Clinton wins Puerto Rico, on cusp of Democratic nod

Hillary Clinton defeated her rival Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico’s Democratic primary Sunday, bringing her to the brink of victory in their long-fought battle for the party’s presidential nomination. Former secretary of state Clinton won with 59.38 percent of the vote against 37.53 percent for Sanders, according to official results from the Democratic Party of Puerto Rico. Victory in debt-hobbled Puerto Rico marked a double dose of good news for Clinton over the weekend, with another territory, the US Virgin Islands, voting overwhelmingly for her on Saturday. The pair of wins

Whatever the final outcome, neither Clinton nor Sanders really lost in Iowa

If Hillary Clinton was hoping to land a knockout punch against her Democratic rival Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses Monday night, then she didn’t get what she was hoping for.

CNN Republican debate: Winners and losers

Washington (CNN)Republican presidential candidates sought to cement -- or improve -- their standings in a debate Tuesday night that comes less than two months before the first votes of the election season are cast.

Trump, Kasich and Bush clash on immigration

Still a blip in many early primary state polls, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has repeatedly sought to cast himself as the “adult” in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, trashing rival Donald Trump as a candidate who makes over-the-top promises to voters that he can’t keep.

Donald Trump predicts boring Democratic debate with poor ratings

Donald Trump speaks during a No Labels Problem Solver convention on Oct. 12 in Manchester, N.H. (Photo: Jim Cole/AP)

Need a sleeping aid?
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump doubts his Democratic counterparts have enough charisma to muster up serious interest in their first debate Tuesday, which will be hosted in Las Vegas by CNN.

A day before the GOP debate, Donald Trump talks national security on board a battleship

Trump has struggled in the past with foreign policy questions. EPA/MIKE NELSON

LOS ANGELES -- Donald Trump stood on a stage on an aircraft carrier Tuesday night, three sixteen-inch guns looming behind him, to talk U.S. firepower.