Three political prisoners have been released from prison in Cuba. The three men are reportedly among the 53 people the United States (U.S.) government categorized as political prisoners and in efforts to normalize diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The second open enrollment period of federal health insurance marketplace, Healthcare.gov, has accrued nearly 6.6 million plan selections by consumers or automatic enrollments, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a petition Wednesday to ask the United States Supreme Court to review a decision that upheld Wisconsin's voter ID law.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) released data on the number of undocumented immigrants already apprehended during the 2015 fiscal year, and according to the numbers, thousands of immigrant children were caught by border patrol agents to kick off the new fiscal year.
The new 114th Congress has been regarded as the most ethnically diverse class in its history, with several Latinos in its ranks, but remains heavily dominant by white males.
"Salud, Dignidad y Justicia" (health, dignity and justice) was the greatest demand at Wednesday's demonstration following a hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans. There, activists from numerous states, namely Texas, spoke against the closure of abortion clinics, and the restrictions placed on preventative contraception in the state.
U.S. President Barack Obama met with Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto ahead of the countries' bilateral High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) meeting. While Peña Nieto and Obama discussed economic topics, the two presidents spoke about immigration and the renewed diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
The United States (U.S.) has turned down a prisoner swap offer by Venezuelan officials that would have seen the release of an opposition leader of President Nicolas Maduro.
President Barack Obama made it clear on Tuesday that he would veto a bill to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline after Republicans introduced legislations to approve it as their first order of business for the new Congress.
The president of the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States (U.S.), the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), revealed she knew about President Barack Obama’s immigration executive action before his Nov. 20 primetime address and clarified the "Deporter-in-Chief" phrase.
The next phase of President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions has launched with a fact awareness campaign by the U.S. Department of State and Homeland Security.
Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto will meet with President Barack Obama Tuesday to discuss economic develop and the immigration executive actions issued in November.
Nearly two weeks after Cuba and the U.S. announced a renewal of their diplomatic relations, the U.S. State Department condemned Cuba of repressing and detaining activists.
"No governor may serve more than two terms," the California Constitution reads, but Democrat Jerry Brown will be sworn in for an unprecedented fourth term as the state's chief executive today because the term limit was not in place when Brown first occupied the office, from 1975 to 1983.
