On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry appeared before a Senate committee to ask the U.S. legislature for greater powers in the fight against ISIS. These would give the U.S. military greater freedom in its current fight but also blur the extent of American involvement.
President Barack Obama addressed and answered questions on immigration Nashville, Tennessee, a location he viewed as "one of the fastest-growing immigrant populations in the country."
The Central Park Five have filed a lawsuit seeking $52 million in damages against New York State in the court of claims for wrongful imprisonment. The five men received a $41 million settlement in a lawsuit for the some charge against New York City in September, without the city admitting culpability and law enforcement misconduct. Their claim was reactivated when the city settled.
Mayors from 25 U.S. cities met in New York City for a summit to discuss groundwork to implement President Obama's executive action to provide immigration relief to millions of undocumented people nationwide. The group worked out coordinating and sharing expertise, and strategies to push for immigration reform.
The federal judge selected to rule on a pending multi-state lawsuit over President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration reform has already been critical of the president's immigration policy.
On Monday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that directs President Barack Obama to levy sanctions against Venezuelan government officials who are found to have violated the rights of anti-government protesters.
While the overall U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged for November at 5.8 percent, the Latino unemployment rate, however, did drop across the nation during the same period.
The U.S. Department of Justice released new guidelines on profiling individuals, but immigrant, minority and religious rights groups remained concerned about exemptions for certain federal agencies.
In the wake of the choking death of Eric Garner by a New York City police officer, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced on Monday he'd asked Governor Cuomo to allow him to investigate, and if necessary, prosecute cases involving unarmed civilians killed by police officers.
Hillary Clinton's odds to win the 2016 presidential election continue to be positive against potential Republican Party candidates, especially against Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced new guidance to ease racial profiling accusations, but immigrant rights groups have voiced concern about the new steps.
The Republican Party gained a U.S. Senate seat for the 114th Congress as a result of Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana's loss to Republican candidate Bill Cassidy.
A White House report on Native American youth said they face education, socioeconomic, and health barriers that are "nothing short of a national crisis."
Republicans are planning legislation for 2015 on toughening the U.S.-Mexican border as a response to President Barack Obama's easing of immigration regulation by stopping the deportations of millions of undocumented residents.
Sometime next week, Attorney General Eric Holder will announce a new set of guidelines that will restrict the controversial practice of racial profiling in law enforcement agencies.
Under sharp criticism over the manner in which he dealt with protests initiated around the 43 missing students from a teachers college in Guerrero, Mexico, Mexico City's police chief, Jesus Rodriguez Almeida, has stepped down from his position.
