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On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, in breaking an earlier pledge to not run for two offices in the same year, announced he was running for re-election after all. The likelihood of the Republican senator retaining his seat seems high. However, numerous hurdles, including immigration and his reliability to show up for work, could complicate Rubio's quest for the nomination and election in November. On paper, Rubio appeared to be the future of the GOP and was touted by some as a "stealth" fro

Washington, D.C. - Days after several gun control measures failed to pass in the U.S. Senate, House Democrats decided to take matters into their own hands and stage a protest on the floor of the house chamber.Roughly 60 legislators are demanding accountability and responsible gun control measures after the massacre in Orlando.The group included civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY), and Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT). "We can no longer wait. We can no longer be patient. S

I've never liked the lesser-of-two-evils type of election. It's bad politics and the voters deserve better. But after Tuesday night, the near end of the primary season, the cold math becomes a race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for the White House. Trump has secured an overwhelming number of delegates to win the Republican nomination; Clinton will have enough delegates (after all the votes are counted) that she only needs the support of about 150 superdelegates to clinch the nominat

The two presumptive presidential nominees for the Republican and Democratic parties had a big night Tuesday. Running unopposed, Trump swept all 5 Republican contests to add more delegates to his total count, while Hillary Clinton won 4 of the 6 (CA, NJ, NM, and SD) Democratic contests. The big prize of the night, California, went to Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side. While some polls showed a close race between Clinton and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, Clinton garnered 55.9% of the vote to

El 7 de junio, los votantes de California tendrán la oportunidad de participar en varias contiendas electorales a nivel estatal, durante la elección primaria no partidista. La participación de los votantes podría verse aumentada debido a un mayor y constante interés en la elección presidencial. Una de las mayores competencias políticas en 2016 es la contienda para reemplazar a la Senadora Barbara Boxer. Boxer se retira luego de servir por cuatro términos - casi un cuarto de siglo - en el Senado

On June 7, California voters will have an opportunity to weigh in on many important statewide races in the nonpartisan, top-two primaries. Voter participation in these contests may get a boost due to increased and steady interest in the presidential election. One of the biggest political contests in 2016 is the U.S. Senate race for Sen. Barbara Boxer's open seat. Boxer is retiring after serving four terms -- nearly a quarter of a century -- in the upper chamber. The race has a total of 34 cand

San Diego, Calif. – Cuando Donald Trump suba al escenario del Centro de Convenciones de San Diego este viernes, lo hará como el candidato presidencial del Partido Republicano. Trump ha tenido la nominación amarrada por semanas, más ahora ya cuenta con los 1,237 delegados necesarios para asegurar la nominación, ya que varios delegados cambiaron su apoyo a Trump. Steve House, Presidente del Partido Republicano de Colorado y delegado no asignado, confirmó a la Prensa Asociada su apoyo por Trump.

San Diego, Calif. - When Donald Trump takes the stage Friday at the San Diego Convention Center, he will do so as the Republican presidential nominee. Trump has had the nomination locked down for weeks, but he now has the 1,237 delegates needed for the nomination as some delegates have switched their support to Trump. Steve House, chairman of the Colorado Republican Party and an unbound delegate, confirmed his support of Trump to the Associated Press. House said he likes the billionaire's back

Gallup reports that Americans' attitudes have significantly shifted from the Great Recession, to becoming a nation that is twice as likely to save with disposable income as consume. If we learned anything from the Japanese recession during the 1990s-2000s, it should be that an economy cannot and should not operate as 'net savers.' While completely counter-intuitive to basic economic theory (i.e. one person's savings is another's source for investing), there is a limit to this and also what bus

Amendment 30 to H.R. 4974 was defeated by one vote Thursday night, a measure that would have increased protections to LBGT workers of companies who contract with the government. Democrats chanted 'Shame!' as the Republican leadership stalled the proceedings to persuade a few of the defectors to switch their votes, with the final outcome being 212-213-8. 8 House members did not vote, 3 Republicans and 5 Democrats. Sometimes missing votes is inevitable; the lifetime average of missed votes in t