Cnbc Debate

The changing tenor of the Republican presidential race might have been demonstrated best by a pair of questions about immigration -- one last year, one Thursday night. In October, at the CNBC debate that became defined by Sen. Ted Cruz's, R-Texas, mockery of the questions, Donald Trump was asked simply if he was "in favor of H1Bs," visas for high-s...

Republicans, who warned after the 2012 US elections that too many primary debates lead to chaos, appear to be replaying that scenario as campaigns clash with networks over debate formats.

President Barack Obama poked fun at Republican presidential candidates on Monday for promising that they could stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin when they couldn't "handle" the moderators from last week's debate on cable network CNBC.

The changing tenor of the Republican presidential race might have been demonstrated best by a pair of questions about immigration -- one last year, one Thursday night. In October, at the CNBC debate that became defined by Sen. Ted Cruz's, R-Texas, mockery of the questions, Donald Trump was asked simply if he was "in favor of H1Bs," visas for high-s...

Republicans, who warned after the 2012 US elections that too many primary debates lead to chaos, appear to be replaying that scenario as campaigns clash with networks over debate formats.

President Barack Obama poked fun at Republican presidential candidates on Monday for promising that they could stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin when they couldn't "handle" the moderators from last week's debate on cable network CNBC.