Two days after Dwight D. Eisenhower broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba on January 3, 1961, the New York Times published an editorial that both understood Eisenhower's decision but also explained that:

"All Americans and all Cubans with the interest of our two countries at heart must hope that this unhappy breach will soon be healed. It brings nothing but ill to both of us." - New York Times

The paper's calls were not heeded. Instead, it took 54 years for that breach to even begin to heal.

Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) throws a breakfast party for bundlers and donors, he really knows how to set the theme -- by announcing a bid for the 2016 presidential race.

While announcing his candidacy to "the money" first might be an error of judgment, Rubio isn't the garden variety Republican and brings a collection of both moderate and conservative values to the race.

Greg Orman ran for U.S. Senate of Kansas in 2014 as an independent candidate against a 16-year incumbent, Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts. Despite the obstacles in running for U.S. Senate without the benefit of a political institution to help fund, promote, and otherwise support his campaign, he gave Roberts a serious run for his money.

The media is obsessed with Hillary Clinton -- especially now that she has officially launched her 2016 presidential campaign.

Most of the time, the pollsters can tell definitively after the fact what reasons and issues were important to both men and women, but they have a difficult time predicting it while the election is still in play.

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: