As the Summit of the Americas approaches this week, Latin American leaders have by and large kept silent about charges of human rights abuses in Venezuela made by the United States.
Second-term abortions, which are common throughout the United States, are now effectively illegal in Kansas after Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting physicians from "knowingly dismembering a living unborn child and extracting such unborn child one piece at a time from the uterus."
A temporary hold on President Obama's immigration plan that would protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation will remain in place after a federal judge on Tuesday denied a Justice Department request to lift it.
In a tight mayoral race that left everyone in suspense in the Windy City of Chicago for the last six weeks, Rahm Emanuel won a second term in office with a victory Tuesday over opposing candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia in Chicago's first-ever mayoral runoff election.
Explosion is blamed for region-wide power outage A region-wide power outage is affecting the Washington, D. C. , area and even buildings like the White House and the Capitol were affected by it, USAToday reports.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul officially launched his bid in the 2016 presidential race on Tuesday. Republican Sen. Rand Paul officially launched his bid in the 2016 presidential race on Tuesday.
State welfare recipients will now be prevented from spending their money on certain things like entertainment and some businesses. The Republican bill also curtails how much a recipient can withdraw at a time and how long they may receive assistance.
Potential GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush's 2009 voter registration application revealed the former governor marked "Hispanic" in the form's "race/ethnicity" questionnaire.
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs is set to improve its immigrant visa process with a new pilot program and improved communication, which could particularly impact the tech sector. U.S. Department of State Director of Public and Diplomatic Liaison for the Bureau of Consular Affairs Jill Esposito spoke with Latin Post about new initiatives impacting the immigrant visa process, including after President Barack Obama's Nov. 20, 2014, immigration executive actions.
Central Americans who reside in the U.S. legally will be able to bring family members to the U.S. Recently, the Obama Administration introduced a new program that will help Central Americans reunite with family members in the U.
While U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, prepares to battle federal bribery charges brought against him this week, the longtime senator sent a video message this week in Spanish and English to his supporters thanking them for their support and vowing to fight the charges levied against him.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, recently sent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell a letter concerning the treatment, care and processing of unaccompanied undocumented immigration minors.
Several months have passed since President Barack Obama announced his immigration executive actions, but despite a district court judge's temporary injunction, Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, is confident the deferred action programs will be implemented.
