As the next wave of primaries approach, establishment GOP figures both major and minor are scurrying to endorse Marco Rubio in their hope he can stop Donald Trump’s juggernaut as it heads for the presidential nomination, reports the Hill.

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The House GOP Leader, Kevin McCarthy, on Monday posited that the Republican presidential race could very well boil down to Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, edging out Ted Cruz, reports The Hill.

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Ted Cruz made a huge advance in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll released Friday, which shows Donald Trump still leading the GOP presidential field, but only by 5 points in South Carolina, down from 16 points a month ago, reports The Hill.

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