Christie: I'm running
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie formally announced a campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday.
View ArticleJune 2015: The month that changed America?
The shelves of American bookstores almost buckle under the weight of titles identifying a single year, season, month, week, day or hour as essential turning points in history's long march. So one...
View ArticleTrump risks big moneymaker with 2016 bid
In politics, a candidate’s name and reputation is everything; for Donald Trump, it’s also a multi-billion dollar industry.
View ArticleHappy 239 to the USA! Some Independence Day trivia on this July 4, 2015
Today the United States of America celebrates its 239th Independence Day. This is the country's National Day, commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence issued on...
View ArticleConfederate flag falls in South Carolina, ending 'ugly tradition of prejudice'
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Thursday signed a bill that removes the Confederate flag from the Statehouse in Columbia, 50 years after it first went up in protest of civil rights reform across...
View ArticlePoll: Donald Trump the GOP frontrunner
Donald Trump has surged to the top of a crowded Republican presidential field, a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds. In the nationwide survey, Trump leads at 17% and former Florida governor Jeb...
View ArticlePoll: Most say court decisions mean Obamacare, marriage settled & politicians...
In the wake of last month's historic Supreme Court decisions, most Americans say it's time for opponents to end their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and to block same-sex marriages, a USA...
View ArticleTrump trolls the world
He’s turned the presidential contest into a comedian’s roast, ripping his rivals on Twitter and hijacking what was supposed to be Scott Walker's big week.
View ArticleWhat are Louisiana's gun laws? Like most Southern States, pretty light
Charleston, South Carolina; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and now another shooting in another Southern city:
View Article3 dead, several injured as gunman opens fire in another US theatre
A man sitting in a packed movie theatre in the US state of Louisiana stood up and began firing into the crowd, killing two and injuring at least seven others Thursday night before fatally shooting...
View ArticleWill Smith, Jay Z team up for Emmett Till
A new miniseries will tell the story of Emmett Till, who died sixty years ago this August after he was abducted in the middle of the night, tortured and shot.
View ArticleRetired US General Russel Honore: America is in denial about gun culture
Retired U.S. Army Gen. Russel Honore, Louisiana's most well-known 21st century military hero, said America is mired in a state of denial about its gun culture and that's harming the country. "As a...
View ArticleChristian Taylor feared for his life
The teenage college football player was unarmed when he was shot and killed by a police officer Friday, a fate he feared in the wake of Michael Brown's death.
View ArticleHeavily-armed 'Oath Keepers' in Ferguson
The Oath Keepers organization says its members pledge to "defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic."
View ArticleBiden and aides 'calling around' on 2016 run
Vice President Joe Biden is spending part of his South Carolina vacation calling close friends to discuss a potential 2016 race.
View ArticleRev.'s Early Reads: Aug. 17th, 2015
Here's a look at the stories the PoliticsNation team is watching this morning. What stories are you following?
View ArticleAlison Parker's father takes on America's shame – gun violence
Alison Parker’s father, talking to the country from a place in his heart raw with grief, will be the latest parent to find out what it is like to go up against the permanent government of guns in...
View ArticleTrump says ‘you better believe’ this
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump pushed back against reports that he might be eying an escape route out of the GOP primary.
View ArticleClinton solidifies top spot
Vice President Joe Biden may have seen his 2016 window close Tuesday night as Hillary Clinton solidified her grip on the top spot in the Democratic field.
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