Ben Carson

Some potential presidential contenders are getting more assertive in how they answer questions of whether they'll run, a sign that the 2016 race is ready to move into a higher gear. (iStock Photo)

Potential 2016 candidates more assertive

Kelly Cohen · September 29, 2014 7:48 pm

The country should expect to see Ben Carson -- author, neurosurgeon and conservative favorite -- running for GOP ticket in 2016, he said on the Hugh Hewitt Show Monday night. (Photo by Laura Segall/Getty images)

Ben Carson likely to run in 2016 for president

Kelly Cohen · September 23, 2014 1:34 pm

Group pushing Ben Carson into 2016 presidential race records 100,000th donor

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Group pushing Ben Carson into 2016 presidential race records 100,000th donor

Paul Bedard · August 1, 2014 11:01 am

Dr. Ben Carson, professor emeritus at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, March 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Here’s who activists are literally praying to get in the 2016 contest

Betsy Woodruff · July 24, 2014 3:16 pm

‘Ready for Hillary’ PAC has record $2.5m quarter, but Ben Carson’s PAC raised more: $3.3m

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‘Ready for Hillary’ PAC has record $2.5m quarter, but Ben Carson’s PAC raised more: $3.3m

Paul Bedard · July 15, 2014 5:59 pm

Dr. Ben Carson, professor emeritus at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, March 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Breakfast with a doctor offers insight into wider issues

R. Emmett Tyrrell · June 25, 2014 7:30 pm

Poll: Ben Carson surges, a top threat to Hillary Clinton in 2016

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Poll: Ben Carson surges, a top threat to Hillary Clinton in 2016

Paul Bedard · June 23, 2014 3:09 pm

Rep. John Fleming, R-La., saysÃÂ there is a clear connection between Obamacare and the Veterans Affairs scandal. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

GOP equates Veterans Affairs mess to Obamacare

Susan Ferrechio · May 30, 2014 9:00 am

Video: Ben Carson talks health care at National Press Club

Video: Ben Carson talks health care at National Press Club

Washington Examiner · May 29, 2014 1:22 pm

Ben Carson pushes Obamacare alternative, calls for defeat of Obama’s defenders

Ben Carson pushes Obamacare alternative, calls for defeat of Obama’s defenders

Paul Bedard · May 29, 2014 1:02 pm

No matter how Congress ultimately fixes VA, one thing seems all but certain -- the biggest casualty of the Veterans Affairs scandal will be Obamacare. (Thinkstock)

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Most important casualty of Veterans Affairs scandal could be Obamacare

Mark Tapscott · May 27, 2014 12:41 pm

Ben Carson Moves Toward Presidential Run

Fred Barnes · May 15, 2014 10:01 am