Donors weigh shifting support to Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush’s increasingly serious and public examination of a run for president has shaken the ranks of establishment Republican donors and fund-raisers who had planned to back Gov. Chris Christie of New...
View ArticleBush family behind Jeb candidacy
WASHINGTONWhen Jeb Bush decides whether to run for president, there will be no family meeting à la Mitt Romney, no gathering at Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport to go over the pros and cons. “I don’t...
View ArticleObama unveils immigration reforms
By MICHAEL D. SHEARWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama chose confrontation over conciliation Thursday as he asserted the powers of the Oval Office to reshape the nation’s immigration system and dared...
View ArticleRomney will not run in 2016
Mitt Romney said Friday that he would not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2016.Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, shared his decision on a conference call with a small group of...
View ArticleRubio-Bush rivalry heats up
MIAMI As Marco Rubio debated whether to run for the United States Senate in 2010, he made a pledge steeped in loyalty and deference: He would never challenge his political mentor, Jeb Bush, if the...
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