Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson appeared on ABC's "This Week."

Housing Secretary Ben Carson in an interview with ABC News defended hot-button policies, lamented "gotcha' politics."

The 2016 presidential candidate is the secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Ben Carson Jr. invited "business associates," prompting ethics concerns.

The HUD secretary joined the "Powerhouse Politics" podcast this week.

"The View" co-hosts discuss his comments and public housing policy.

The Miami leg of U.S. Housing and Development Secretary Ben Carson's national listening tour started with a glitch.

Conservative critics were quick to accuse critics of Carson as hypocrites.

A line in Carson's first speech as HUD secretary is receiving backlash.

A line in Carson's first speech as HUD secretary receiving backlash.

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Trump's former rival also discussed his impoverished upbringing.

Dr. Ben Carson today declined to say directly whether he can assure Americans that the Trump family would not benefit in any way from HUD incentives if he is confirmed as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Trump's former rival is expected to discuss his inner-city upbringing.

Ben Carson said he believed that Melania Trump's speech was in fact not plagiarized. But if it was, we should be “very happy."