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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has dropped his presidential bid. After finishing with just 5 percent of the support in the Iowa Caucus on Monday, Paul was running out of cash, and time, to mount a successful effort to win the nomination. His father, former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, finished in third with 20 percent of…
Hours after the Iowa caucus sites had closed, the Democrats finally have a winner. Hillary Clinton, the embattled party frontrunner who has struggled to resonate with young voters and first-time voters, was able to eek out a victory on Monday night. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Clinton finished with 49.9 percent of the…
With nearly all of the reports in, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has taken the win in Iowa’s caucus. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Cruz had 28 percent over 24 percent for Donald Trump. A record number of voters came out to caucus in the Hawkeyes State, which was supposed to help Trump but…
Trump still has the lead in Iowa, but Cruz and (surprise!) Rubio are knocking on the door. The old saying remains true: Turnout is key for Iowa. With just hours remaining before the Iowa Caucus polls continue to show a small lead for Donald Trump; one that is growing smaller. In the polls released a…
The old saying remains true: Turnout is key for Iowa. With just hours remaining before the Iowa Caucus polls continue to show a small lead for Donald Trump; one that is growing smaller. In the polls released a week before the first selection contest for the Republican presidential nomination, Trump enjoyed as much as an…
Economic indicators show last year’s production slowed to near zero, but jobs numbers remained strong and wages started showing a (very) small sign of life. The American economy grew just 0.7 percent in the last quarter of 2015, stroking fears of a downturn on top of the tumultuous activity to open the year. The Commerce…
The health organization does not believe the cases of Zika in the U.S. are transmittable and were contracted from foreign travel. The Zika virus has crossed into 11 U.S. states, infecting 31 people including two pregnant women in Illinois, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three pregnant women, the demographic of highest…
The American economy grew just 0.7 percent in the last quarter of 2015, stroking fears of a downturn on top of the tumultuous activity to open the year. The Commerce Department’s report on economic activity bested the predictions from some economists who believed the economy might have contracted in last year’s fourth quarter, but others…
The Zika virus has crossed into 11 U.S. states, infecting 31 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three pregnant women, the demographic of highest concern for most national and international health organizations, are among the infected. One of them was a woman in New York City while the other two are…
Donald Trump is officially a problem solver. That is the designation given to him by the No Labels organization, a non-partisan operation working to promote moderate politics in the hyperpolitical world. Trump, who has called for banning Muslims from entering the United States temporarily and has called for a wall along the Mexican border (paid…
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has dropped his presidential bid. After finishing with just 5 percent of the support in the Iowa Caucus on Monday, Paul was running out of cash, and time, to mount a successful effort to win the nomination. His father, former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, finished in third with 20 percent of…
Hours after the Iowa caucus sites had closed, the Democrats finally have a winner. Hillary Clinton, the embattled party frontrunner who has struggled to resonate with young voters and first-time voters, was able to eek out a victory on Monday night. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Clinton finished with 49.9 percent of the…
With nearly all of the reports in, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has taken the win in Iowa’s caucus. With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, Cruz had 28 percent over 24 percent for Donald Trump. A record number of voters came out to caucus in the Hawkeyes State, which was supposed to help Trump but…
Trump still has the lead in Iowa, but Cruz and (surprise!) Rubio are knocking on the door. The old saying remains true: Turnout is key for Iowa. With just hours remaining before the Iowa Caucus polls continue to show a small lead for Donald Trump; one that is growing smaller. In the polls released a…
The old saying remains true: Turnout is key for Iowa. With just hours remaining before the Iowa Caucus polls continue to show a small lead for Donald Trump; one that is growing smaller. In the polls released a week before the first selection contest for the Republican presidential nomination, Trump enjoyed as much as an…
Economic indicators show last year’s production slowed to near zero, but jobs numbers remained strong and wages started showing a (very) small sign of life. The American economy grew just 0.7 percent in the last quarter of 2015, stroking fears of a downturn on top of the tumultuous activity to open the year. The Commerce…
The health organization does not believe the cases of Zika in the U.S. are transmittable and were contracted from foreign travel. The Zika virus has crossed into 11 U.S. states, infecting 31 people including two pregnant women in Illinois, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three pregnant women, the demographic of highest…
The American economy grew just 0.7 percent in the last quarter of 2015, stroking fears of a downturn on top of the tumultuous activity to open the year. The Commerce Department’s report on economic activity bested the predictions from some economists who believed the economy might have contracted in last year’s fourth quarter, but others…
The Zika virus has crossed into 11 U.S. states, infecting 31 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three pregnant women, the demographic of highest concern for most national and international health organizations, are among the infected. One of them was a woman in New York City while the other two are…
Donald Trump is officially a problem solver. That is the designation given to him by the No Labels organization, a non-partisan operation working to promote moderate politics in the hyperpolitical world. Trump, who has called for banning Muslims from entering the United States temporarily and has called for a wall along the Mexican border (paid…