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Arizona State Legalizes First Gay Marriage

Sep 13, 2014 05:13 PM EDT By Olivia Demarinis

A U.S. District Court in Arizona ruled that a California gay marriage must be recognized and list the two men as spouses on official documents.

Fast Food Workers Across U.S. Rally For Increased Wages, Unionization

Fast Food Protests: Workers Want $15 Minimum Wage but Burger King Fancies Canada for Lower Taxes

Sep 13, 2014 03:28 PM EDT By Rebecca S. Myles

US Corporations are finding in the global market that corporation taxes are too high and uncompetitive at 35 percent so they are going shopping to buy companies in other countries and moving operations to take advantage of lower corporate tax rates like Ireland's 12 percent, Canada's 15 percent or the UK's 20 percent. The practice is know as inversion and the US government doesn't like it and is calling it unpatriotic.

Election 2014 Polls: Republican Party Leads 'Generic' Congressional Vote Poll Among 'Likely' Voters

Sep 13, 2014 04:10 PM EDT By Michael Oleaga

A "generic" congressional election poll vote gave the Republican Party the advantage if elections were held today. "Heading into the final weeks before the midterm elections, Republican and Democratic voters are split not only over their candidate preferences, but also about the importance of key issues in the election," noted the Pew Research Center.

Senate Republicans Block Constitutional Amendment to Restrict Campaign Spending

Sep 12, 2014 04:50 PM EDT By Selena Hill

Senate Republicans successfully blocked a constitutional amendment backed by Democrats that would have allowed Congress to place limits on campaign spending.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Details Strengthening Border Security Following Obama's Executive Order

Immigrant Rights Advocates, Attorneys Highlight Abuses at Immigration Family Detention Facilities as DHS Plans Expansion

Sep 13, 2014 09:28 AM EDT By Michael Oleaga

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is set to expand detention facilities housing apprehended undocumented immigrant families. Immigrant rights advocates and lawyers have called the DHS decision "controversial" due to existing detention facility conditions.

US Deportation Rate of Undocumented Immigrants Drops 20 Percent During 2014 Fiscal Year

Sep 14, 2014 06:40 AM EDT By Michael Oleaga

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is on track to deport the fewest number of undocumented immigrants since 2007 as President Barack Obama has eased deportations by 20 percent.

Immigrant Families And Activists Protest Deportations In Front Of White House

Immigration Reform News & Laws 2014: Lawmakers Seek Reassurance on Reform Timeline

Sep 12, 2014 01:17 PM EDT By Staff Reporter

White House speaks to frustrated lawmakers seeking immigration reform

Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) join a group of military 'DREAMers', undocumented youth who aspire to serve the United States in uniform but are prohibited from doing due to thei

Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman Seeks Latino Support for Fourth Term, Now Backing DACA, DREAMers

Sep 12, 2014 09:24 AM EDT By Nicole Rojas, Contributor

In a midterm election season that has been relatively quiet, three-term Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman is running in one of the most hotly contested re-elections of his political career.

Net Neutrality is Now Top FCC Comment Topic of All Time

Sep 11, 2014 07:01 PM EDT By Olivia Demarinis

The debate over net neutrality has sparked major public outcry. The 1,477,301 public comments made to the Federal Communications Commission as of Wednesday is the most of any issue in its history.

Homeland Security Addresses Possibility of ISIS Terrorists Crossing US-Mexico Border

Sep 12, 2014 04:31 PM EDT By Michael Oleaga

The Department of Homeland Security clarified rumors to Congress regarding the possibility of the Islamic State -- also known as ISIS and ISIL -- crossing the U.S.-Mexican border.

Colorado congressional candidate Andrew Romanoff meets with a citizenship class.

Andrew Romanoff, Democratic Candidate for Colorado's 6th District, Hopes Latino Vote Will Help Him Win in November

Sep 11, 2014 01:17 PM EDT By Nicole Rojas, Contributor

In one of this year's most hotly contested elections, Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff is confident he will defeat Republican incumbent Mike Coffman in the battle to represent Colorado's 6th District.

L-R New York Public Advocate Leticia James and City Council member Carlos Menchacha

Latino Officials Speak Out After Obama Postpones Immigration Action Until After Election

Sep 12, 2014 01:48 PM EDT By Rebecca S. Myles

President Obama announced he is delaying immigration reform until after the November election, local elected officials who often are on the forefront of the needs of immigrants, are speaking out and providing solutions.

People line up outside of the Social Security Administration office February 2, 2005 in San Francisco, California

Social Security Benefits Are Only Income for 43 Percent of Retired Latinos, Immigration Reform and Minimum Wage Hike Could Help

Sep 11, 2014 05:03 PM EDT By Rebecca S. Myles

The statistics are worrying. Forty-three percent of Latinos depend entirely on social security in retirement, according to one report.

GOP Attack Ad Paints Marco Rubio's Senate Immigration Bill as 'Amnesty'

Sep 12, 2014 01:12 PM EDT By Michael Oleaga

The National Republican Senatorial Committee released a new advertisement targeting a Democratic Georgia senate candidate, but it may have paired Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, with an "amnesty" immigration bill.

Obama ISIS Speech Criticized by House Speaker John Boehner, GOP Senators, But they Agreed on Islamic State's Threat

Sep 11, 2014 04:42 PM EDT By Michael Oleaga

President Barack Obama addressed the nation about his plans to target the Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, and lawmakers from the Republican Party commented on the positives and negatives of his strategy.

New Mexico Governor Candidates Susana Martinez and Gary King Butt Heads Over Having 'A Latino Heart' [Video]

Sep 11, 2014 01:44 PM EDT By Scharon Harding

New Mexico Attorney General Gary King is being criticized about remarks he made about Gov. Susana Martinez.

Abortion Clinic & Law Update 2014: Missouri Passes 72-Hour Mandatory Waiting Period for Abortions

Sep 11, 2014 02:51 PM EDT By Olivia Demarinis

Lawmakers in the state of Missouri have enacted mandatory waiting periods for abortions on Wednesday.

Poll: Latino Voters More Negative About US, Obama and the Economy; in Favor of Hillary Clinton Over Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio

Sep 11, 2014 11:47 AM EDT By Scharon Harding

According to a new poll of registered Latino voters, more Hispanics think the United States is heading in the wrong direction than previously.

L-R: Providence Mayor Angel Taveras and Providence Mayoral Candidate Jorge O Elorza

Dominican-American Mayor of Providence, Angel Taveras, Loses Primary Bid for RI Governor

Sep 10, 2014 04:46 PM EDT By Rebecca S. Myles

For the first time, a Dominican-American ran in a gubernatorial primary election in Rhode Island, and a Guatemalan-American will compete to become mayor in Providence, Rhode Island in the November elections.