woody Johnson’s private jet, Jeb Bush will be flying into the typically strong headwinds — but, after a gaffe-free,...
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¡5 takeaways from Jeb’s big announcement!
MIAMI — When Jeb Bush finally took the stage after 40 minutes of warm-up speakers and musical acts — a prolonged windup that still pales in comparison to the 18 months of planning and plotting that led...
View ArticleDonald Trump calls for ‘total and complete shutdown of Muslims’ coming to US
Donald Trump on Monday said there should be a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” a surprising escalation of rhetoric — even for him. The brash Republican front-runner,...
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Cruz pounds on Trump in Republican debate free-for-all
The long-anticipated clash between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, for months just a soft rumble in the distance as both candidates were content to play nice, thundered onto the debate stage Thursday night....
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Clinton, Trump swap styles in final Iowa appeal
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – At two public schools two miles apart here Sunday, there were long lines, metal detectors and capacity crowds, cheering two front-running presidential candidates on the final...
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How Trump did it
What they heard as they ate deli sandwiches around Donald Trump’s hulking, wooden conference table sounded like the businessman’s typical bravado. These 25 New York political operatives had come to ask...
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Ted Cruz wins 2016 Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, IOWA — Ted Cruz held on. The Texas senator, a clear frontrunner in Iowa just a month ago, took the top spot in the state’s first-in-the-nation GOP caucuses Monday night, receiving 28...
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Trump runs away with South Carolina
Donald Trump sealed his front-runner status. Marco Rubio revitalized his campaign. And Jeb Bush faced the reality that South Carolina voters harshly delivered. Trump crushed the rest of the GOP field...
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Wall of Republican resistance to Trump begins to crack
ATLANTA — When Chris Christie threw his support behind Donald Trump, Washington gasped. But the wall of establishment opposition to Trump’s candidacy had begun cracking days before New Jersey’s...
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The day the Republican Party ruptured
Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday sweep propelled him ever closer to the GOP presidential nomination — and pushed the party he seeks to lead to the breaking point. The Manhattan billionaire, boosted by...
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How are they losing to this guy?
Donald Trump went on and on for nearly an hour, basking in his latest wins, razzing his rivals, slinging steaks — literally offering red meat — and repeatedly thanking a bygone Yankees legend for his...
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Trump on Brussels: Told you so
Shortly after news broke of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Donald Trump was on television. He didn’t wait to consult with the foreign-policy advisors he announced a day earlier; instead he quickly...
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Trump turns blame on reporter in battery case
Donald Trump on Tuesday night invoked his signature catch phrase — You’re fired! — but quickly said he wouldn’t be uttering those words to his campaign manager after he was charged with battery for...
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Trump campaign in disarray
Donald Trump’s campaign is increasingly falling into disarray as the Manhattan billionaire braces for a loss in Wisconsin that could set him on course for an uncertain convention floor fight for the...
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