Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Rick Santorum all got donations from Earl Holt III, head of a white supremacist group that appeared to inspire Dylann Roof.
Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio were political allies in Florida. Now they're trying to vanquish each other. But for now, their rhetoric has stayed positive.
Pope Francis blamed human activity for climate change, in conflict with GOP orthodoxy. But Republican Catholics running for president can find common ground with the pope's encyclical.
Donald Trump, the newest GOP entrant into the presidential race, will say just about anything to anybody. Democrats are counting on him to soften up the other Republican candidates.
Jeb Bush, the latest 2016 Republican competitor, promised to run with an 'optimistic' message. And he pledged opportunity for all, speaking in both English and Spanish.
Marco Rubio welcomed Jeb Bush into the presidential race Monday, calling him a friend and 'someone I like, care for, and respect' 鈥� a small glimmer for the election, perhaps.
Jeb Bush plans to campaign for president on his record as governor of Florida. Tax cuts and job creation top the list. But there are controversies too.
At a Monitor breakfast Thursday, Bernie Sanders spoke of how his Jewish heritage informs his politics. The day before, radio host Diane Rehm had asserted, mistakenly, that he was a dual US-Israeli citizen.
Bernie Sanders promised, if elected, to stand up for the working class, and keep a 'mobilized, activist, grass-roots movement' working with him.
The battle for control of the Senate is heating up. Here are the hottest races.
Team Marco has turned an expos茅 by The New York Times to the campaign's advantage. It's counting on voters relating to Senator Rubio's struggles with money.
Jeb Bush is traveling to Germany, Estonia, and Poland to boost his image as a statesman 鈥� and to get out of the shadow of his father and brother.
Voters start with values, not policy, when assessing candidates. Declines in voters' views of Hillary Clinton's trustworthiness and honesty show she has work to do. It won't be easy.
Rick Perry, former longtime governor of Texas, is running again for president. But first he will have to bury memories of his disastrous 2012 campaign.
Vice President Biden's son Beau, who died Saturday, showed that politics can be an honorable profession. He was Delaware's attorney general and served in Iraq.
Former Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland has been ridiculed for taking on Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. But there are seven reasons his campaign makes sense.
The Republican presidential field could wind up with close to 20 candidates. Here's our list of reasons why.
Rick Santorum won the Iowa caucuses in 2012 and was runner-up to Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential primaries. But the 2016 field is bigger and stronger.
In a commencement address at the US Coast Guard Academy, President Obama addressed risks to national security from the growing impacts of climate change.
President Obama was clear in Camden, N.J.: Community policing is in, military-style policing is out. But not all criminologists think it's wise to take resources away from police.
