Urban development secretary Ben Carson compares Baltimore to cancer patient
The only black member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet is comparing Baltimore to a cancer patient whose illness can have a devastating effect if ignored. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson spoke Wednesday in the wake of tweets from Trump describing Baltimore as ...
Carson in first speech to HUD draws flak after calling slaves 'immigrants'
Ben Carson, the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), on Monday referred to slaves brought to the United States against their will as "immigrants," drawing quick condemnation from civil rights groups who cast his remarks as offensive. It was ...
Trump taps former campaign rival Carson as housing secretary
ashington President-elect Donald Trump, moving to complete formation of his Cabinet and decide other key administration posts, chose former campaign rival Ben Carson on Monday to be secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Trump's decision, announced by his transition office, comes as the ...
Carson campaign chief quits, questions 'script reader' candidate's White House readiness
The two top aides to Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson resigned on Thursday, questioning the retired neurosurgeon's readiness for the White House. Barry Bennett and Doug Watts stepped down with less than five weeks before voters in Iowa begin the party's nominating process with the ...
Presidential candidate Ben Carson threatened Friday to leave the Republican Party in what would be a nightmare scenario for the party, which is trying to recapture the White House in 2016. Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who strongly appeals to many Christian conservatives, surprised the political ...
Republican Cruz cruises to lead in Iowa polls as Carson support slides amid missteps
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has taken the lead in the early-voting state of Iowa, surpassing both Donald Trump, who holds the lead in most national surveys, and Ben Carson, who has scored strongly in the state in recent months, according to a Monmouth ...
Ben Carson appeals to black Americans, yet may not get their votes
For many black Americans, there are two Ben Carsons. One is a genius doctor and inspirational speaker and writer who talks of limitless horizons; the other is a Republican presidential candidate who pushes conservative politics and wishes to "de-emphasize race." How they reconcile the two ...
Muslim-Americans fear renewed surveillance fueled by GOP candidate scare rhetoric
Muslim-Americans who sued the New York Police Department over a surveillance program launched after 9/11 say calls from the Republican presidential campaign to put them under more scrutiny are recklessly seizing on public fears and distressing Muslims in the U.S. As national security has become ...
Carson: Closely monitor mosques, schools, stores, places 'where radicalization is going on'
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Monday mosques, schools, supermarkets, car repair shops and "any place where radicalization is going on" should be monitored in light of terrorist threats. Campaigning in Nevada, the retired neurosurgeon addressed the need for increased surveillance of people in the ...
Fearing Syrian terrorist 'Trojan horse' among refugees, Trump OK with return to waterboarding
Donald Trump, the leading Republican contender for U.S. president, says he would return to strong interrogation techniques such as waterboarding if he were elected because their severity pales against Islamic State practices. "You know, they don't use waterboarding over there; they use chopping off people's ...
Bush joins GOP rivals Carson, Graham in calling for ground troops against Islamic State
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush elaborated Wednesday on his proposal to put a limited number of U.S. ground troops in combat against the Islamic State. One day after the Florida governor told Bloomberg's Mark Halperin that the U.S. is "going to have to have ground ...
