The U.S. Senate voted and approved the first Latina to serve on the Federal Circuit Court, but one other Latino nominee still awaits his confirmation vote amidst political gridlock.
Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo, currently serving for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, finally had his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday to potentially serve on U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Meanwhile, Kara Farnandez Stoll is still waiting for the Senate's confirmation vote, nearly seven months after President Barack Obama nominated both Latinos.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, hit back at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for potentially blocking President Barack Obama's federal court nominees, one including a Latino judge for an appeals court.
The Senate on Thursday prepared to hold a test vote on legislation allowing Congress to weigh in, and possibly reject, the nuclear deal the Obama administration is completing with Iran.
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.
Loretta Lynch’s U.S. Attorney General confirmation vote will likely be delayed due to the Senate’s gridlock on a human rights bill and language regarding abortion.
President Obama and congressional lawmakers are praising Congress after they finally passed legislation to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the 2015 fiscal quarter, expiring Sept. 30, the bill to have no adverse affect on the president's immigration executive actions despite conservative lawmakers' efforts to block its implementation.
With the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's funding set to expire at midnight Friday, the U.S. Senate voted on an bipartisan effort to pass a "clean" bill for the department without amendments that would undo President Obama's executive actions on immigration reform.
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.
Following the fourth failed vote to debate the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fund bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced a new standalone legislation to block President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions.
President Barack Obama published his Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) letter to Congress to help “degrade and defeat” the Islamic State militant group.
U.S. Senate Democrats have blocked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS)' 2015 fiscal year budget, and President Barack Obama and the GOP are voicing their opinions on the latest gridlock over immigration.
The Senate is on track to vote on the Keystone pipeline project before the end of next week after its new majority leader, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, forced the body through.
The Democrats have an opportunity to save a U.S. Senate seat in Congress, but the odds are not positive for Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., despite an effort to pass the controversial Keystone XL pipeline in Congress.
President Barack Obama's alleged plan to defer approximately five million undocumented immigrants from deportation has, as expected, infuriated the Republican Party and could impact an upcoming spending bill for the 2015 fiscal year.
Despite the opposition from the Republican Party, President Barack Obama is still determined to issue an executive action on immigration reform, and it could include deferment of up to five million undocumented immigrants from deportation.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, warned of the consequences of using potential executive action on immigration reform during his first press conference since Republicans regained control of the Congress.
With the Republican Party securing control of Congress, President Barack Obama has maintained his expressed determination to issue an executive action order on immigration reform if lawmakers don't act soon.
President Barack Obama faced the Washington press corps Wednesday afternoon, a day after the Democrats' landslide defeat in the midterm elections, but while admitting Republicans had a big night Tuesday, he also stated that he would be exploring his options in passing immigration reform before the end of 2014.
The final week of Kentucky's U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes is drawing to a close as new polling figures show the five-term senator with a slim lead.
