©2015 Bloomberg View NTYQEQ6KLVRB (Bloomberg View) — Just as everyone decided Donald Trump would lead the Republican presidential polls for the next several months, Ben Carson tied him for the lead in an Iowa survey released Monday. No, Carson probably isn’t actually leading in Iowa. A Bloomberg poll released over the

©2015 Bloomberg News NSTQL56JTSE9 (Bloomberg Politics) — Ben Carson knows from political correctness. During a Sunday appearance on Meet the Press, the retired neurosurgeon and Republican presidential hopeful sought to distinguish the uproar over remarks made by Donald Trump about Fox News host Megyn Kelly from the garden variety political

Scott Walker The Wisconsin governor is building his campaign around what many conservatives see as his signature accomplishment: taking on unions. In his 2014 memoir, Unintimidated: A Governor’s Story and A Nation’s Challenge, Walker recounts his successful battle to strip organized labor of collective bargaining rights. It was this victory that catapulted

©2015 Bloomberg News NOXJJP6KLVR6 (Bloomberg Politics) — Of late, the U.S. Supreme Court has become a regular target for the current crop of presidential candidates, but for two decidedly different issues. For Republicans still burned by the court’s 2012 ruling that let stand insurance mandates and penalties under the Affordable Care

©2015 Bloomberg News NNSRSE6S9728 (Bloomberg Politics) — Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who has become a grassroots conservative favorite on the strength of his motivational life story and strong opposition to President Barack Obama, said Sunday that he is entering the crowded Republican field and running for president.  to formally declare himself a