Cruz Selects Carly Fiorina As Running Mate
Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz has tapped former technology executive Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the race for the White House.
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Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz has tapped former technology executive Carly Fiorina as his running mate in the race for the White House.
Moving closer to the Republican nomination, Donald Trump on Wednesday turned to the global affairs that a new commander in chief must face, assailing likely November rival Hillary Clinton and President Obama.
While in Indiana, Texas Senator Ted Cruz said he will be making a "major announcement" this afternoon. That word comes amid speculation the Republican presidential candidate will name a running mate even though he trails front-runner Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has strengthened his grip on the Republican primary race and pushed tantalizingly close to a general election showdown with Hillary Clinton.
Republican Donald Trump swept to 5 easy victories Tuesday night. Hillary Clinton won all but Rhode Island on the Democratic side.
Donald Trump is aiming for a sweep of all five states holding primaries Tuesday, leaving his rivals pinning their hopes of stopping the Republican front-runner on a fragile coordination strategy in the next rounds of voting.
While the political world waits to see if the Ted Cruz and John Kasich alliance proves brilliant or desperate, some voters in the three states most affected applauded the move while others panned it.
Under the deal announced Sunday night, Kasich will drop his election efforts in Indiana so Cruz can focus there, and in turn, Cruz will drop his election efforts in New Mexico and Oregon, so Kasich can concentrate there.
Donald Trump says an extraordinary collaboration between Ted Cruz and John Kasich aimed at unifying the anti-Trump vote in some remaining primaries is a desperate move by "mathematically dead" rivals.
Hillary Clinton can't win enough delegates on Tuesday to officially knock Bernie Sanders out of the presidential race, but she can erase any lingering honest doubts about whether she'll soon be the Democratic nominee.
As a Donald Trump supporter, Nedal Tamer feels he's in the minority among Muslim-Americans, comfortable with his choice yet somewhat confounded that he doesn't have more company.
Secretary of State John Kerry will take a day to reflect on his long and complicated history with the Asian country, first as a soldier and later as a war protester and statesman.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch is urging governors to make it easier for prisoners to obtain state-issued identification upon their release.
The presidential campaigns of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich say they are launching collaborative strategies to deprive Donald Trump the delegates needed to win the Republican nomination.
If the request is granted by the President, affected citizens in these counties may be eligible for Individual Assistance grants of up to $33,000 from the federal government, and low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
