Scott Walker vowed Monday to fight for America's interests abroad and for his conservative policies in Washington, launching a 2016 Republican presidential bid by highlighting his clashes with labor unions as his campaign taunted his Democratic critics.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush dismissed new economic proposals from Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday, saying her plan would not grow the economy or boost wages.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is trying to expand his liberal coalition, intensifying his appeals to the minority voters who twice powered President Barack Obama to the White House.
Laying out her agenda to help American workers, Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that if she is elected to the White House she will seek to build a "growth and fairness economy" that would rejuvenate wages that have remained stagnant since the Great Recession.
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada will help play host when presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton visits Capitol Hill on Tuesday. But he hasn't endorsed her yet.
Donors have given just $30,000 to Lincoln Chafee's Democratic run for president, leading him to acknowledge that Democratic competitor Bernie Sanders is filling the role he hoped to play in the 2016 contest.
Hillary Rodham Clinton accused former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush of lacking an understanding of the needs of American workers on Monday, using an agenda-setting economic speech to cast Republican prescriptions for the economy as relics of the past that would do little to boost wages for the middle-class.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker declared his candidacy for president on Monday, casting himself as a "fighter" who muscled through an aggressive conservative agenda in a state that typically supports Democrats.
U.S. Rep. Todd Young announced Sunday he is running to succeed retiring Indiana U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, saying he will run on a campaign of responsible conservative leadership.
With state budget negotiations likely stalled until the fall, so too is Gov. Maggie Hassan's timeline for announcing whether she'll challenge U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte next year.
Hillary Rodham Clinton will make boosting middle class incomes and wages the focus of her economic agenda, pointing to stagnant paychecks as the central challenge facing the U.S. economy.
Business developer and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump says his comments about immigration have become a movement and has pointed to violence perpetrated by immigrants in the U.S. illegally to defend his stance.
From his run for mayor of Burlington to numerous campaigns for Congress, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has for more than three decades eschewed traditional party labels in his pursuit of political office, winning election after election as an independent.
Donald Trump is stepping into the heart of the nation's battle over immigration when he visits Arizona, and the Republican presidential candidate is coming face to face not only with immigrant-rights advocates but a Republican Party that is trying to move beyond the divisive issue.
Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder plans to announce his candidacy for governor on Sunday, joining a burgeoning Republican field for what is shaping up as a wide-open 2016 primary.
Flush with almost $100 million, a group supporting Republican Jeb Bush's presidential ambitions is plowing ahead on a parallel campaign, promising to use its immense resources in a way that is untested but could revolutionize presidential politics.
Trying to distinguish themselves in front of an important group of social conservative activists, Republican White House hopefuls on Friday used the National Right to Life Convention to share personal stories and detail the abortion restrictions they've helped write into law.
