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Ending months of speculation, Vice President Joe Biden announced that he will not be seeking the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. He was flanked by his wife Jill Biden and accompanied by President Barack Obama.

During a speech Saturday at the Alabama Democratic Conference in Birmingham, Alabama, Hillary Clinton condemned the governor's plan to close 31 driver’s license offices.

PolitickerOne: 5 Democratic 2016 presidential hopefuls will square off Tuesday night at the party's first debate.

The shade: Charlie Rangel tweeted of photo drinking a smoothie while watching the chaos after Kevin McCarthy quit the speaker race.

President Obama was able to mobilize youth voters of color in unprecedented numbers through hip-hop and other venues. Can the 2016 presidential candidates do the same?

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is expected to unveil an ambitious plan to tackle gun violence.

NewsOne’s PolitickerOne blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way that elected officials represent our communities. Three times a week, we will go beyond the mainstream media’s “pack” coverage of politics to highlight the underreported aspects of how politics and policy […]

69% percent of American voters oppose shutting down the government over Planned Parenthood, according to new poll results.

In the midst of hammering out a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, House Speaker John Boehner announced he is retiring next month.

NewsOne’s PolitickerOne blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way that elected officials represent our communities. Three times a week, we will go beyond the mainstream media’s “pack” coverage of politics to highlight the underreported aspects of how politics and policy […]

In his second term, President Obama is speaking more openly about events as he wants, especially those concerning Black America.

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) said it's up to the Democratic Party and faith leaders to fight for social and racial justice.