California lawmakers took another step towards raising the state's minimum wage on Monday when the Senate approved a proposal to increase the hourly rate to $11 in 2016 and $13 in 2017.
Roberta Jacobson, assistant secretary of state for the Western Hemisphere and top negotiator with Cuba, has been nominated to be the new U.S. ambassador to Mexico. President Obama announced her as part of a list of federal nominations that still require the U.S. Senate's approval.
Health insurance companies have requested double-digit hikes on insurance premiums for 2016. According to insurers, increasing drug costs and new data on consumers' health statuses have led to the request.
Just days after officially launching his second presidential campaign, former Sen. Rick Santorum announced that he would fight against a Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage if he became president.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton plans to turn substance abuse and mental health into key issues of her 2016 White House campaign. She promises proposals in the next few months.
On Monday, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham became the ninth Republican to cast his bid in the 2016 presidential race. He faces stiff competition from the other Republican contenders.
Thanks in large part to Sen. Rand Paul, at midnight on Sunday, the U.S. Senate let the Patriot Act expire, removing key controversial surveillance authorities from the National Security Agency. So what does that mean, and what's next?
The former Democratic governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley, announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination next year. Like Sen. Bernie Sanders before him, O'Malley is running to the left of top contender Hillary Clinton.
A new Washington Post study finds that police nationwide have already killed 385 people over the first five months of this year and of that total two-third of all the unarmed victims have been either blacks or Hispanics
On Wednesday Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that he had reached an agreement with Russia's top oil producer Rosneft in which $14 billion would be invested in Venezuela's oil and gas production.
A new study published late last week shows that immigrants are driving the startup economy in the U.S. -- along with showing a boom in immigrant Latino entrepreneurs starting new businesses.
After announcing his bid in the 2016 presidential race, former New York Gov. George Pataki tried to appeal to young Hispanic voters by making an appearance on Fusion earlier this week.
Former GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert was indicted by federal prosecutors on Thursday for allegedly concealing large cash withdrawals in order to keep "prior misconduct" secret, and then lying about it to the FBI.
Following a setback by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to not lift a temporary injunction on President Barack Obama's 2014 immigration executive actions, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it will not execute an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Nebraskan Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are now allowed to apply for the state's driver's license despite the governor's opposition.
Although voters reportedly have mixed opinions toward former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, she is still the preferred presidential candidate against any Republican Party hopeful.
