“He’s an ‘African’ American. He was, you know, raised white,” Carson said.
The African-American film director and activist says the Vermont senator's record on black issues should win black support.
Ahead of Monday’s speech to state executives, the president indicated that state-level voting rights would be a focus of his final year in office.
106-year-old Virginia McLaurin dances with Barack and Michelle Obama at a White House reception to mark Black History month, telling them it's been her life-long dream to visit the White House .
Kate Middleton was out and about in the city picking up stuff at fitnesswear store Lululemon.
Family, friends and colleagues gathered Saturday in Washington for a final farewell to the longtime U.S. Supreme Court justice.
The body of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia arrives at the U.S. Supreme Court to lie in repose.
Scalia's funeral will take place Saturday, a day after he will lay in repose at the U.S. Supreme Court.
President Barack Obama responded Tuesday to those who think Justice Antonin Scalia's successor should be named by the next president.
The announcement, which will be made Friday, will expand federal protection to 1.8 million acres of landscapes in the California desert.
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton clashed sharply in Thursday’s debate, with Clinton saying Sanders’ agenda was unrealistic.
The president spoke at the Islamic Society of Baltimore on Wednesday, his first visit to a U.S. mosque during his presidency.
In a bid to achieve workplace equality, the Obama administration wants companies to report wage data by gender, race and ethnicity.
Under a proposed rule, companies would have to furnish federal regulators with more data about gender, race and ethnicity.
In a New York Times op-ed, Sen. Elizabeth Warren notes that enforcing existing laws is just as important as legislative agendas.
Women's votes will likely be important for the former secretary of state as she battles Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses Monday.
Ben Carson said Thursday while he might not have politics on his resume, he has a proven record handling difficult situations.
The Democratic candidate met with the president at the White House on Wednesday, just days before the Iowa caucuses.
Michelle Obama opened up about husband Barack Obama's struggle as a school kid.
This year Michelle Obama is turning 52.
The measure would offer experienced workers who now make less than $50,000 annually a form of wage insurance, allowing them to replace one-half of lost pay.
Republican candidates lashed out at the president's initiatives on immigration and guns, claiming they were unconstitutional and illegal.