Rubio explains skipped vote, takes swipe at Paul

The GOP presidential candidate sat down with Face the Nation host John Dickerson in Iowa on Friday

• Dec 18, 2015

Quiz: How closely have you been following the 2016 election?

It's been a busy year on the campaign trail - test your knowledge of the election's twists and turns as 2015 comes to a close

• Dec 18, 2015

​The 5 oddest tax breaks in the $620 billion tax bill

There's a break for almost everyone in the bill, including cider makers and race-horse owners

• Dec 18, 2015

Bernie Sanders campaign accessed Hillary Clinton's voter data

A software glitch at the Democratic National Committee made it possible and DNC responded with move that could badly hurt Sanders camp

• Dec 18, 2015

Jeb Bush's super PAC releases ad attacking Donald Trump

The ad will reportedly air on stations in Iowa and New Hampshire and nationally on Fox News

• Dec 18, 2015

Sheldon Adelson says he might wait before backing a candidate

The GOP megadonor and casino magnate held a press conference in Macau, China on Friday

• Dec 18, 2015

How to watch Saturday's third Democratic debate

The three Democratic hopefuls will gather in New Hampshire on Saturday for the last primary debate of 2015

• Dec 19, 2015

Donald Trump weighs in on Putin a day after being praised by him

The billionaire was asked whether the Russian president's killing of his political enemies and journalists was a concern

• Dec 18, 2015

President Obama signs massive $1.1T spending package

The bill will remove the threat of a government shutdown until Sept. 30, about a month before the 2016 elections

• Dec 18, 2015

Jeb Bush with guns out in Iowa

The former Florida governor is launching a new Second Amendment push in the important caucus state

• Dec 18, 2015

Obama to hold year-end news conference before Hawaii vacation

After taking questions from reporters, the president will visit San Bernardino ahead of his trip to Hawaii

• Dec 18, 2015

What's behind the Cruz-Rubio immigration fight

The two men are locked in a battle to become the alternative to Donald Trump

• Dec 18, 2015

Congress slashes budget for troubled military blimp program

The administration asked for $40.5 million for the blimp program, but Congress is giving it just $10.5 million

• Dec 17, 2015

Obama defends counter-terrorism strategy to columnists

The president sat down for an off-the-record meeting to explain his resistance to scaling up the war on ISIS, the New York Times reports

• Dec 17, 2015

What the U.S. is reviewing to make the K-1 fiancé visa system more secure

The U.S. launched its review of this type of visa after investigators revealed that one of the San Bernardino shooters had used a fiancé visa to emigrate to the U.S.

• Dec 17, 2015

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