His threats to kill President Barack Obama have led to federal charges for a Wisconsin man who is now being detained in a mental health facility. Brian Dutcher allegedly told a security guard that he wanted to shoot the president during a visit to La Crosse, where Obama held an event on Thursday.
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery launched its latest exhibition, and it features civil and human rights icon Dolores Huerta. The "One Life: Dolores Huerta" exhibition opened on July 3 in Washington, D.C.,
Former Democratic U.S. Senator Jim Webb is seeking his party’s nomination for the presidency.
The 69-year-old Missouri native announced that he was throwing his hat in the ring on Thursday via his website, saying, "I understand the odds, particularly in today's political climate where fair debate is so often drowned out by huge sums of money."
This year’s celebration is marred by a seemingly even greater amount of dread than usual, as the Islamic terrorist group ISIS has been making the news all year with worldwide bombings and attacks.
The former New York governor seeks to pressure the GOP field over Trump comments. Former New York Gov. George Pataki launched an attack against Donald Trump on Wednesday concerning the real estate mogul's controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants.
"Cartel Land" is not a film for everyone and some of the imagery will weigh heavily on he or she that braves the experience. One scene takes us into the home of a woman who relates the murder of her husband and her rape at the hands of cartel leaders. The woman, staring blankly at the camera, is a painful image to behold, her inexpressive face revealing the irreversible damage done to her.It is a damage that for the time being, looks like it will continue for many innocent people for years and years to come.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush reacted "condescendingly" when a supporter of the so-called DREAM Act approached the Republican presidential candidate at a rally over the weekend, the immigration-advocacy group America's Voice complained.
Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz on Wednesday blasted the Obama administration's move to reopen the U.S. Embassy in Havana as a "slap in the face" to Israel, which has repeatedly called for the local U.S. mission to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed he will visit Cuba to formally reopen America's embassy in Havana. Some Latino politicians are not thrilled with the policy announcement.
Solitary confinement in New Jersey's immigration detention centers has been used too often and resulted in harm to immigrant's health and violates the right to due process, according to a new report titled "23 Hours in the Box, Solitary Confinement in New Jersey Immigration Detention."
The U.S. and Latino unemployment rate slipped based on May's jobs data. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor, announced the overall unemployment rate decreased to 5.3 percent as 223,000 jobs were added.
The Obama administration announced Tuesday that the Department of Labor will propose a new rule that would extend overtime pay for up to five million American workers.
With Democratic heavyweight Hillary Clinton as the unquestioned frontrunner, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., faces a tough race for his party's 2016 presidential nomination. But the Vermont senator -- who is thought to be one of the few able to mount a serious challenge to Clinton -- this week managed to both draw a huge crowd at a campaign rally and surprise with promising poll numbers in an early caucus state.
The Obama administration suffered a major blow on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal environmental regulations that required power plants to limit emissions of mercury and other pollutants.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said that she isn't surprised that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., a presidential candidate running for the Democratic nomination, is surging in the polls.
Democratic presidential candidates need to give their voters a reason to turnout and vote. A new report found lack of enthusiasm and interest among Democratic voters, including millennials and unmarried women.
