The 2016 election has many political and social issues, from big business corruption to illegal immigration -- to taxation and amnesty plans.

This is one of the first elections in modern times with immigration at the forefront, primarily due to the campaigning of maverick businessman-turned-politician, Donald Trump.

As is usually the case in the months leading up to presidential primaries, national focus has centered around polling in early primary states to determine which candidates are soaring and which are tanking. Crowdpac took a poll of a different sort - one that measures which states are doling out the most campaign money to the 2016 hopefuls. Here’s what we found:

The Times of Israel recently reported that Sheikh Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, the current Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, who has endorsed suicide bombings against Israelis in the past, claimed the Temple Mount site was a mosque “3,000 years ago, and 30,000 years ago” and has been “since the creation of the world," despite massive archaeological and textu

Last week, the Senate passed the controversial cybersecurity bill known as CISA with a vote of 74-21, with the remaining 5 taking a neutral stance.

The bill, if passed, will allow and encourage companies to share user and customer information with the government in an attempt to combat cybercrime. Opponents of the bill view it as an enormous loophole giving the government another opportunity to spy on the public while doing relatively little to thwart actual cybersecurity threats.

Since his election to the House Speaker position on October 29, 2015, with necessary support from Tea Party supporters (the Freedom Caucus), Paul Ryan stated that he is hopeful about finding common ground with House Republicans. Speaker Ryan wants to convey the message that Republicans have a vision and can govern.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONqcBKhikfk

The right to keep and bear arms may be the single most controversial and most contentious right listed in our Bill of Rights.

What is the Second Amendment really about?

This is a Reality Check you won’t get anywhere else.

So many questions over the Second Amendment: is the amendment outdated?

When it comes to strengthening election laws to eliminate voter fraud, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) has captured headlines for years.

He has helped several states, including Arizona, develop their own voting laws--and recently pushed the Kansas legislature to give him prosecutorial powers over election fraud cases.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4IsqmMqCEo

Democratic candidate Lawrence Lessig declared Monday that he is dropping out of the presidential race. In a YouTube video posted to his channel, Lessig said, "I must today end my campaign for the Democratic nomination and turn to the question of how best to continue to press for now"

On Twitter, I was asked the following question recently:

"I'd like to vote in the Texas primaries for Democrats at the national level - Will I be able to vote for a preferred state senate candidate in the GOP ?"

This is an excellent question, the short answer to which is no. Let me explain.

Texas has an open partisan primary system. This means that voters do not have to declare party affiliation (or lack thereof) when they register to vote. The state does not keep records of who is a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, independent, etc.

Market Watch reported on a new study that most Americans have less than $1,000 in a savings account--with almost 20 percent having none.