The presidential race is the big bad of all elections in 2016, but let's not forget about the down-ballot races — especially when they're imitating the presidential one in scary ways. The influence of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump may…

What even is this election? I know that's a tired question asked daily, but I am constantly baffled by this circus we use to pick our president. Sometime late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders agreed to…

We've known it's over on the Republican side for a while, but now it's official: Donald Trump has enough delegates to win the party nomination. On Thursday, the AP reported that Trump can finally boast 1,238 delegates. A candidate needs 1,237…

It seems like the 1990s are being remixed with some surprising results. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that Ken Starr praised Bill Clinton as "the most gifted politician of the baby boomer generation," when Starr could be seen as the last…

On Monday, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton declined to debate Bernie Sanders in California before the state's June 7 primary, where 475 party delegates are up for grabs. The Fox News debate had been agreed to by Sanders, and…

A recent survey conducted by three Asian American NGOs revealed to me the most unsurprising result ever: Most Asian Americans dislike Donald Trump. The poll of more than 1,000 Asian Americans showed that only 19 percent of Asian Americans view Trump…

These days, everything can become an election issue. Thursday's disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 elicited statements from both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, whose response styles reflected their overall characters and approaches to crises.…

One of TV's legends has passed. On Thursday, longtime CBS News correspondent Morley Safer died at 84 in his home in New York City. Safer had just retired last week after over 50 years, 46 seasons, and 919 reports as the most celebrated contributor…

Since the disappearance of EgyptAir flight 804 within 10 miles of entering Egyptian airspace, concerns have risen over the safety of flying in and out of Egypt, especially as allegations of terrorism being the cause have grown. No official warnings…

The cause of the disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 is still unknown, but that hasn't stopped some from speculating. Donald Trump tweeted early Thursday morning that the disappearance "looks like yet another terrorist attack." His opponent and…

Early Thursday, on its way from Paris to Cairo, EgyptAir flight 804 disappeared after entering the Egyptian airspace. Many after hearing this may wonder whether EgyptAir Flight 804 was hijacked. While the cause of EgyptAir's disappearance is still…

Days after the Nevada Democratic Party convention broke into chaos — and in large part due to a violent strain of Bernie Sanders supporters, according to the Nevada Democratic Party, which filed a formal complaint against his campaign Monday — the…

As summer and the presidential race heat up, you may be wondering: can I attend the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this July? It's one of the biggest events of the season, where GOP candidates typically brawl to be chosen as…

It looks like the #hottakes are still coming over Donald Trump's Cinco de Mayo tweet of himself eating a taco bowl and saying "I love Hispanics!" It deserves to be recognized in the Election Hall of Shame, but on Saturday, it was memorialized by an…

On Tuesday, after a pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC released videos attacking Donald Trump for his sexist rhetoric against women, the presumptive Republican nominee lashed out in this election season's virtual wrestling ring, also known as Twitter. He…

It was the butler in the library with the candlestick. Or Facebook post, in this case. On Wednesday, Donald Trump's former butler Anthony Senecal ranted about killing President Obama on social media, as Mother Jones reported. Senecal's post also…

Once you hit rock bottom, the only way to go is up. President Obama seems to be applying this slogan to the Republican party — and making the not-huge leap that having Donald Trump lead your party is rock bottom. In a Thursday interview with the…

Not everyone's happy about Donald Trump and the Republican party's quasi-makeup session on Thursday. After Trump (sort of) made nice with House Speaker Paul Ryan and proceeded to attend meetings on Capitol Hill, Sen. Harry Reid slammed Sen. Mitch…

Thursday marks a clash of titans: Donald Trump and Paul Ryan met in Washington to discuss possibly playing nice. Ryan announced last week that he wasn't ready to support Trump, who responded to say he wasn't ready to support Ryan. The divide between…