Al Weaver

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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks during the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Carson preaches racial healing, blasts ‘purveyors of hatred’

Al Weaver · August 7, 2015 4:20 am

"I cannot say," Trump answered. "I have to respect the person, that if it's not me, the person that wins." (AP)

Donald Trump refuses to rule out third party bid

Al Weaver · August 7, 2015 1:34 am

Newt Gingrich offered praise for Carly Fiorina and Rick Perry on their performance in the debate. (Getty Images file)

Gingrich: Fiorina belongs in the main event

Al Weaver · August 7, 2015 12:54 am

Perry says he’s uniquely qualified to fight illegal immigration

Perry says he’s uniquely qualified to fight illegal immigration

Al Weaver · August 6, 2015 10:29 pm

"Essentially, when you watch that debate just imagine if you are one of the wealthiest people in this country and extremely greedy and selfish, and you're going to have ten candidates, more or less, talking about your needs and not the needs of working people," Sanders said. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders: GOP caters to ‘greedy and selfish’ wealthy

Al Weaver · August 6, 2015 3:01 pm

Ricky Perry will be taking center stage during the 5 p.m. debate featuring the seven candidates who did not make the cut for the main event. (AP Photo)Â

‘Undercard debate’ unfamiliar territory for Rick Perry

Al Weaver · August 6, 2015 1:58 pm

In an interview on "The Hugh Hewitt Show," Lindsey Graham called President Obama "delusional, naive and uninformed." (AP Photo)Â

Graham: Obama ‘delusional, naive, uninformed’ on Iran

Al Weaver · August 5, 2015 10:03 pm

In a video released titled "Iowa Deserves More Debates," Martin O'Malley railed against the few number of debates during the Democratic nomination process. (AP Photo)Â

Martin O’Malley blasts DNC for limiting number of debates

Al Weaver · August 5, 2015 8:46 pm

Donald Trump's campaign paid $28,000 to Cole, Hargrave, Snodgrass and Associates, a polling firm out of Oklahoma City, Okla., in mid-May. (AP Photo)Â

Donald Trump bashes pollsters and pays them too

Al Weaver · August 5, 2015 4:01 am

Katie McGinty announced Tuesday that she is jumping into the race to unseat Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.

Democrats now have Sestak, Toomey alternative in Pa. Senate race

Al Weaver · August 4, 2015 8:17 pm

"We have to hammer the Democrats on this because, honestly, their position, which most Americans do not understand -- that's the shame of it," Fiorina said.Â (Photo by Theo Stroomer/Getty Images)

Fiorina: ‘Close the government down’ to stop Planned Parenthood

Al Weaver · August 3, 2015 9:52 pm