HOUSTON, TEXAS—An attorney in Republican Senator Ted Cruz’s home city of Houston, Texas, has filed a lawsuit challenging his eligibility to serve as president of the United States because he was born in Canada. The complaint was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Houston by Newton B. Schwartz, 85. Speaking to VOA by phone, […]readmore
William Gallo Billionaire American real estate mogul Donald Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz have for months acted more like partners than rivals, as they compete to become the Republican Party’s nominee for U.S. president. But at Thursday’s Republican presidential debate in South Carolina, the men who occupy the top two positions in most national […]readmore
TV Spot Called “Our Country” Features Trump Emphasizing his Message to Make America Great Again (New York, NY) January 15th, 2016 – Today Donald J. Trump released the second major advertisement to begin airing in Iowa and New Hampshire. The buy is a total of $2 million dollars with $1.1 million spent in Iowa and […]readmore
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley this week called for more civility in the conduct of her party’s raucous Republican presidential nomination contest, but her plea so far has only served to inflame tensions among the party’s warring factions. Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, was selected by leading Republican lawmakers in Washington to deliver […]readmore
Associated Press WASHINGTON—Bernie Sanders has been putting up major advertising cash to seize momentum heading into the Democratic presidential primaries — outspending his rival Hillary Clinton just as voters are beginning to pay attention to the race.In the past three weeks, Sanders’ campaign has spent about $4.7 million on ads to Clinton’s $3.7 million, an […]readmore
William Gallo In his seventh and final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama touted his accomplishments and focused on his vision for the future, in an optimistic speech that attempted to define his legacy as he enters his final year in office. Addressing a packed House of Representatives chamber Tuesday in the U.S. […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier Two new political surveys in the U.S. show that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has moved ahead of the presumed 2016 Democratic presidential frontrunner, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in both of the states where voting is set to start next month. Sanders, who describes himself as an independent socialist Democrat, is edging […]readmore
Chris Hannas The candidates running to take over the White House had predictable reactions to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, with Republicans calling it boring and out of touch with events in the world and Democrats praising the president’s record. Republican front-runner Donald Trump said the speech was lethargic and […]readmore
(White House transcript) THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans: Tonight marks the eighth year I’ve come here to report on the State of the Union. And for this final one, I’m going to try to make it shorter. I know some of you are antsy to get back […]readmore
William Gallo President Barack Obama is delivering his seventh and final State of the Union address, touting his accomplishments as president, focusing on his vision for the country’s future and discussing the need to heal its deep political divides. Speaking to a packed House of Representatives chamber in the U.S. Capitol, Obama acknowledged that the […]readmore