The sole Democratic Latino senator has called on the Senate to schedule a vote to confirm or deny President Barack Obama's nominee to serve as U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
The four remaining Republican presidential candidates made final pitches to registered votes in Florida, where 99 delegates are up for grabs in next week's winner-take-all Republican primary.
In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Donald Trump has once again stirred up the Muslim community's hornet's nest. The GOP candidate said that he thinks, "Islam hates us [Americans]." But, instead of making any retraction or apology for his latest remark, the real estate mogul is standing his ground on the matter once again.
In a joint news conference at the White House conducted together with the visiting Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, Obama washed his hands of the Republican "crackup" and the ascent of Donald Trump. He also said that there is a need for a better minority party in order to challenge the blind spots and dogmas in the majority.
Amid Ted Cruz's call for GOP unity, and the strong forces from the Republican side ramping up their efforts to stop Donald Trump, the party's polarizing figure and frontrunner is getting a boost from an unlikely source and former rival. Ben Carson, who just recently opted to drop out of the race after a dismal showing in the polls, will be endorsing Trump.
Pope Francis has just approved new rules on Thursday, March 10, 2016, that will allow for more stringent ways to implement the canonization process. The new set of rules aims to ensure that there will be transparency throughout the whole process, particularly in the financial aspect.
The sudden increase of Puerto Rican voters in the United States might be the determining factor on who will get Florida’s electoral vote. However, who they will be voting for remains uncertain considering that they are notorious “swing voters.”
Brazilian ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces charges of money laundering for failing to declare luxurious assets, linking him directly to the expansive Petrobras scandal. If charged, Da Silva might bring down his successor, Dilma Rousseff, along with him.
A coalition of civic engagement groups have taken aim to politically mobilize millions of immigrant voters especially in three key states with prominent Latino populations.
Older Latino populations have a negative view of Latin America’s socialist governments, and it became a hot topic for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during the latest Democratic presidential debate on March 9.
A group of wealthy Democratic donors are planning to invest as much as $15 million in a campaign aimed at mobilizing Latino voters to the polls in the upcoming general election.
Alex Conant, an adviser for Rubio, said that there isn't any truth to the rumors that there have been internal discussions within the Rubio camp to drop out of the race ahead of the Florida elections. He assured Rubio's supporters that they remain committed to the Florida primary and their plans will push through.
For Ted Cruz, there could be no better way to stop Trump than for the GOP to unite by his side. And it seems like he is now pushing for the Two-Man race strategy more than ever. According to Cruz, Trump benefits when there are multiple oppositions as votes get split among them.
Puerto Ricans, who if born within the commonwealth are given U.S. citizen status, received some attention during the "Latin America" segment of the latest Democratic presidential debate.
If there's one thing we could glean from the unexpected Michigan upset is that polling results are not etched in stone. But, there are other takeaways, particularly those that favor Sanders camp that could help bolster their claim that the race is far from over, never mind Hillary Clinton still having a comfortable margin despite Tuesday's shocker.
