Although still reeling from a recent scandal over deleted e-mails, state department business conducted on a private account and separate server, Hillary Clinton announced she was running for president on Sunday. Related to these issues are 5 Hillary Clinton quotes and positions on executive power, the National Security Agency (NSA), and spying in general.

Who would you vote for if the 2016 Presidential Election were held today?

Ahh ... it's time for another presidential election already, and voters are either passionate or apathetic once again!

To date, three candidates have entered the presidential race: Hillary Clinton, Rand Paul, and Ted Cruz. If the election were held today, who would YOU vote for?

To help, here's some campaign videos of today's limited trio. The names are listed in alphabetical order.

Pew Research Center study analyzing trends in party affiliation among Americans has made its rounds in the media, with different news sources drawing different conclusions, depending on their slant.

One fact that remains constant in the reporting of the study: Americans are increasingly deciding not to affiliate with a political party, and 39 percent of Americans identify as independent. 

The media loves to use this word. Independent authors on IVN have even used this word; yet, few people stop to consider what this really means and why it is bad for any democratic system that is supposed to offer its citizens adequate representation.

The results of a new Rasmussen Reports survey published Friday show that most voters believe the parties will pick nominees in the 2016 presidential election that they won't agree with. According to the survey, nearly three-quarters of respondents said they don't believe either presidential candidate will represent their views.

Key takeaways from the poll:

Hillary Clinton's path to the presidency seems all but inevitable, it is the imperative of the Democratic Party to maintain an air of unity throughout the primary season -- in stark contrast to the contest brewing on the Republican side.

Everyone needs a college degree, but not everyone can afford one.

The economic shift toward skilled labor, coupled with an increasing demand from employers across all industries for credentialed workers, means that college degrees are a must-have. While universities still market the benefits of their degrees as though they are a springboard to success, the reality is that there are fewer career tracks that don’t demand a degree and these jobs are paying less.

“The Justice Party will strive to bring about a peaceful nation that respects the inherent dignity of all people, is in harmony with nature, provides equal opportunity for all its people, and obeys and enforces domestic and international law.“

So begins the national platform of the Justice Party.

Jerry Brown’s recent executive order mandating water restrictions that many Californians began to take notice. Calls accusing the governor of exempting "Big Agriculture," a heavy-hitter in California politics, became louder and louder.

However, the true story is more complex.

C-SPAN aired a panel discussion during the annual National Conference of Independents, featuring Committee for a Unified Independent Party President Jacqueline Salit; Open Primaries President John Opdycke; co-founder, executive vice president, and general council of National Action Network, Michael Hardy; Harry Kresky