Would Bernie Sanders agree to be Hillary Clinton's running mate? He didn't rule it out when asked about it on NBC's "Meet the Press." Sanders told Chuck Todd he's focused on the California primary, but stopped short of refusing the offer should Clinton ask."Here we are in California, I'm knocking my brains... read more
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump railed against the judge in the legal battle over Trump University, telling a large crowd Friday in San Diego, "There should be no trial.""We're in front of a very hostile judge. The judge was appointed by Barack Obama," Trump told a campaign rally on the same day... read more
The Libertarian Party's nominating convention started Friday in Orlando, Florida where they will pick their candidates for president and vice president just as they have every four years for the past 45 years. But this year is different.The two major party candidates are the most unpopular than any nominees in recent history. Hillary... read more
African-Americans have been sharply divided along age lines during the Democratic primary, with black voters under 30 narrowly favoring Sen. Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton, while older blacks overwhelmingly backed the former secretary of state.Clinton has won more than 70 percent of the African-American vote in most of the states with a... read more
The 2016 general election race is now a virtual tie. Hillary Clinton is reeling from more negative headlines about her use of a private email server, while Donald Trump careens from news cycle to news cycle as fact-checkers scramble to sift through his claims.And the big question on everyone's lips for the next 160-some days will be: So,... read more
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Donald Trump's latest day of California campaigning was again rocked by protests both inside and outside of his two Friday rallies, which spanned 350 miles from Fresno in Central California to San Diego, not far from the Mexican border.Many protesters in San Diego and California objected to Trump's stances on... read more
Libertarians delight in 2016 frustrations ORLANDO -- With historically unpopular candidates taking the helm of the two major parties, record levels of dissatisfied voters, and big rifts in the parties, Libertarians see an opening. “The Republicans and Democrats have done the Libertarian Party a huge favor with this,” said Steve Scheetz, 46, a... read more
Donald Trump says that he won't debate Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders after all.'Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate... read more
The 2016 presidential election is well under way and understanding "the Latino vote" will be more important than ever. Yet the stories about how Latinos behave politically will often be contradictory, confusing, and outright nonsensical.The media is always eager to publish stories associated with data because numbers bring a certain... read more
Vince Foster's sister on Thursday condemned Donald Trump for bringing up a discredited conspiracy theory regarding her brother's suicide, calling the GOP nominee's remarks "beyond contempt."Trump in a recent interview with The Washington Post referenced the widely-debunked theory that Foster, a former White House aide to... read more
Responding to growing public concern, Senate Democrats are working on bills aimed at reducing the influence of big money in politics and making voting easier. read more
In a rare prepared speech, Donald Trump outlined his energy policy in Bismarck, North Dakota. Trump is known for bucking conservative orthodoxy, but on Thursday he largely hewed to the typical Republican line. Reading from a teleprompter, Trump called for reducing restrictions on energy exploration, opening up more federal lands to drilling, and... read more
Donald Trump has said that pregnancy is "wonderful" -- unless you're an employer.In an October 2004 interview with NBC's "Dateline," Trump said pregnancy is "a wonderful thing for the woman, it's a wonderful thing for the husband, it's certainly an inconvenience for a business. And whether people want... read more
A recanvass of Democratic primary results in Kentucky confirmed that Clinton won the May 17 contest over Bernie Sanders, the Kentucky secretary of state said on Thursday.Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Grimes announced that there were "the recanvass results did not alter the outcome of the election."Sanders requested the recanvass... read more
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has officially secured a majority of GOP delegates, giving him the "magic number" required to clinch the GOP nomination. read more
