Presidential Election 2016

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who became a Tea Party favorite in 2013 when he denounced Obamacare, said he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, reports USA Today. “I’m willing to be part of the equation and, therefore, I’m announcing my candidacy for president of the United States of America,” Carson told WPEC-TV, the […]

The Democratic National Committee has selected minority and LGBT-owned companies to serve as housing providers for the 2016 convention in Philadelphia, according to a statement released to NewsOne. Akintayo Management Group (AMG), run by president and CEO Tina Akintayo, will team up with EventSphere (EVS), which is run by president and CEO Todd Lambert, to […]

Up until very, very recently, Ron Paul, and his son, Rand Paul, have shared not only surnames,  but similar reputations. Like his father, Rand Paul has been somewhat of an outlier within his party. They both make sense every now and then, but more often than not, their sensible views on subjects like war are […]

This week, former Florida governor Jeb Bush took to his Facebook page to announce that he has “decided to actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States.” In other words, Bush would like everyone — but most especially Rand Paul, Chris Christie (and Mitt Romney hiding in a dark corner) —  to know that […]

Is it some kind of unwritten rule that only people with the last name of Bush or Clinton get to run for president, Barack Obama notwithstanding? We’ve had 2 Bushes and one Clinton in the White House already, and now Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush are being talked about as major contenders for the 2016 […]

Over the weekend, New York Senator Chuck Schumer publicly endorsed Hillary Clinton as the Democrat’s top pick for the 2016 presidential race. The former Secretary of State has yet to confirm if she will in fact run for president, and potentially succeed her former opponent in the 2004 election, President Barack Obama. Senator Schumer threw […]