Pope Francis has allegedly asked to participate in the traditional chewing of coca leaves, which have been for thousands of years been used in the Andes as a mild, medicinal stimulant, and since the late Victorian era as the raw source for cocaine.
A coalition comprising of dozens of Latino organizations have called for NBCUniversal to end its business relationship with Donald Trump, a Republican Party presidential candidate.
Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz and Karl Rove, the political strategists known as the "architect" of George W. Bush's gubernatorial and presidential campaigns, are engaged in what Politico called an "epic feud" over an endorsement by Bush's father, former President George H.W. Bush.
The top law-enforcement official in Texas on Sunday defied the U.S. Supreme Court and told the state's county clerks and magistrates that they could refuse marriage licenses to same-sex couples if they felt that issuing them would violate their "religious liberty."
Displaying his best attempt at the time-honored political skill of backtracking, speaking with CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday, Trump insisted, "I like Mexico. I love the Mexican people" -- before dismissing the country again and expanding his polemic to include China.
Amid widespread fears of mass deportation, the Dominican Republic announced on Friday that it had certified the nationality of around 55,000 people whose citizenship was in question.
New numbers out of New Hampshire show that many in the Granite State have started making up their minds about how they will vote for in the state's presidential primary. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Democratic presidential hopefuls, are coming closer on the polls while Republicans struggle to shine.
Republican presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio on Thursday voiced strong disagreement with the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act ruling, in which the nation's highest tribunal saved President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law.
Immigration activists confronted Ohio’s Republican governor John Kasich this week during a trip to Iowa, asking him about his state’s lawsuit against DAPA and extended DACA. The governor is believed to be a Republican hopeful and was pressed on his stance on immigration.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to squeeze his way into the already crowded pool of GOP candidates running for the 2016 presidential election.
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees the freedom for equal marriage -- a victory for LGBT rights advocates.
The U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling against the plaintiffs in the King vs. Burwell case provided security for many of the 4.2 million Latinos who have benefitted from the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also commonly referred to as Obamacare.
The Latino Victory Fund, a Hispanic political-action committee established by actress Eva Longoria and Democratic Party finance chair Henry Muñoz, for the first time is supporting a Republican candidate for office.
An immigrant transgendered woman heckled President Barack Obama while honoring LGBT Pride Month in the White House on Wednesday. She explained her reasons to interrupt Obama in a post on Thursday.
