New York City will no longer do business with Donald Trump following the tycoon's disparaging comments about Mexican immigrants and former prisoner of war John McCain, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Immigration reform continues to be a contentious topic ahead of next year's presidential elections, and while Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) attempts to reform his party's stance on the issue, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-M.E.) is facing backlash from one of his party's key demographics.
The Republican Party has started its push to gain some Latino voters ahead of next year's presidential elections. Though the candidates continue tossing their hats into the ring, the party has begun to push back on immigration and one candidate, Sen. Lindsey Graham, has the record to back the party's new focus.
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.
Graham says he is "98.6 percent sure" that he will run for the Republican presidential nomination. The South Carolina senator proposes endorsing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
"Speaking ill" of his fellow Republicans, presidential candidate Rand Paul flagrantly violated Ronald Reagan's "Eleventh Commandment" on Sunday when he slammed some of his GOP colleagues over their hawkish foreign policy.
In an interview, Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham proposed that the U.S. send thousands of troops to win the fight against Islamic extremist group ISIS. Now, presidential hopeful Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has expressed the same sentiment.
Immigration reform could factor the potential presidential run for Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, but his recent stance on the issue has soured the view of a fellow Republican senator.
Following the first airstrikes to combat the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria, congressional leaders have issued their first comments on the issue while continuing their recess.
President Barack Obama addressed the nation about his plans to target the Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, and lawmakers from the Republican Party commented on the positives and negatives of his strategy.
