As Hillary Clinton inches closer to gaining the Democratic Party's nomination for president of the United States, the nation's current leader made a weighty appeal on the former first lady's behalf. At a dinner last Friday, President Barack Obama appealed to donors at the private to rally around Clinton, The New York Times reports.

Stacey Dash, a Fox News contributor, rose to Donald Trump's defense in a rambling blog post on her website.

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders came out swinging at Republican front-runner Donald Trump at Sunday's TV One, CNN Ohio Democratic Presidential Town Hall, calling him a "pathological liar."

After Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appeared to reluctantly disavow the endorsement of former KKK leader David Duke and then made supporters raise their right hands and pledge to vote for him, Saturday Night Live found perfect fodder to spoof an ad for the front-runner's candidacy.

The Republican Presidential frontrunner has been heavily criticized for using racism and xenophobia to incite the conservative base.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina — I met Jaime Harrison, the first African American chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, before the recent Democratic presidential debate.…

Yet, the media barely covered the rallies for the Democratic Presidential candidate.

Cornel West praised Sanders and compared his efforts for the Black community to MLK. He even called him "Brother Bernie" during the discussion.

In an effort to reach young voters who have been turning up at the polls in droves, Dr. Carson is using his rap "Freedom" promo to "inspire" people to vote for him in 2016.

"I couldn’t do this if the family wasn’t ready," Biden said as he spoke on the White House lawn.