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Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks in September during the Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action, in Washington. Some leading Republican presidential candidates seem to view Muslims as fair game for increasingly harsh words they might not dare use against any other group for fear of the political cost. So far, that strategy is winning support from conservatives influential in picking the nominee.

GOP rhetoric on Muslims seen as having little cost

Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks in September during the Values Voter Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action, in Washington. Some leading Republican presidential candidates seem to view Muslims as fair game for increasingly harsh words they might not dare use against any other group for fear of the political cost. So far, that strategy is winning support from conservatives influential in picking the nominee.

November 28, 2015, 3:15pm Nation & World

Some leading Republican presidential candidates seem to view Muslims as fair game for increasingly harsh words they might use with more caution against any other group for fear of the political cost. So far, that strategy is winning support from conservatives influential in picking the nominee. Read story

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters after arriving for a campaign rally Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 at Robarts Arena in Sarasota, Fla.

Trump goes after GOP rivals Rubio, Bush in their home state

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters after arriving for a campaign rally Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 at Robarts Arena in Sarasota, Fla.

November 28, 2015, 2:22pm Latest News

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump bragged about his high standing in the polls, slammed super political action committees and dismissed rivals Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush in a campaign stop Saturday in their home state of Florida. Read story

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sept.

Panel: Most GOP hopefuls flunk climate science

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sept.

November 23, 2015, 5:30am Latest News

WASHINGTON -- When it comes to climate science, two of the three Democratic presidential candidates are A students, while most of the Republican contenders are flunking, according to a panel of scientists who reviewed candidates' comments. Read story

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson addresses supporters during a campaign stop Thursday in Mobile, Ala.

Ben Carson questions claims of racial bias by police officers

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson addresses supporters during a campaign stop Thursday in Mobile, Ala.

November 21, 2015, 7:32pm Latest News

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told a group of African-American civic leaders Saturday that he is still waiting to see evidence of racial bias by law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Read story

Moeller looks to break ‘the curse’

November 15, 2015, 9:59pm Clark County News

In the early 1990s, Joe King's name appeared almost daily in the state's newspapers. Read story

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks Sunday in Ames, Iowa.

Clinton hints Sanders would hike taxes, ‘scrap’ health law

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks Sunday in Ames, Iowa.

November 15, 2015, 9:37pm Latest News

Fresh from the second Democratic presidential debate, Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Sunday that Bernie Sanders would raise middle-class taxes and “scrap” President Barack Obama’s health care law, in an escalating critique of the Vermont senator. Read story

President Barack Obama boards Air Force One, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The president is departing for a nine-day trip to Turkey, the Philippines and Malaysia for global security and economic summits. The global anxiety sparked by a series of deadly attacks in Paris by the Islamic State group has given new urgency to Obama&#039;s upcoming talks with world leaders.

G-20 talks have new urgency after Paris

President Barack Obama boards Air Force One, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The president is departing for a nine-day trip to Turkey, the Philippines and Malaysia for global security and economic summits. The global anxiety sparked by a series of deadly attacks in Paris by the Islamic State group has given new urgency to Obama&#039;s upcoming talks with world leaders.

November 14, 2015, 11:12pm Nation & World

Turkey, Asia-Pacific summits on travel itinerary for Obama Read story

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton, from left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, smile after a Democratic presidential candidate forum Nov. 6 at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. Clinton has locked up public support from half of the Democratic insiders who cast ballots at the party’'s national convention, giving her a commanding advantage over her rivals for the party’'s presidential nomination. Clinton’'s margin over Sanders and O’Malley is striking.

Pocketing superdelegates: Clinton has big nomination lead

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton, from left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, smile after a Democratic presidential candidate forum Nov. 6 at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. Clinton has locked up public support from half of the Democratic insiders who cast ballots at the party’'s national convention, giving her a commanding advantage over her rivals for the party’'s presidential nomination. Clinton’'s margin over Sanders and O’Malley is striking.

November 13, 2015, 7:54pm Latest News

WASHINGTON -- There's little doubt which candidate the Democratic Party establishment supports for president. It's not even close. Read story

C-Tran's Route 39 bus stops for a passenger on East Fourth Plain Boulevard on Aug.

C-Tran plans to talk on expanding boundaries

C-Tran's Route 39 bus stops for a passenger on East Fourth Plain Boulevard on Aug.

November 10, 2015, 8:41pm Clark County News

C-Tran is going to take a look at expanding its service area, though not the way the county council had intended. Read story

In this July 9, 2014, file photo, Senate Foreign Relations Committee members Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, and Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Conn., participate in a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. In the fight against the Islamic State group, members of Congress talk tough on extremism, but most want nothing to do with voting to legally authorize the military campaign, preferring to let the president take ownership of the mission.

War powers issue dogs members of Congress

In this July 9, 2014, file photo, Senate Foreign Relations Committee members Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., left, and Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Conn., participate in a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. In the fight against the Islamic State group, members of Congress talk tough on extremism, but most want nothing to do with voting to legally authorize the military campaign, preferring to let the president take ownership of the mission.

November 8, 2015, 8:50pm Latest News

WASHINGTON -- In the fight against the Islamic State group, members of Congress talk tough against extremism, but many want to run for cover when it comes to voting on new war powers to fight the militants, preferring to let the president own the battle. Read story