In a midterm election season that has been relatively quiet, three-term Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman is running in one of the most hotly contested re-elections of his political career.
The debate over net neutrality has sparked major public outcry. The 1,477,301 public comments made to the Federal Communications Commission as of Wednesday is the most of any issue in its history.
President Barack Obama addressed the nation about his plans to target the Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, and lawmakers from the Republican Party commented on the positives and negatives of his strategy.
The U.S. Department of Justice has confirmed Attorney General Eric Holder visited Mexico City to meet with fellow attorneys general from Mexico and across Central America.
In one of this year's most hotly contested elections, Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff is confident he will defeat Republican incumbent Mike Coffman in the battle to represent Colorado's 6th District.
On Wednesday, Netflix, Digg, Reddit, Tumblr, and many others took part in an online protest reminiscent of the 2011 anti-SOPA action to protest against the Federal Communications Commission's planned new Open Internet policy and the "fast lanes" proposal associated with it. Meanwhile, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler hinted this week at expanding Net Neutrality-type protections to wireless broadband.
For the first time, a Dominican-American ran in a gubernatorial primary election in Rhode Island, and a Guatemalan-American will compete to become mayor in Providence, Rhode Island in the November elections.
Primary elections were held in five northeastern states on Tuesday. In four states, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, voters chose candidates to compete in gubernatorial races.
Philadelphia to become largest city to decriminalize marijuana Philadelphia is poised to be the next city in the nation to legalize marijuana, based on an agreement to sign the law by Mayor Michael Nutter.
A coalition of 39 national Latino advocacy organizations responded to President Barack Obama's executive action delay on immigration. The coalition, known as the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), expressed "anger" and "disappointment" with Obama's decision.
Obama said he would announce an executive action if Congress does not provide him a "common-sense" comprehensive immigration bill. To support what he's looking for, the White House outlines four main principles for a "common-sense" proposal.
Senate Democrats in narrow reelection races could have been impacted by President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration. While Obama decided to postpone an executive action until after the November elections, eligible Latino voters are few in hotly contested states.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio has joined the debate over former NFL Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, after a video of the athlete punching his then-fiancée cost him his job on Monday.