U.S. 2016 Election

List of U.S. 2016 Election articles

  • FREDERICK, MD - APRIL 21:  Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) campaigns at the Weinberg Theater April 21, 2016 in Frederick, Maryland. Maryland and four other northeastern states hold their primaries next Tuesday.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
    FREDERICK, MD - APRIL 21: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) campaigns at the Weinberg Theater April 21, 2016 in Frederick, Maryland. Maryland and four other northeastern states hold their primaries next Tuesday. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

    Ted Cruz Ad Imagines Clinton ‘War Room’ Where He’s the Top Target

    In Ted Cruz and his rival Republicans’ minds, they’re already taking on Hillary Clinton. Too bad the guy with far and away the least delegates is the only one beating her in a projected match-up.

  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 13:  Arab American Association of New York executive director Linda Sarsour speaks onstage at a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (not pictured) at Washington Square Park on April 13, 2016 in New York City.  (Photo by D Dipasupil/WireImage)
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 13: Arab American Association of New York executive director Linda Sarsour speaks onstage at a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (not pictured) at Washington Square Park on April 13, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/WireImage)

    In New York, Sanders Tries to Push the Limits of Religion and Politics

    The first Jewish presidential candidate with a shot at the nomination deployed a hijab-wearing spokeswoman on his behalf. But Sanders's defeat in Tuesday’s primary showed that playing down religious differences wasn't enough.

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    Guatemalan President Offers Trump ‘Cheap Labor’ To Build Border Wall

    Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales has a laugh at the expense of Donald Trump.

  • NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 03:  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a news conference before a public signing for his new book "Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again," at the Trump Tower Atrium on November 3, 2015 in New York City. According to a new poll, Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon, has pulled ahead of Trump with 29% of Republican primary voters.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 03: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a news conference before a public signing for his new book "Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again," at the Trump Tower Atrium on November 3, 2015 in New York City. According to a new poll, Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon, has pulled ahead of Trump with 29% of Republican primary voters. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

    Trump’s Rear-View Politics

    The GOP candidate is manipulating Americans’ nostalgia for a country that never was.

  • US Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) General Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) presents his first yearly report to the press at NATO's headquarters in Rocquencourt on April 2, 1952. AFP PHOTO        (Photo credit should read /AFP/GettyImages)
    US Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) General Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) presents his first yearly report to the press at NATO's headquarters in Rocquencourt on April 2, 1952. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read /AFP/GettyImages)

    No Country for Old Generals

    The post-9/11 wars haven’t produced many war heroes. And that’s bad news for Republicans hoping a retired general can save them this fall.

  • US Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (L) and Bernie Sanders arrive on stage for the CNN Democratic Presidential Debate at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on April 14, 2016, in New York.
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders take their increasingly acrimonious battle for the Democratic White House nomination to a debate stage in Brooklyn on Thursday ahead of the key New York primary. / AFP / Jewel SAMAD        (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
    US Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (L) and Bernie Sanders arrive on stage for the CNN Democratic Presidential Debate at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on April 14, 2016, in New York. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders take their increasingly acrimonious battle for the Democratic White House nomination to a debate stage in Brooklyn on Thursday ahead of the key New York primary. / AFP / Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

    In Testy Debate, Democrats Battle Over Who Qualifies to be Commander in Chief

    Before the pivotal New York primary, the former secretary of state and Vermont senator sparred over questions of foreign policy. But questioning credibility could hurt their party’s chances in November.

  • UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 03: Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., left, and former President George W. Bush attend a bust unveiling ceremony for former Vice President Dick Cheney in the Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall, December 3, 2015. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
    UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 03: Speaker Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., left, and former President George W. Bush attend a bust unveiling ceremony for former Vice President Dick Cheney in the Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall, December 3, 2015. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

    Paul Ryan: ‘I’m Not a Neocon’

    The GOP’s young leader tries to chart a path between his party’s neoconservative wing and the views of Trump and Cruz.

  • PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 11:  Corey Lewandowski campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with the media before former presidential candidate Ben Carson gives his endorsement to Mr. Trump at the Mar-A-Lago Club on March 11, 2016 in Palm Beach, Florida. Presidential candidates continue to campaign before Florida's March 15th primary day.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
    PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 11: Corey Lewandowski campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with the media before former presidential candidate Ben Carson gives his endorsement to Mr. Trump at the Mar-A-Lago Club on March 11, 2016 in Palm Beach, Florida. Presidential candidates continue to campaign before Florida's March 15th primary day. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

    In a Boost for Trump, Campaign Manager Won’t be Prosecuted for Battery

    Florida prosecutors announced they wouldn’t pursue charges against Corey Lewandowski, but his future with Trump’s campaign is unclear.

  • U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses for a photo during a visit a hospital in Tripoli, the capital of Libya on October 18, 2011. AFP PHOTO/KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL (Photo credit should read )
    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses for a photo during a visit a hospital in Tripoli, the capital of Libya on October 18, 2011. AFP PHOTO/KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL (Photo credit should read )

    Hillary Clinton Has No Regrets About Libya

    The intervention didn’t go according to plan. But the Democratic front-runner doesn’t think withdrawing from the Middle East is the answer.

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    China Isn’t Quite the Economic Headache Presidential Candidates Want it To Be

    Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump take aim at China for U.S. economic woes. But reality paints a more nuanced picture.

  • WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 13:  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks about the release of the 2015 Human Rights Report at the State Department Harry S Truman building April 13, 2016 in Washington, DC. The State Department's report covers internationally recognized individual, civil, political and workers rights as practiced around the world according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and submits the annual report to Congress.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 13: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks about the release of the 2015 Human Rights Report at the State Department Harry S Truman building April 13, 2016 in Washington, DC. The State Department's report covers internationally recognized individual, civil, political and workers rights as practiced around the world according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and submits the annual report to Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

    In Speech on Global Human Rights Abuses, Kerry Attacks Trump

    The release of the State Department’s annual report on human rights typically focuses on grotesque abuses and atrocities in far-flung corners of the world. But this year, Secretary of State John Kerry found himself addressing something closer to home: the vigorous endorsement of torture by the leading 2016 Republican presidential candidates.

  • WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7:  U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on December 7, 2010 in Washington, DC.  The Obama administration is pushing for Congress to extend Bush-era tax cuts in a compromise with Republicans.  (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
    WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on December 7, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Obama administration is pushing for Congress to extend Bush-era tax cuts in a compromise with Republicans. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

    Sanders Gets His First Senate Endorsement at Last

    The Vermont senator won the support of a Democrat almost as liberal as himself.

  • Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential hopeful speaks during the 2015 integration immigration conference in Brooklyn, New York on December 14, 2015. AFP PHOTO/KENA BETANCUR / AFP / KENA BETANCUR        (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)
    Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential hopeful speaks during the 2015 integration immigration conference in Brooklyn, New York on December 14, 2015. AFP PHOTO/KENA BETANCUR / AFP / KENA BETANCUR (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)

    Clinton Announces First Federal Office of Immigrant Affairs Amid Heated New York Primary

    The bald appeal to immigrant-rich New York days before its primary is also an implicit criticism of President Obama’s immigration legacy.

  • ALBANY, NEW YORK - APRIL 11: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally on April 11, 2016 in Albany, New York. The New York Democratic primary is scheduled for April 19th. (Photo by )
    ALBANY, NEW YORK - APRIL 11: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally on April 11, 2016 in Albany, New York. The New York Democratic primary is scheduled for April 19th. (Photo by )

    Donald Trump Has a Coherent, Realist Foreign Policy

    Despite the bluster, Trump is articulating a bold vision of America’s role in the world. And it demands a serious response — not the snickering of D.C. elites.

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    A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for China

    Experts argue that Trump’s proposed policies toward China would only work to damage U.S. interests and make Beijing stronger.

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