Senate Democrats are blasting a bill from a Republican U.S. senator called the Birthright Citizenship Act, which would stop granting U.S. citizenship to U.S.-born children whose parents are undocumented immigrants.
Ten days ago, it looked as though Jesús "Chuy" García had a good shot at becoming Chicago's first Latino mayor. But incumbent Rahm Emanuel is now ahead of the Cook County commissioner by a double-digit lead. In a Chicago Tribune poll 51 percent of likely voters said they would vote for Emanuel; 37 percent support García.
Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday made little effort to hide his unease over a ban of the terms "climate change" or "global warming" at Florida's Department of Environmental Protection. The top diplomat made a "non-so-subtle dig" at Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the Associated Press judged.
The U.S. Department of Justice has officially filed an emergency motion to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals asking to overrule a decision temporarily blocking President Barack Obama's deferred action programs.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio teamed up with Democrat Sen. Bob Casey to introduce bipartisan legislation that would increase computer science education programs in schools throughout the country.
Sen. Cruz has re-introduced legislation that would preserve same-sex marriage bans in some states as federal courts continue to overturn the bans around the nation.
More funding for New York State's DREAM Act is on the way after the New York State Assembly's approval of the state budget proposal earlier this week, which was expected to be taken up on Thursday.
It's not just major telecommunications companies that are unhappy with the FCC's ruling on making the Internet a public utility. It looks like some major Republicans are incensed as well.
Pedro Barusco, the former Petrobras executive, made the accusation against the socialist party at a congressional hearing, alleging that the current treasurer of the Workers' Party had been involved in the scheme.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, the country’s first female president, has just signed a new law that seeks to set tough new penalties for the murder of women and girls.
The U.S. Census Bureau projects the foreign-born immigrant population to hit 78 million by 2060, but the rate is expected to drop for the Latino population.
A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday introduced a landmark bill that would do away with federal restrictions on the medicinal use of marijuana. The drug is still technically a so-called "Schedule I" substance under federal law and exposes users to potential investigation and arrest.
For the first time, Hillary Clinton addressed the controversy surrounding the personal email account that she used during her time as the secretary of state.
President Barack Obama issued an executive order implementing financial sanctions against alleged human rights violators in Venezuela, and U.S. Latino senators have commended the administration's decision.
U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen decided not to rule further from his temporary injunction blocking President Barack Obama's deferred action programs, which would affect nearly 4.9 million undocumented immigrants.
