The first primetime Republican presidential debate was highlighted by the issues, but the 10 GOP candidates also took the spotlight including businessman Donald Trump, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Cuban American Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.
The first Republican presidential debate covered heavy topics ranging from electability, the Islamic State militant group, immigration and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. The first debate occurred at 5 p.m. EST with seven Republican candidates who did not meet the top 10 criteria by Fox News Channel. The top 10 would debate at a later timeslot of 9 p.m.
Rather than just pandering to left-leaning supporters, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders plans to address an audience at a conservative Christian college next month.
Although Donald Trump may be the Republican frontrunner in the 2016 presidential race among right-wing voters, Gov. Scott Walker came out on top in a recent informal straw poll taken amongst wealthy conservative donors.
The city council of a heavily Hispanic Florida community on Wednesday rejected a proposal to condemn Donald Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants so as not to "politicize" the body's work.
Just weeks before Donald Trump launched his 2016 presidential campaign, he had a private phone conversation with his longtime ally President Bill Clinton.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced its presidential primary debates schedule, and it has received criticism from fellow Democrats including a presidential candidate.
The Voting Rights Act celebrated its 50th anniversary on Thursday, and opponents of Texas' voter identification law are celebrating a court's decision to strike down the law. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down the Lone Star State's voter ID law, which Democrats have labeled as "discriminatory," but Republicans said the law was to halt voter fraud.
A legal rep for Hillary Clinton confirmed that the FBI is looking into the security system that she used to protect her private email account while she was working under the Obama administration as Secretary of State
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson has asked to be excused from an immigration court hearing. Ahead of the Aug. 19 court hearing, a motion was filed on his behalf as Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas' Brownsville Division ordered his appearance and explain why he should not be in contempt of court.
Donald Trump insists that as president, he will make Mexico pay for a wall on the southern U.S. border to help prevent undocumented immigrants from crossing over into America, CNN reports.
The first 2016 Republican presidential debate finally has its 10 candidates following criteria set forth by Fox News Channel. The 10 names were revealed based on their rankings on the five national polls and include real estate businessman Donald Trump, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.
President Barack Obama is urging state officials to cut back on big rate increases that are being requested by health insurance companies for 2016 in order to avoid more uproar over the Affordable Care Act.
President Obama delivered a speech on Monday praising the Environmental Protection Agency's expanded power to regulate greenhouse gas pollution and create cleaner air.
As the leading Republican presidential candidates prepare to take the stage for their first debate on Thursday, pundits are predicting a brawl. But if there's disagreement, it's almost certain to focus on style, not substance.
