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.
CNN has long branded itself as "the most trusted name in news," but a new Quinnipiac poll reveals that viewers trust Fox News more than any other national TV news outlet. Twenty percent of those surveyed said they trusted Fox's coverage "a great deal."
Hillary Clinton failed to address what the New York Post called "her festering email scandal" when she spoke at a women's conference on Monday in New York. Her appearance came as the head of a congressional panel looking into the 2012 attack on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi spoke of "huge gaps" in the former secretary of State's email record.
Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday that the letter 47 Republican senators sent to Iran's leaders was "beneath the dignity of an institution I revere." Led by Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, the lawmakers had cautioned Tehran that any deal it strikes with the United States on its nuclear program needed congressional approval.
"The 21st Century Women's Health Act," new legislation proposed by senior United States Senator from Washington Patty Murray, is a bill that looks to honor progress made on behalf of women's reproductive health care, and it proposes to protect those advancements. In a recent teleconference with Planned Parenthood, Murray discussed the bill, equality, opportunity and women's health.
Florida Rep. Alan Grayson Grayson appeared in an Orland family court Monday for a hearing in which he accused his estranged wife, Lolita Grayson, of being a bigamist.
With the 2014 midterm elections over, statistics on U.S. Latinos' voter turnout have slowly surfaced to show lower than expected attendance. Latin Post talks with Voto Latino President and CEO Maria Teresa Kumar and Latino celebrities Rosario Dawson, America Ferrera and Wilmer Valderrama about the need for Latino millennials' engagement ahead of the 2016 election season.
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez could encounter criminal corruption charges from the U.S. Department of Justice due to his affiliation with Dr. Salomon Melgen, a 60-year-old Dominican ophthalmologist in Florida. Who exactly is Dr. Melgen?
President Barack Obama issued an executive order Monday addressing the “unusual and extraordinary threat” by Venezuela towards U.S. national security and foreign policy.
The White House issued a one-year progress report on Thursday highlighting the achievements of "My Brother's Keeper," President Barack Obama's signature task force initiative aimed at helping the advancement of American boys of color.
Officials at Florida's Department of Environmental Protection have been banned from using the terms "climate change" or "global warming" in any official communications. Former employees, consultants and volunteers of the agency revealed the policy, which has affected reports, educational efforts and public policy "beyond semantics."
"American Sniper" has become the highest grossing film of 2014 topping tentpole films "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" and "Guardians of the Galaxy."
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is on a mission to kill a proposal that would ban armor-piercing "green tip" bullets. The Republican, widely considered a presidential hopeful in the 2016 White House race, urged his backers to flood the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with public comments to get the agency to back off the initiative.
The chairman of a congressional committee investigating the 2012 attack on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, said that "huge gaps" exist in the e-mails Hillary Clinton has turned over to the panel. Trey Gowdy, who heads the House select committee on Benghazi, said that no messages from her trip to North Africa were released.
The Chicago mayoral election has heated up with the increased attention on candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia. New polling data has shown Garcia improving his potential victory odds against incumbent Rahm Emanuel.
