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Republican candidates in the White House race will face off in Nevada on Feb. 23 in a caucus that will mark the first significant test of where they stand with Hispanic voters.

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump grabbed a big win in the South Carolina primary on Feb. 20, while Democrat Hillary Clinton breathed life into her sluggish campaign with a victory over Bernie Sanders in Nevada.

Donald Trump has called Pope Francis “disgraceful” after the Republican presidential candidate was described as being “not Christian” by Pope Francis.

“A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian,” Pope Francis said when asked about Trump’s views. “This is not in the gospel.”

Pope Francis has questioned Donald Trump's Christian faith over his vow to build a border wall to keep out immigrants, sparking a backlash from the Republican presidential candidate.

"Anyone, whoever he is, who only wants to build walls and not bridges is not a Christian," the pontiff told journalists Feb. 17 during his return journey from a trip to Mexico.

Donald Trump and Jeb Bush took the gloves off on Feb. 13 in the Republican presidential debate, with the billionaire frontrunner unleashing a tirade of intense and often personal attacks one week before the South Carolina primary.

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders resoundingly won Tuesday's presidential primaries in New Hampshire, riding a wave of anti-establishment anger in the second key test of the long, unpredictable race for the White House.

Michael Bloomberg, the former New York mayor and billionaire media owner, has stated for the first time that he is considering launching a White House bid this year.

Hillary Clinton narrowly won the Democratic caucuses in Iowa, outpacing a surprisingly strong challenge from Bernie Sanders to claim the first victory in the 2016 race for president.
     
The former secretary of state and first lady edged past the Vermont senator in a race the Iowa Democratic Party called the closest in its caucus history.
     

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz soundly defeated billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa's Republican nominating contest on Feb. 1, upending the party's presidential race and creating a three-way competition with establishment candidate Senator Marco Rubio. 

U.S. President Barack Obama plans to visit a mosque near Baltimore on Feb. 3 to make a plea for tolerance and religious freedom, the White House said Jan. 31.