U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, officially became the first person to run for the 2016 presidential election. Cruz, who was born in Canada through a Cuban father and American mother, confirmed his candidacy on Twitter shortly after 12 a.m. EST.
Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck is no longer a member of the Republican Party, he said on his radio show Wednesday. "I've made my decision - I'm out," the 51-year-old commentator announced.
While no one has thrown their hat into the 2016 presidential race, new numbers show that presumptive Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton appears to have the highest favorable rating against all potential GOP candidates despite controversy regarding her U.S. State Department emails.
President Obama announced that he is "embarrassed" for the 47 Republican senators who signed an open letter to Iran undermining his credibility in securing a nuclear deal.
Sen. Cruz has re-introduced legislation that would preserve same-sex marriage bans in some states as federal courts continue to overturn the bans around the nation.
Support for legalizing marijuana has increased over the years but most notably among Republican millennials. Legalizing marijuana is significantly more popular among millennials, regardless of political affiliation, but older age groups steadily show opposition to the concept.
The House of Representatives passed a "clean" bill to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through September that contains no written language affecting President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions.
California's Republicans extended an olive branch to gay and lesbian supporters on Sunday when they voted overwhelmingly to officially recognize the Log Cabin Republicans as a charter volunteer organization. The party's LGBT wing, which has at least 200 members in California, had long been marginalized.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted on new "Open Internet" policies, and politicians from the Legislative and Executive Branches have mixed reactions to the decision.
With a Latino turning 18 years old every 30 seconds, the Latino vote has become an influential electorate for political candidates, and Latino Decisions has been analyzing the constituency’s opinions even more as the 2016 presidential election nears.
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush seems to have poached some prominent donors and power brokers from the home state of one of his chief rivals, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Immigrants' rights groups are blasting Federal Judge Andrew Hanen's decision to issue a temporary block this week on President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions, specifically the president's two deferred action programs.
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.
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.
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, which includes amendments that would block President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions.
Chris Christie is one step closer to making his White House run official: The New Jersey governor has launched a political action committee that will allow him to build a political team and raise money ahead of the 2016 primary season.
The Republican Party provided five responses to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. Two in particular affect Latino immigrants in particular as GOP legislators addressed them in Spanish. However, the Republican mention on immigration was brief and vague.
