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In comments to reporters Friday evening, Ben Carson slammed a Politico article, insisting he never claimed to have received a U.S. Military Academy scholarship.

At Friday night's Democratic presidential forum in South Carolina, moderator Rachel Maddow is expected to press candidates over the party's struggles in the South.

The former pediatric neurosurgeon had the support of 22.3 percent of likely GOP primary voters Friday when his campaign confirmed the fabrication to Politico.

Ever since the Democrat announced her candidacy, endorsements from female celebrities have poured in.

Twitter users have been adding the hashtag to jokes about the Republican candidate's questionable claims -- and speculating on what he might say next.

To qualify for next week's event on Fox Business Network, candidates required support from at least 2.5 percent of poll respondents in the four most recent national polls by Nov. 4.

Patient advocates counter that although marijuana is not a "magic bullet," it would be unfair to withhold it from people in extreme pain.

The Democrat faces a tough challenge to convince Latino voters that he is their guy: Hillary Clinton has a history of support from the voting bloc.

Both Jeb Bush and George W. Bush expressed support for the former vice president Thursday after a new biography revealed their father has reservations.

The Vermont senator wants to show a strong relationship with the DNC and draw sharp contrasts with Hillary Clinton.

Sen. Ted Cruz jabbed at Obama after the president made fun of the Republican candidates Monday.

The 2-year-old news network has seen its share of internal strife. Can the 2016 White House race be its big moment?

Unlike presidential debates, political forums aren't high-stakes and there's little risk to candidates whether or not they participate.

Environmentalists aren't happy with what they see in the final Trans-Pacific Partnership text, which came out Thursday.

Two lawmakers overseeing energy legislation in the U.S. accepted fossil fuel money — just as they passed bills to enrich the oil and gas industry.

“Politicians are all talk, no action,” Trump says in the ads released on Thursday. “If the people of Iowa vote for me, you’ll never be disappointed.”

Advocates hope the U.S. will follow France and other countries, which declared their laws discriminatory because they presumed homosexual men had HIV.

The presidential candidate now says he'd end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, even if Congress does not pass immigration reform.

The home-sharing company plans to establish 100 clubs across the U.S. next year to combat regulatory efforts, such as San Francisco's failed ballot initiative.

Researchers believe the fortress served as part of a system of defenses built by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who is known as the Hanukkah villain.

The Vermont senator filed a bill Wednesday that would remove references to cannabis in the Controlled Substances Act.

After Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was asked who he’d like to have a beer with outside of the political world, one of his answers has drawn plenty of jokes online.

A new poll shows Florida Sen. Marco Rubio pulling closer to Donald Trump and Ben Carson.

A recently leaked memo shows that the Obama administration has been looking into a legal go-around on immigration.

Activists have unveiled a well-funded, heavily endorsed pot legalization initiative. Will it be enough to unify California's fractured marijuana movement?

Residents of the Buckeye State rejected a proposal Tuesday that would have legalized medicinal and recreational pot.

The California maker of electric cars, which reported quarterly earnings Tuesday, also named a new vice president of sales and service.

Fierce competition for control of the disputed waters has depleted the fish population to the point where only 5 percent remains from 1950s levels, a study said.

“I’m a defense hawk," said the Republican congressman from Wisconsin, who recently succeeded John Boehner of Ohio as House speaker.