O'Malley fails to qualify for Ohio's Democratic primary ballot

O'Malley needed 1,000 valid signatures to appear on the March 15 primary ballot, but only 772 of those submitted were deemed valid

• Dec 31, 2015

Study: 2008 McCain attack ads depicted Obama with darker skin tone

And the darker Obama images negatively impacted viewers' perceptions

• Dec 31, 2015

President Obama goes for a drive with Jerry Seinfeld

The season premiere of "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" wasn't exactly percolating with domestic or foreign affairs

• Dec 31, 2015

Three of Ben Carson's top campaign aides resign

Ben Carson's campaign manager, deputy campaign manager, and communications director stepped down from their posts a month before the Iowa caucuses

• Dec 31, 2015

Trump and Carson books removed from Barnes & Noble "Humor" section

Drawing conservative ire, one Florida Barnes & Noble store had Trump's "A Crippled America" and Carson's "A More Perfect Union" shelved under "Humor"

• Dec 31, 2015

Carson outpaces Cruz with $23 million fundraising haul

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz collected $20 million in the fourth quarter

• Dec 31, 2015

White House to unveil executive actions on gun violence

The announcement could come as soon as next week

• Jan 1, 2016

O'Malley pushes Obama administration to halt immigration raid plans

The raids would target immigrants who fled Central American violence and crossed the southern U.S. border since the start of 2014

• Dec 31, 2015

Enviromentalists applaud new law banning microbeads

Law bans tiny pieces of plastic found in many health and beauty products that environmentalists say end up "on your dinner plate"

• Dec 31, 2015

Ted Cruz ends the year with big fundraising spike

After a strong fourth quarter, the Republican candidate ends 2015 with more than $45 million raised

• Dec 30, 2015

Jeb Bush cancels TV ads to prioritize ground game

The announcement is an acknowledgement that the Bush organization's reliance on heavy TV ad spending isn't packing the punch it was expected to

• Dec 30, 2015

Trump: Bill Clinton "is one of the great abusers of the world"

The Republican presidential candidate continues his offensive against rival Hillary Clinton and her husband

• Dec 30, 2015

Chris Christie, like Rubio, has a spotty attendance record

The New Jersey governor slammed Rubio's Senate attendance record, but Christie's reputation has been hurt by his time out of state

• Dec 30, 2015

How to block Donald Trump from your Internet

Download a Google Chrome extension and voilà!

• Dec 30, 2015

Paul "appalled" by NSA surveillance, Pataki on campaign exit

Quotes of the day from the 2016 presidential candidates on the campaign trail

• Dec 30, 2015

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