
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made his official speech announcing he was running for President in 2016 on Monday at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. His speech focused on the “promise of America” and asked listeners to “imagine” events in the past — both from his own family’s history and the nation’s — and to imagine a bright future for America, restored to the great “shining city on a hill.”
by Sarah Rumpf23 Mar 2015, 8:47 AM PST0

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is expected to announce he is running for President in 2016 in a speech scheduled Monday morning at Liberty University, but a tweet he posted Sunday evening indicated the news could come within a few hours.
by Sarah Rumpf22 Mar 2015, 6:24 PM PST0

Mitt Romney won’t run for president in 2016, but he will share a meal with Gov. Chris Christie Friday night.
by Charlie Spiering30 Jan 2015, 8:39 AM PST0

Taking one step closer to a formal announcement that he is running for the 2016 GOP nomination for president, Chris Christie introduced his new political action committee on Monday.
by Warner Todd Huston27 Jan 2015, 5:48 AM PST0

Avowed pork-busting freshman U.S. Senator from Iowa Joni Ernst (R-IA) wants to keep alive the enthusiasm that won Republicans a majority in the United States Senate as we move into the 2016 Presidential election.
by Michelle Moons24 Jan 2015, 10:56 AM PST0

Added to the RNC Winter Meeting Schedule just hours before the three day rally entitled “Building on Success” got started, former Presidential nominee Mitt Romney teased Republican National Committee leadership, leaving questions of his intentions for 2016 a mystery as
by Michelle Moons17 Jan 2015, 12:18 PM PST0

The list of possible successors to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) come 2016 is rife with many names, not the least of which is California’s longest-serving Gov. Jerry Brown. Should Brown choose to run for Boxer’s seat in 2016, the Golden State could witness a calculated progression in power that would result in many familiar faces for years to come–and possibly another eight to 10 years of Brown.
by Adelle Nazarian11 Jan 2015, 11:11 AM PST0

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama had a high-ticket meal on the first day of 2015 with an exclusive dining experience at the Vintage Cave restaurant in Honolulu, which features extravagant, multi-course tasting menus priced at $295 per person.
by Pam Key2 Jan 2015, 1:45 PM PST0

Rolando Sarraff Trujillo, a United States spy sentenced to 25 years in prison in Cuba for espionage, would call his parents every day from deep within the Cuban penal system. Then, one day in mid-December, the calls stopped, and President Barack Obama announced that Sarraff was safely on American soil. Since his alleged release, however, his family and friends have not heard from him and are demanding to know whether he is, indeed, free.
by Frances Martel1 Jan 2015, 5:08 PM PST0

A new NBC News-Wall Street Journal survey shows that Chris Christie is at the bottom of the pack among the 2016 GOP hopefuls, with the fewest number of voters saying they could support him for the nomination. The December 10
by Warner Todd Huston17 Dec 2014, 11:59 PM PST0