An official from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week debunked claims immigrants are linked to the U.S. measles outbreak.
John Kitzhaber insisted on Wednesday that he would not resign as Oregon governor. The Democrat said that though he is "getting a lot of pressure from many quarters," influence-peddling allegations against the him and his fiancee would not force him to step down.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has chosen where its 2016 convention will be held: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The DNC had been deciding between various cities, including Brooklyn, New York and Columbus, Ohio.
The House voted Wednesday to pass a final version of a bill that authorizes construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline in spite of President Barack Obama's promise to veto the controversial bill.
Approximately 4.9 million undocumented immigrants are eligible for President Barack Obama's deferred action programs, which would temporarily avoid their deportation, but it could cost at least $20 billion to deport them all.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday did away with an executive order that for eight years had protected gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender state workers.
Republicans in New Mexico are pushing to repeal a decade-old law allowing undocumented immigrants to have driver's licenses. The Republican-controlled state legislature has already begun pushing for the law's repeal, and Gov. Susan Martinez has expressed her support.
President Barack Obama has submitted to Congress a draft bill to allow limited military action against ISIS for three years. The bill allows for continued airstrikes as well as limited troop operations, avoiding a large-scale invasion and mass troop deployments. On Wednesday, President Obama submitted the draft Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against ISIS.
President Barack Obama published his Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) letter to Congress to help “degrade and defeat” the Islamic State militant group.
Barack Obama misled the nation when he claimed to oppose same-sex marriage in the 2008 presidential campaign, his longtime adviser David Axelrod writes in a new book.
U.S. Latino voters felt less enthusiastic about President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party for the immigration executive action delay, and polling data suggests the wait resulted in Latino voters staying home for the midterm election.
A group identifying itself as the "ISIS Cyber Caliphate" successfully hacked into Newsweek's Twitter early Tuesday, posting threatening message to President Obama, the First Lady and their two young daughters.
Republican White House hopeful Jeb Bush invited voters to dig through some 300,000 emails from his time as Florida governor, when he spent 30 hours a week answering messages from constituents, staff and other government officials.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has made it known about his interest in the 2016 presidential election, and he has taken an extra step with the hiring of a former Mitt Romney campaign aide.
Nevada teaching licenses may soon be available to immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children. AB27, which is pending before the Silver State's Legislature, would allow so-called DREAMers to get a teaching license if a district has a teacher shortage of any kind.
Verizon Wireless's use of so-called supercookies is coming under scrutiny, and Democratic senators on Friday called on federal regulators to investigate the unique tracking codes.
The expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is set to take effect next week, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency is preparing for the occasion.
