On Tuesday, June 7, 6 states -- California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota -- will hold Democratic presidential contests in what has proven to be a hotly contested race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. In total, there are 694 pledged delegates up for grabs, a big jackpot for the candidate who can garner the most votes.

While the Republican Party is trying to unify its members behind the party's presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, there are some GOP lawmakers, consultants, and politicos who are still holding on to the #NeverTrump movement as long as they can.

This week, voters in eastern North Carolina will have the opportunity to decide the political fate of one of its more independent members.

"This is what Democrats united to beat Donald Trump look like. Get ready, Donald – we're coming." -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

Ever since the days of Lyndon Johnson's presidency, the standard playbook of the Democratic Party has been to put the far-left agenda off to the side to focus on center-left politics.

San Diego, CA - The final televised mayoral debate turned into an all out prize fight between the incumbent Republican Kevin Faulconer, independent candidate Lori Saldaña and Democrat Ed Harris. The challengers were relentless in attacking the mayor and his record.

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has scheduled a rally in San Diego, California for Sunday.

Its location, the Mission Valley Qualcomm Stadium, home of the San Diego Chargers, will be of no particular interest to Sanders' get out the vote team. But, local politicos can't help but see the irony of the political gathering, which will take place in the largest asphalt parking lot in the Western U.S.

Los ciudadanos de San Diego se dirigirán a las urnas este martes 7 de junio, para participar en las elecciones primarias de 2016. Los votantes tendrán la oportunidad de votar en la contienda para Alcalde, Procurador General, y Concejales de la Ciudad.

Este martes 7 de junio, los californianos se dirigirán a las urnas para la elección primaria de 2016. Los ciudadanos tendrán la oportunidad de votar para el Senado de los Estados Unidos, y por propuestas a nivel estatal. Asimismo, cada ciudad y cada región tendrá que considerar sus legisladores locales y las propuestas a nivel local.

6/1/2016 - The United Independent Party of Massachusetts has reached an agreement in principle to join with the Independent Party of Oregon and the Independence Party of Minnesota as a co-founder of a coalition of moderate and centrist third parties. The parties will convene a national conference (or teleconference) in August to discuss the joint nomination of a candidate for president.

This article was originally published in edited form in the May 2016 edition of USA Today Magazine.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire 41 times over, decided that the system was stacked against him. He won’t run for president as an independent this year. This is a man who if you were asked to count his money at a rate of a $100 bill each second, it would take you over three and a half decades to finish.