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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has "real concerns" about reports that the Obama administration plans a series of deportation raids in January. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Hillary Clinton has ‘real concerns’ about Obama deportation raid plan

Philip Klein · December 24, 2015 8:07 pm

Robert Downey Jr. was convicted in 1996 for possession of a controlled substance, carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle with a prior conviction, and driving under the influence. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown pardons Robert Downey Jr. for drug offenses

Philip Klein · December 24, 2015 6:48 pm

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said he was "disturbed" by reports that the Obama administration plans deportation raids in January. (Bryon Houlgrave/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Bernie Sanders ‘disturbed’ by Obama’s deportation raids

Philip Klein · December 24, 2015 4:58 pm

Washington Post cartoonist depicted Sen. Ted Cruz's two daughters as monkeys on the basis that the children were fair game because Cruz had put them in a political ad. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Washington Post cartoon inadvertently shows why kids should be off limits

Philip Klein · December 24, 2015 4:03 pm

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will quit the 2016 race if he can't finish in the top three in Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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Huckabee: I’ll quit if I’m not in top 3 in Iowa

Philip Klein · December 24, 2015 3:46 pm

Conservative columnist George Will argues that defeating Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump should be the "highest priority" for conservatives. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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George Will: Defeating Trump should be top priority of conservatives

Philip Klein · December 24, 2015 2:54 pm

Sanders blasts Trump as ‘demagogue’ exploiting Americans’ fears

Philip Klein · December 24, 2015 2:28 pm

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz has sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry demanding the closure of the Palestinian Liberation Organization's office in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

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Cruz sends letter to Kerry demanding shut down of Palestinian office in D.C.

Philip Klein · December 22, 2015 3:07 pm

As long as Lindsey Graham was in the race, there was no way that his friend and ideological compatriot, Sen. John McCain, would be able to endorse another candidate for president. But now that Graham is out, McCain's endorsement is up for grabs. (AP photo/Kevin Hagen, file)

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How Lindsey Graham dropping out could alter the race in New Hampshire

Philip Klein · December 21, 2015 3:14 pm

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Obama ends press conference: I gotta get to ‘Star Wars’

Philip Klein · December 18, 2015 8:05 pm

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Smearing Ted Cruz as an isolationist is absurd

Philip Klein · December 16, 2015 10:01 pm

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Map: See which states have the highest Obamacare rate hikes

Philip Klein · December 16, 2015 9:00 pm