Following the death of 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle by an undocumented immigrant at a San Francisco pier, Californian politicians are debating how much involvement local law enforcement should have with federal immigration enforcement.
While Californians have until June 2016 to select their U.S. Senate Democratic nominee, Attorney General Kamala Harris appeared to have a comfortable lead against Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif.
U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., faced criticism for doing a stereotypical Native American gesture during a California Democratic Party event and has since apologized.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced his retirement and will not seek re-election in 2016. In a video message titled "Thank You!" Reid said his facial injuries result him to have "little down time" and take into consideration several issues.
The American Immigration Council obtained more than 800 complaints of physical, sexual, and verbal abuse lodged by detainees between January 2009 and January 2012 and found that 97 percent of complaints resulted in no punishment. More than 80 percent of child detainees claimed receiving inadequate food and water and half reported verbal abuse, while one-in-four reported physical abuse.
