After holding up the confirmation of Loretta Lynch as the new U.S. Attorney General for weeks, the Senate announced on Tuesday that they will move forward with her confirmation process now that they have reached an agreement over a sex-trafficking bill that includes a controversial abortion provision.
Diosdado Cabello, the head of Venezuela's congress, announced on Tuesday that he is suing several news outlets for publishing reports that tie him to the drug trade.
Following the influx of undocumented immigrant children entering the U.S. during 2014, the latest rate during the fiscal year, thus far, has been lower than last year.
Philadelphia could soon have its first Latino mayor, as former common pleas court judge Nelson Diaz, a 67-year old, is running for mayor for the U.S.'s fifth-largest city.
Sen. Bob Menendez and Rep. Frank Pallone plan to sponsor legislation that would ban offshore oil and natural gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, the New Jersey lawmakers said on Monday.
The South American nation of Ecuador is preparing to decriminalize the use of all drugs. The South American nation of Ecuador is preparing to decriminalize the use of all drugs.
The fate of President Barack Obama's deferred action executive actions rests with three judges, appointed by three different presidential administrations.
A new CNN/ORC poll released on Monday reveals that Hillary Clinton has a strong lead over both Republican candidates and potential Democratic contenders in the 2016 presidential race, while former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tops the pack of Republican candidates.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the second Cuban-American Republican presidential candidate, said President Barack Obama's 2012 deferred action program "is important," but he wants to see the end of the deferred action program.
Former President Bill Clinton on Sunday weighed in - very briefly - on his wife Hillary's second White House bid, CNN reported, telling Ryan Nobles - a national correspondent for the news channel's newswire - that he was "proud of her."
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo became the first U.S. governor to visit Cuba in 50 years. As the U.S. federal government continues its diplomatic relations talks with Cuban government officials, Cuomo said he wants New York State and its businesses to be among the first to build trade and marketing partnerships with the island nation.
"Speaking ill" of his fellow Republicans, presidential candidate Rand Paul flagrantly violated Ronald Reagan's "Eleventh Commandment" on Sunday when he slammed some of his GOP colleagues over their hawkish foreign policy.
Sen. Rubio, who is running for president, said on "Face the Nation" he believes people do not choose their sexuality but are born with it. His views counter some Republicans' views on homosexuality.
Latino business is getting a crack at some Presidential candidates early in the process, as Hillary Clinton is reportedly joining the pool of hopefuls planning to meet with members of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce soon.
Graham unexpectedly made the semi-announcement on Fox News Sunday. Sen. Lindsey Graham is almost positive that he will enter the 2016 presidential race, but he will be a longshot against the other well-funded Republican nominee hopefuls, according to Fox News.
On Friday the U.S. State Department dismissed a recent report that Islamic State fighters, being helped by drug cartels, were running training bases near the U.S. southern border in an effort to smuggle terrorists into states like Texas.
As the debate on immigration reform rages on, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is working on another alternate proposal that, if finalized, could be discussed on Capitol Hill this year.
Days after the slaughter of 11 Colombian soldiers who were attacked while they were sleeping in a small town in western Cauca province, President Juan Manuel Santos has called upon leaders the leftist rebel group known as Farc to set a deadline to reach a peace deal.
