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.
Maria Gabriela Chavez, the favorite daughter of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, has become her country’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations.
A day after a federal grand jury indicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez on corruption charges, the Democrat pleaded not guilty to all 14 counts. He informed Minority Leader Harry Reid that he was temporarily relinquishing his role as ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Following the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) formally filing criminal corruption charges against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., lawmakers from local and federal levels have reiterated their support for the New Jersey Democrat.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) knows the Latino vote is needed to win the next presidential election, and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is hoping to engage and attract the electorate.
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush on Monday was honored at the University of Texas at Austin, which awarded the oldest son of Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush its first Latino Leadership Award.
New Jersey's lottery - once ranked among the nation's top performers - is trailing state income targets for the second straight year even though Gov. Chris Christie had promised in 2013 that its privatization would help "modernize and maximize" its games.
The nation's top diplomats came up with a total of four emails when the Associated Press used a Freedom of Information Act request to compel the State Department to produce messages former Secretary Hillary Clinton sent and received concerning drone strikes and U.S. surveillance programs.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who last week signed his state's controversial religious-freedom bill into law, on Tuesday asked lawmakers to make changes to the legislation that critics say permits discrimination against gay and lesbian Hoosiers.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday refused to sign a Republican-backed bill that would have overturned controversial union voting rules; his move marked the fourth time he vetoed legislation during his more than six years in office.
Opposition to same-sex marriage increasingly presents a liability for candidates hoping to move into the White House - and that includes Republicans. While nearly three-quarters of all GOP supporters still reject such unions, more than 60 percent of those under 30 do not, pollster Whit Ayres said.
Venezuelans have been getting in line to add their signatures to a manifesto railing against the Obama administration's recent decision to sanction seven Venezuelan officials over alleged human rights abuses that occurred during last year’s anti-government protests.But some Venezuelans say they are being coerced into signing.
In an effort to establish outreach programs designed to inform immigrants of their rights regarding U.S.-related labor organizing, The federal government has signed agreements with Mexico, Ecuador, and the Philippines.
