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US Election 2016: Trump seals Republican nomination
Donald Trump has officially clinched the Republican nomination for US president as speakers hammered Democrat Hillary Clinton on day two of the Republican National Convention. Mr Trump is expected to accept the nomination on Thursday after state delegates formally selected him. The theme of Tuesday in Cleveland was "Make...
US election: Trump wins enough delegates for Republican nomination
The US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to secure the party's presidential nomination. In North Dakota on Thursday, he thanked 15 unbound delegates from the state who he said "got us right over the top". He defeated 16 other Republican contenders and...
Cruz wins all 14 Wyoming Republican delegates
Painstaking organization and in-person campaigning paid off again for Ted Cruz on Saturday as he nailed down all 14 delegates up for grabs at the Republican Party convention in Wyoming. The result leaves Donald Trump facing yet another loss in a string of defeats in Western states. Saturday's sweep for Cruz follows his...
2016 Republican candidates: Where are they now?
In the zombie apocalypse, the dead rise to roam the earth. In the final days of the 2016 primary campaign, departed candidates are crawling from their political graves to haunt living candidates. It's a time-honoured tradition for vanquished presidential aspirants to be wooed by winning campaigns looking to benefit from...
US election 2016: Republican Ben Carson ends campaign
US Republican Ben Carson has officially ended his campaign for the presidential nomination for the 2016 election. Speaking to conservative activists, he said: "I'm leaving the campaign trail." Mr Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, had been a front-runner but his campaign stalled in recent months after he performed...