The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson has asked to be excused from an immigration court hearing. Ahead of the Aug. 19 court hearing, a motion was filed on his behalf as Judge Andrew Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas' Brownsville Division ordered his appearance and explain why he should not be in contempt of court.
A legal rep for Hillary Clinton confirmed that the FBI is looking into the security system that she used to protect her private email account while she was working under the Obama administration as Secretary of State
The first 2016 Republican presidential debate finally has its 10 candidates following criteria set forth by Fox News Channel. The 10 names were revealed based on their rankings on the five national polls and include real estate businessman Donald Trump, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.
Donald Trump insists that as president, he will make Mexico pay for a wall on the southern U.S. border to help prevent undocumented immigrants from crossing over into America, CNN reports.
As the leading Republican presidential candidates prepare to take the stage for their first debate on Thursday, pundits are predicting a brawl. But if there's disagreement, it's almost certain to focus on style, not substance.
President Obama delivered a speech on Monday praising the Environmental Protection Agency's expanded power to regulate greenhouse gas pollution and create cleaner air.
President Barack Obama is urging state officials to cut back on big rate increases that are being requested by health insurance companies for 2016 in order to avoid more uproar over the Affordable Care Act.
Following the release of undercover sting videos that purportedly show medical workers from Planned Parenthood discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced that he has canceled a contract to fund the women's health group in his state.
Draft Biden, a group trying to get Joe Biden to join the 2016 White House race, has received a $10,000 check from Dick Harpootlian, the former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party and one of the vice president's most outspoken supporters supporters.
Select Republican presidential candidates have been invited to visit New York's largest Latino city, but only one name returned the call: Donald Trump.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has joined the call to cease so-called "sanctuary cities," and said he would hold elected officials criminally accountable for not complying with federal law enforcement.
Immigration advocates are criticizing California Democrat Dianne Feinstein over her proposed crackdown on so-called "sanctuary cities." Feinstein, the oldest currently serving U.S. senator, has said that she would soon introduce a bill forcing localities to comply with federal immigration requests or face cuts in appropriations.
Fourteen Republican presidential hopefuls on Monday participated in a nationally televised forum hosted by C-SPAN that Politico dubbed a "practice round ahead of the first official GOP primary debate in Cleveland."
While there are no Electoral College votes from Puerto Rico, the 2016 presidential candidates have been making the outreach toward the commonwealth island. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley became the first 2016 presidential candidate, regardless of political party, to travel to Puerto Rico to address the economic and health crisis affecting 3.6 million inhabitants.
House Democrats haven increased their call for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to end family detention after a federal court ruled against the policy.
Speculation that Vice President Joe Biden may jump into the 2016 presidential race is heating up. Speculation that Vice President Joe Biden may jump into the 2016 presidential race is heating up.
A review of billionaire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's financial records finds that he has donated considerably less to charity than others in his tax bracket and has also taken credit for charitable gifts made by others.
