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Details: Written by STEVE PEOPLES, JULIE PACE, Associated Press; Published: 12 March 2016

Trump cheered supporter who punched a black protester and now faces charges

Details: Written by JULIE PACE, DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press; Published: 09 March 2016

Mainstream Republicans left wondering where their party has gone

Details: Written by Juliet Linderman, Associated Press; Published: 08 March 2016

Officer William Porter, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, arrives to Maryland Court of Appeals, Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Annapolis, Md. Maryland's highest court will hear arguments Thursday on whether Porter can be compelled to testify against his colleagues after his trial ended in a hung jury in November. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Officer William Porter must testify against some of the other officers charged with Gray's death

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 07 March 2016

VIDEO: John Oliver rips into presidential candidates

Details: Written by JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent; Published: 06 March 2016

Video: Marco Rubio won Puerto Rico but is trailing in delegates

Details: Written by NANCY BENAC, CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press; Published: 06 March 2016

Video:Candidates take aim at each other's records on Wall Street, Trade, auto bailout

Details: Written by STEVE PEOPLES, BRADY McCOMBS, Associated Press; Published: 03 March 2016

In this March 1, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on Super Tuesday primary election night at the White and Gold Ballroom at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. The possibility of Trump as Republican nominee _ and perhaps president _ is suddenly very real for the GOP in Congress. After months of denial that the billionaire businessman could swipe the nomination from more establishment candidates, senators faced reality on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Romney says a safe future is 'greatly diminished' with Trump

Details: Written by KATHLEEN HENNESSEY, LISA LERER, Associated Press; Published: 02 March 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reacts to supporters as she arrives to address supporters at her Super Tuesday election night rally in Miami, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

After several Super Tuesday wins for Donald Trump, an unrelenting division has become the biggest crisis for the GOP in decades

Details: Written by By CALVIN WOODWARD and JOSH BOAK; Published: 28 February 2016

Trump says he opposed Iraq invasion: He didn't. And other memory lapses...

Details: Written by JULIE PACE, LISA LERER, Associated Press; Published: 28 February 2016

VIDEO: $2 million campaign but Bernie Sanders failed to win over Black voters

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