Politics

After the pop star shared a message encouraging fans to register, Vote.org received more than 35,000 registrations in 24 hours.

"Number one, you don't infuriate African-American women..."

Former Arkansas Governor and Texarkana Baptist preacher Mike Huckabee officially threw his hat in the ring from Hope, Ark., this morning in hopes of becoming the Republican nominee for President of the United States. Huckabee announced a run for his party's 2016 presidential nomination Tuesday with an energized speech aimed at garnering support from the Christian right and blue-collar Americans st

As of 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday, the federal government closed down. Congressional leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate were unable to reach an agreement on a budget or a temporary fix, known as a continuing resolution, before the start of the new fiscal year on October 1.

1:10 p.m. (EST): A third letter, this one sent to Senator Joe Manchin (D.-W.V.), has been found to contain ricin. 12:45 p.m. (EST): FBI spokesman Paul Bresson has confirmed that the substance found in the letter to the president was ricin. The Secret Service says that a letter containing a suspicious substance and addressed to President Obama was received on Tuesday at a White House mail facility.

Did you see the debate between President Obama, and Mitt Romney? Who would you say came out on top?

Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has named Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin his running mate.

- You would think Beyonce has not a minute to waste in her busy schedule, but Queen Bey found the time to meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Mrs. Shawn Carter was on hand at the UN in New York City to prep for World Humanitarian Day. She’s launching a campaign to encourage global awareness and philanthropy.

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