Election 2016

VIDEO: The president announced new executive measures today to reduce gun violence in the US. — Obama Tears Up Recalling Victims of Mass Shooting

Tearful Obama on Gun Control: Excuses 'No Longer Suffice'

PHOTO: Bernie Sanders speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate, Dec. 19, 2015, at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. — What The Candidates Are Saying About North Korea

2016 Presidential Candidates React to Alleged North Korean H-Bomb Test

North Korea announced Wednesday night that it had conducted a successful hydrogen bomb test. Although the detonation has not yet been confirmed, the possibility that North Korea has intensified its nuclear capability has evoked strong reactions not only from the global political community, but also from 2016 presidential candidates.

Bernie Sanders Says He Can Do Better Against Donald Trump Than Hillary Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he would do better against Donald Trump in a general election than Hillary Clinton. "I believe that our campaign is generating the kind of grassroots excitement that will result in a high voter turnout," the Vermont senator told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America" today. "Democrats need a high voter turnout to win. I think we can do that."

Analysis -- ABC's Rick Klein

Are two of the GOP finalist slots already chalked? That's how it looks like the candidates are thinking about it, with Donald Trump and Ted Cruz the clear frontrunners, in Iowa and nationally, yet barely taking incoming from those farther down in the polls. While Trump questions Cruz's eligibility for the presidency, the real fight among their rivals is … among their rivals. Jeb Bush is attacking Chris Christie, who is swinging back at Bush and also tangling with Marco Rubio, who is targeting Christie himself, and so on. It suggests that the battle that matters most will not be in Iowa but in New Hampshire, where the chance remains for an establishment candidate to break out of the pack. If that's how it happens, it means that person is probably dealing with both Trump and Cruz, and almost certainly others. But add this to the list of oddities: In this uncertain year, it appears increasingly certain that two of the last men standing have already been determined.

Today on the Trail with ABC's Ryan Struyk

Iowa and New Hampshire may be on everyone's minds, but it's the third-in-the-nation Democratic contest of Nevada that will be drawing all three remaining Democratic candidates today. The three contenders will be in the Silver State for a "first in the west" caucus dinner tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET. Hillary Clinton, declining to respond to Trump's attacks, will hold an organizing event there this afternoon, followed by a tour of a culinary academy. Bernie Sanders will hold a rally there right before the dinner. On the Republican side, Trump is locked in a spat with Cruz over his eligibility to be president because Cruz was born in Canada. Donald Trump is slated for just a CNN interview late this afternoon. But Ted Cruz will be holding a whopping five events over the course of the day in Iowa, where he's the favorite to win the caucus less than four weeks from now. Chris Christie, gaining steam in New Hampshire, is meeting there with the New England chiefs of police association trying to jumpstart their chances there. Marco Rubio has a town hall in Iowa today, followed by a rally in Dallas. Meanwhile, Ben Carson will be trying to revive his campaign in Iowa today. Mike Huckabee is plugging away in Iowa. Carly Fiorina and John Kasich are in New Hampshire with three appearances each. And Rand Paul will be on the Colbert Show tonight.

Jeb Bush Confronted About Trayvon Martin and 'Stand Your Ground' Law

As President Obama unveiled his executive actions on gun control Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush was having his own firefight. Bush was participating in a primary series hosted by the Greater Derry Chamber of Commerce in New Hampshire when a female attendee asked what he would do about gun proliferation and how he would reduce gun violence. Bush began by repeating an oft-said line, that he reduced gun violence as governor of Florida. "To this day, we continue to see a dramatic reduction in gun violence because people that commit violence with guns ..., " he began, before the questioner cut him off.

Meet the Men Tasked With Putting Ben Carson's Campaign Back on Track

Retired Army Major Gen. Robert F. Dees and long-time Republican operative Ed Brookover sit in an Arlington, Virginia office building with one clear task: getting Ben Carson's presidential campaign back on track. After a holiday staff shakeup resulting in the departure of three top advisers, Brookover and Dees have been promoted into leading positions -- campaign manager and campaign chairman, respectively. The decision to make changes to the Republican candidate's staff came after a "deep dive" into Carson's operation, which showed serious flaws, the candidate told ABC News this past Sunday.

UK Parliament to Debate Banning Trump

The British Parliament is set to debate barring Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump from entering the country. The debate, which will be live-streamed, is scheduled to take place on Jan. 18. Parliamentary consideration will occur in response to an online petition submitted to the Parliament's page last month calling for Trump's prohibition from the country. "If the United Kingdom is to continue applying the 'unacceptable behaviour' criteria to those who wish to enter its borders, it must be fairly applied to the rich as well as poor, and the weak as well as powerful," the petition reads. The petition has garnered almost 600,000 signatures, well past the 10,000 signature threshold to elicit a response and the 100,000 threshold to trigger parliamentary debate.