In a letter addressed to Sen. Orin Hatch (R, Utah) and the Senate Finance Committee, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew explained the Obama administration cannot do anything legally to help Puerto Rico. He explained Congress holds the power to grant access to bankruptcy protections to the beleaguered island.
The U.S. Department of Defense is moving forward with plans to allow transgender troops to openly serve in the military. Top Pentagon officials will be meeting on Monday to discuss the strategy for lifitng the current ban.
Appearing in a conservative radio show, Donald Trump’s national campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, said that under a Trump presidency, undocumented immigrants would be rounded up and deported.
After months of speculations, Hamels is finally traded The Philadelphia Phillies have finally traded Cole Hamels after months of speculations and rumors.
A group of Senate Republicans are pushing to defund Planned Parenthood following the release of undercover sting videos that allegedly show people from the women's health group selling fetal tissue.
Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe's National Park was lured out of the park and shot by Minnesota dentist Walter James Palmer. Palmer paid $55,000 to do this.
According to sliding panel piece in U.S. News and World Report, Texas A&M International University is now ranked No. 1 in the nation among the “Top 10 Colleges with the Highest Hispanic Enrollment.”
Presidential hopeful John Kasich met with advocates on Monday regarding a President's Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) and expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) lawsuit.
Martin O'Malley will be the first presidential candidate, regardless of political party affiliation, to visit the commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Aug. 1. Former Maryland Gov. O'Malley's visit to Puerto Rico comes as the island faces health care and an economic crisis with $70 billion debt.
Luis Gutierrez, a Democratic congressman from Illinois, took to the floor of Congress on Tuesday and addressed his colleagues on Puerto Rico’s economic crisis, which threatens to plummet the island into financial doom. Rep. Gutierrez, a Puerto Rican, appealed to his fellow congressmen and women, demanding they take responsibility for their duty to the U.S. territory.
Select beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have approximately 48 hours to return inaccurate permits to the federal government.
A group of hedge fund economists released a report in which they offered a list of tough solutions to alleviate Puerto Rico’s current economic problems and the U.S. territory's $72 billion debt.
In an interview with Telemundo earlier this year, 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush opened up about the discrimination that his half-Hispanic son experienced as a person of color.
Wednesday’s chance to make big money playing Powerball is here. And since no one won the grand prize on Saturday -- when the winning numbers were: 27, 29, 34, 41 , 44, and 2 -- all that money has rolled over and is now at $100 million with a cash value of $63.2 million.
The business magnate has sold his New York estate for $21 million. Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has let go of one of his New York properties. The 69-year-old billionaire's Big Apple penthouse was sold for $21 million, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Trump's listing agent, Michelle Griffith of Trump International Realty.
