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The campaigns of presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both have had a hard time locating potential voters.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., says the Senate has an obligation to go through the nomination process and should not shirk its duty.

An infectious-disease expert says the FDA needs to work harder to recruit and keep young scientists, convincing them the agency does not stifle good work.

Sri Srinivasan, who has served on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals since May 2013, would be the first Indian-American justice of the country’s highest federal court.

Following Saturday night's debate in South Carolina, the Republican candidates will meet next later this month in Houston.

While other Republican candidates held their own in Saturday's debate in South Carolina, Donald Trump was often booed by the crowd.

After a moment of silence to remember Justice Antonin Scalia, the six Republican presidential candidates came out swinging.

At the GOP debate in South Carolina Saturday, Donald Trump revived Jeb Bush's remark that he'd "moon" the crowd.

Rubio has attacked Cruz for once supporting "amnesty" for undocumented immigrants. He isn't lying.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio argues over immigration Saturday night during the South Carolina Republican presidential debate.

The billionaire business mogul led in the South Carolina primary polling, ahead of Saturday's debate.

Jeb Bush at Saturday night's GOP debate in South Carolina said he's fed up with what he sees as Donald Trump's uninformed opinions on serious issues.

Candidates debating in South Carolina on Saturday night called on President Obama to refrain from selecting a Supreme Court nominee.

A GOP pledge to block President Obama from nominating a successor to Justice Scalia could have a huge impact on 2016 and beyond.

The president addressed the nation from California on Saturday following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Six candidates vying for the GOP's presidential nomination faced off Saturday in Greenville.

The Supreme Court justice, who was found dead Saturday, left a polarizing legacy on issues such as same-sex marriage, healthcare and immigration.

U.S. Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, as well as presidential candidates, offered their condolences Saturday.

A temblor that struck the state Saturday was measured at magnitude 5.1, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Antonin Scalia, 79, appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986, was found dead Saturday in Texas.

Bernie Sanders wants his Democratic rival to join him in backing an Obama campaign finance policy, but so far Clinton has been mum.

Cuba returned the dummy Hellfire missile after its manufacturer mistakenly shipped it to the island in 2014.

The latest State Department disclosures, some appearing to contain classified information, arrived shortly before Nevada's caucus and South Carolina's primary.

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says a financial-transaction tax could help pay for education reforms.

The Republican face-off in South Carolina will be live-streamed. Click here for pre-debate coverage at 6 p.m. EST and for the main event at 9 p.m. EST.

The air temperature in Boston was expected to drop to -7 degrees Fahrenheit overnight, but feel as cold as -30 degrees with the wind-chill factor.

Univision didn’t air the Miss USA pageant after Donald Trump’s comments about Mexicans, so he sued for breach of contract and defamation.

Republican presidential candidates will assemble once again this week to spar at the GOP debate Saturday at the Pece Center in Greenville, South Carolina.

As Republican candidates prepared to clash Saturday night, the businessman was still the favorite among GOP voters, data showed.