Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire latecomer to the Democratic presidential race, released a plan Tuesday to reform U.S. higher education and improve college access and affordability.
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In the wake of the chaotic Iowa Caucus and a tight race in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, the Pew Research Center revealed Wednesday that public engagement – and the source – in election news has a bigger impact on whether people accept election results than party affiliations.
Read moreThe California Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a win to President Donald Trump and blocked a newly passed state law that would have required him to release tax returns to California voters before the March primary.
Read morePresident Donald Trump has fallen behind the top five Democratic presidential candidates in a new survey of registered voters in Georgia.
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San Francisco’s new district attorney is the latest in a string of big-city chief prosecutors to win the office by promising sweeping reforms and a shift away from the traditional law and order punitive approach to criminal justice issues.
Read moreThe two candidates for Louisiana governor argued with one another throughout most of a debate Wednesday night in a contentious event that will be their only appearance together before the runoff election.
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A coalition of tech companies led by Uber, Lyft and DoorDash announced a proposed ballot measure Tuesday intended to upend a new California law that will require them to classify their drivers as employees.
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Former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced Monday he will challenge Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey for her office.
Read moreMark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, joined the Republican race against President Donald Trump on Sunday, aiming to put his Appalachian trail travails behind him for good as he pursues an admittedly remote path to the presidency.
Read moreRepublican leaders in South Carolina and Kansas have voted to scrap their presidential nominating contests in 2020, while party officials Nevada were deciding whether to follow suit as the GOP erects more hurdles for the long shots challenging President Donald Trump.
Read moreVaping giant Juul and its allies won a partial victory Friday against the city of San Francisco in a lawsuit challenging the wording of a ballot question that could replace the city’s e-cigarette ban with a lighter set of regulations.
Read moreDonald Trump wants the Granite State. On Thursday he told nearly 12,000 attendees at Southern New Hampshire University that since he fulfilled his campaign promise to “make America great again,” he now intends to “Keep America Great.”
Read morePhil Bryant, a Republican, is finishing up his second and last term as Mississippi’s governor. Barred from re-election because of term limits, he has turned to endorsements to continue his legacy.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden maintains a narrow lead in New Hampshire, over Senators Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, according to a new poll published Monday.
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While national polls on the Democratic presidential candidates seem to tell a clear-cut story on who’s ahead, a fuller story can be told by polling of early primary states that can make or break a campaign.
Read moreJoining some 20,000 members of the nationwide Latino community, four Democratic presidential hopefuls participated in a town hall forum Thursday at a convention held by the country’s oldest Latino civil rights organization at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee.
Read moreDemocratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker escorted five migrants Wednesday across a bridge from Mexico into El Paso to show support for Central American asylum seekers that the Trump administration is trying to keep out of the country.
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Iowa Democrats got a full serving of picnic fare and political rhetoric from presidential candidates Kamala Harris of California and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota in a Democratic Party gathering at a West Des Moines city park Wednesday.
Read moreDemocratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke visited Mexico on Sunday and listened to tearful immigrants say they fled Central American violence and turmoil to seek asylum in the U.S., but were turned away at the border.
Read moreIn her first post-debate appearance, Sen. Elizabeth Warren hosted a boisterous town hall in Chicago that showcased her detailed policy ideas aimed at reshaping American government as we know it.
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