Twitter bans all ads from Russian news agencies RT and Sputnik based on U.S. intelligence's conclusion that both attempted to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election on behalf of the Russian government. 2017-10-26
A record number of electors break ranks and do not vote for their assigned candidate. Two electors from Texas vote for John Kasich and Ron Paul. Some of the electors from Washington cast three votes for Colin Powell and one vote for Faith Spotted Eagle. One elector from Hawaii votes for Bernie Sanders. 2016-12-19
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirms previous rulings that Texas' 2011 voter ID law is discriminatory and does not comply with the Voting Rights Act, and orders a lower court to resolve the problem in time for the November elections. 2016-07-20
American conservative columnist George Will tells the Federalist Society that he is no longer a Republican because of Donald Trump, and has officially changed his Maryland voter registration from the GOP to "unaffiliated". 2016-06-24
Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic primaries in Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and North Carolina. 2016-03-15
The United States Department of State releases the final batch of emails recovered from the private server of former Secretary of State and Democratic Party front runner in the race for the nomination for the 2016 presidential election. 2016-02-29
Scott Walker, the Governor of Wisconsin, announces that he will be seeking the Republican Party nomination. 2015-07-13
Former Governor of Texas Rick Perry announces that he will be a candidate for the Republican Party. 2015-06-4
Former Governor of New York, George Pataki, announces that he is seeking the Republican Party nomination for the 2016 presidential election. 2015-05-28