As U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, formally announced his candidacy Monday for the White House during an address at Liberty University, the largest Christian-based higher education institution in the U.S, Cruz's message throughout his announcement was reigniting the "promise of America."
The New York City (NYC) metropolitan area is home to the second-largest Latino population in the U.S., and NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has become one of the major figures on advocating the rights of Latinos, specifically the undocumented population and encouraging political engagement. Latin Post interviewed Speaker Mark-Viverito about immigration, Congress and mobilizing the Latino vote.
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.
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.
It's not just major telecommunications companies that are unhappy with the FCC's ruling on making the Internet a public utility. It looks like some major Republicans are incensed as well.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Republican Party has selected a Cuban American freshman congressman to deliver the GOP’s State of the Union rebuttal in Spanish Tuesday night. Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., would deliver the Spanish-language address.
