Philip Rucker
Recent Stories By Philip Rucker:
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The Inside Story on Why Trump Decided to Fire ComeyMay 11, 2017
Every time FBI Director James B. Comey appeared in public, an ever-watchful President Trump grew increasingly agitated that the topic was the one that he was most desperate to avoid: Russia. Trump...
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Trump Is Going Down Hard as Educated White Women Reject HimOctober 2, 2016
NASHUA, N.H. — With just five weeks of campaigning left, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are scrambling to win over female voters in America’s suburbs as well-educated white women have emerged as...
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Trump Fallout Is Alienating More Conservatives from the GOPMay 8, 2016
Donald Trump’s looming nomination has spurred some leaders of the conservative movement — for generations, the backbone of the GOP — to break free from a Republican Party now being rapidly reshaped...
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Trump Bigfoots Fox News, Backs Out of Thursday’s DebateJanuary 27, 2016
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump abruptly announced here Tuesday that he would not participate in Thursday’s scheduled debate, escalating his off-and-on feud with Fox News Channel...
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Sanders, O’Malley Put Hillary Clinton on the Hot Seat in Democratic DebateNovember 15, 2015
DES MOINES — A Democratic presidential debate here Saturday that began with a sobering discussion of the escalating terror threats from Islamic State militants quickly turned to a sharp ideological...
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Some in GOP Prepare to Dump Trump to Save the PartyAugust 9, 2015
Republican leaders who have watched Donald Trump’s summer surge with alarm now believe that his presidential candidacy has been contained and may begin to collapse because of his repeated attacks on...
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After Trump Claims McCain Was No War Hero, the GOP Hits Back July 18, 2015
AMES, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump slammed Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a decorated Vietnam War veteran, on Saturday by saying McCain was not a war hero because he was...
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Clinton Says She Erred by Not Using a Government EmailMarch 10, 2015
Hillary Rodham Clinton acknowledged Tuesday that she had erred in using only a private e-mail server for work correspondence at the State Department, saying that she sent about 60,000 e-mails from...
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Jeb Bush, Looking Toward 2016, Challenges the Status QuoJanuary 24, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — Jeb Bush previewed the ideas at the heart of his likely presidential campaign, delivering a sweeping address here Friday about the economy, foreign affairs and energy exploration, and...
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Romney’s New War on Poverty for 2016January 17, 2015
SAN DIEGO - Mitt Romney laid down a marker for a prospective presidential campaign in 2016, telling a Republican audience here Friday night that the party can win the White House with a conservative...
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Bush and Romney Get Ready to Step into the RingJanuary 11, 2015
Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney have much in common. Both were pragmatic as governors, mild-mannered as candidates and more comfortable balancing budgets at their desks than clinking glasses at a political...
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Clinton Shows Her ‘Diva’ Side in UCLA Speech DealNovember 30, 2014
When officials at the University of California at Los Angeles began negotiating a $300,000 speech appearance by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the school had one request: Could we get a reduced rate for...