Later this month, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is expected to join the growing list of Republican candidates running in the 2016 presidential nomination.
Most Americans support the federal government's bulk collection of telephone metadata first revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, and they want Congress to reauthorize the program, CNN reported based on a poll it conducted along with the Opinion Research Corporation.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton plans to turn substance abuse and mental health into key issues of her 2016 White House campaign. She promises proposals in the next few months.
On Monday, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham became the ninth Republican to cast his bid in the 2016 presidential race. He faces stiff competition from the other Republican contenders.
Thanks in large part to Sen. Rand Paul, at midnight on Sunday, the U.S. Senate let the Patriot Act expire, removing key controversial surveillance authorities from the National Security Agency. So what does that mean, and what's next?
The former Democratic governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley, announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination next year. Like Sen. Bernie Sanders before him, O'Malley is running to the left of top contender Hillary Clinton.
After announcing his bid in the 2016 presidential race, former New York Gov. George Pataki tried to appeal to young Hispanic voters by making an appearance on Fusion earlier this week.
Although voters reportedly have mixed opinions toward former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, she is still the preferred presidential candidate against any Republican Party hopeful.
A recent report reveals Republican presidential hopeful and brother of former president George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, backed a path to legalized citizenship for undocumented immigrants in 2009.
Sen. Marco Rubio, one of the Republican presidential hopefuls for 2016, continues to emphasize his stance against same-sex marriage and as defender of Christianity in an attempt to woo his party's conservative religious base.
Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, announced he would run for president on the Democratic ticket. He gave a rousing speech to thousands of supporters in Burlington, outlining his plans for the U.S.
Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina skipped diplomatic protocol by bluntly calling the Chinese "not terribly imaginative" prior to announcing her 2016 presidential bid, Bloomberg reported. The former Hewlett-Packard chief made the comment in a discussion on the Common Core educational benchmarks.
Former New York governor, George Pataki, will announce his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday. The New York Republican will be the most recent entry to the ever-growing list of GOP candidates.
Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz accused some of his fellow GOP contenders of being afraid to take on gay and lesbian rights advocates over Indiana's controversial religious-freedom legislation, which LGBT groups have dismissed as discriminatory.
Secretary Julian Castro, who it has been suggested could be Hillary Clinton's running partner, came to the defense of the Democratic presidential candidate over the inquiry into her State Department emails.
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said he would not support some of the Supreme Court's decisions, which hinted at his stance on same-sex marriage. The former governor told Fox News' Chris Wallace he would defy court rulings despite the principle of judicial review.
Secretary Julian Castro, serving as head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, could be the country's next vice president, making him the first Latino to take the position in the country's history. However, Sec. Castro does not seem so sure it will happen.
