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From Politico on July 19: "'This is a decisive moment in the history of party politics in America. In the period leading up to the Civil War, American politics was dominated by a Democratic Party and the Whig Party. The controversy over slavery split the Whigs, and...

From Syracuse.com on July 19: “Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may not be the only candidates at the next presidential debate. “All eyes are on the 2016 Republican National Convention this week, but Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson has gained in the latest...

On July 15, a U.S. District Court judge struck down a law requiring new political parties in Arkansas to nominate their candidates a year before the general election. Even though the Arkansas LP did nominate 17 candidates for the 2016 general election, the...

  For immediate release July 18, 2016 ALEXANDRIA — Nicholas Sarwark, Chair of the Libertarian National Committee, states, “The events in Baton Rouge are heartbreaking and we all mourn with the people of Baton Rouge as they grapple with the loss of innocent...

The Libertarian National Committee will conduct a one-day meeting on Sunday, July 17, at the Planet Hollywood Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. PT, in the Melrose 3 breakout room. The LNC will attempt to stream the meeting live on the Internet. Broadcast...

The Libertarian Party 2016 presidential and vice presidential nominees will appear on the ballot in Tennessee this November, as the Secretary of State confirmed the petitions on July 15. The Tennessee LP needed to submit at least 275 valid signatures by August 18....

The Libertarian Party is at FreedomFest this weekend, being held at the Planet Hollywood Hotel, 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada. The LP has a booth in the vendor area at space #231. Friday at 5 P.M. PT, LP 2016 presidential nominee Gary...

Jesse Ventura From a Jesse Ventura column posted at CNBC on July 13: “I’ve always had the belief that you vote for someone you believe in. When you cast your vote, you want that person to be president. You don’t vote for one politician so that another doesn’t become...

The Libertarian Party is now a recognized party in Maine, as the Secretary of State's office announced that more than enough Libertarian voters had been registered. The law was changed in 2014 so that a new party would need at least 5,000 registered members by...

From the Libertarian Vindicator on July 11: “In a new Morning Consult poll released this morning, Governor Gary Johnson is now polling back at 12% nationally against Trump and Clinton, and is on the verge of reaching the requirement to make the debate stage this...

From Matt Welch of Reason Magazine on July 8: “The Washington Post editorial board, one of the prime caretakers of establishmentarian consensus about national politics, has a curious editorial today titled ‘Gary Johnson is an honest but defective candidate.’ The piece...

From Politico on July 7: “The two-party system is teetering on the brink of extinction, and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson said his party’s ticket could be the one to knock it out. “‘This is a two-party dinosaur,’ Johnson said Thursday during a...

A live feed of the appearance of LP presidential and vice presidential nominees Gary Johnson and Bill Weld will be available today, starting at 1 pm ET. Click here to watch. From the National Press Club on June 16: “The Libertarian Party presidential ticket — former...

A live feed of the appearance of LP presidential and vice presidential nominees Gary Johnson and Bill Weld will be available today, starting at 1 pm ET. Click here to watch. From the National Press Club on June 16: “The Libertarian Party presidential ticket — former...

Jonathan Choate, a member of the Cache County, Utah Republican Party executive committee, resigned his position last month and switched his party affiliation to Libertarian, according to an article in the Cache Valley Daily on June 29. Click here to read the full...

Libertarian Party presidential and vice presidential nominees Gary Johnson and Wiliam Weld will appear on the ballot this November in Illinois, as the petitions submitted last week were not challenged. In addition, the Illinois LP will have candidates on the...

From AOL News on June 30: "The 2016 election is all about frustration — with politics, with people running for office, with Democrats and Republicans alike. Irritation with politics as usual fueled the rise of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and sustained...

From Mac McCann of the Dallas Morning News on June 29: "As people struggle to decide between the two most disliked major party nominees ever, there's one thing people seem to miss: there are other options, like Libertarians Gary Johnson and William Weld. "In...

"It’s sadly fitting that in a year when the likely presidential nominees for the two major parties are both as widely disliked as Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, the presence of a plausible challenger from a third party has no effect on the race...

This weekend, we celebrate the audacity of Americans more than two-hundred years ago, as they stood up to the bully in their lives - the King of England. Today, we are arguably less free than our nation's founders were under the thumb of the King of England. We have...

On June 30, a U.S. district court judge lowered the signature requirement for statewide candidates of non-establishment parties to 5,000 signatures. The order takes effect for this year’s elections. The judge also imposed new county distribution requirements that...

Below is a press release from the Oklahoma LP on June 29: "In an election cycle that has been anything but forgettable, one group in Oklahoma is celebrating an historic occasion today. The Oklahoma Libertarian Party participated on the ballot in a primary election for...

How many non-Libertarians do you know who are voting for Gary Johnson for President? Take the survey now.  

From Jacob Sullum of Reason Magazine on June 29: "The matchup between Hillary Clinton, one of the most uptight politicians ever, and Donald Trump, a loose-lipped lunatic who revels in saying whatever pops into his head, promises some entertaining presidential debates....

Gary St. Fleur In an age when lawmakers have convinced most Americans to pay their taxes "or else," Libertarian activist Gary St. Fleur, founder of Save Scranton, is stirring taxpayer dissent. He convinced more than 60 brave business leaders in the small...

From U.S. News and World Report on June 28: “Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is zeroing in on a key challenge for his longshot campaign: Boosting his support in the opinion polls so he can qualify for the general-election debates. “One recent poll...