Dozens of U.S. Senate Democrats have urged Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to act quickly on legislation that would give Puerto Rico access to bankruptcy protections and thus help the island territory address its dire fiscal situation.
With four days remaining until the Iowa caucuses, new polling data shows Republican front-runner Donald Trump faring strong against his second-place rival, Ted Cruz.
Members of a Ted Cruz super PAC are offering $1.5 million to veteran charities if Republican front-runner Donald Trump agrees to debate their candidate one-on-one before next week's Iowa caucus.
The Costa Rican ambassador in Washington says the United States can learn from his country as it tries to address complex issues surrounding immigration.
The final Republican presidential debates started on Thursday evening with Carly Fiorina, Jim Gilmore, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum sharing the stage just days before the Iowa caucus.
Despite the monster snowstorm that buried the nation's capital and much of the East Coast in several feet of snow last weekend, Sen. Lisa Murkowski pointed out that only female senators toughed it out to make it into work on Tuesday.
Colombia’s Ombudsman Jorge Armando Otálora is currently in the middle of sexual harassment scandal that caused a major uproar in the nation. The accusations came after Otálora’s former personal secretary Astrid Helena Cristancho revealed the “abusive relationship” on Semana.
The political battle between Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Donald Trump continues in Iowa as the two battle head-to-head in another presidential debate, according to Fox News Latino. However, even before the debate started, Trump was nowhere to be found and announced boycotting the event, giving Cruz another opening to slam his opponent.
Thursday's presidential debate in Des Moines may the first and only one without Republican front-runner Donald Trump at center stage, though his announced absence may not have an affect on Iowa caucus-goers.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders praised President Barack Obama for being "evenhanded" in the Democratic primary race after meeting with him at the White House on Wednesday.
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is heading into the crucial Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses with surprising strength, drawing big crowds at campaign events and leading national front-runner Hillary Clinton in the latest poll to come out of the Hawkeye State.
Ahead of Thursday night’s final Republican presidential debate before Monday’s Iowa caucus, immigration advocates called for a more “constructive” conversation on the issue.
Just days before Iowa voters kick off the first-in-the-nation presidential contest, evangelical leaders published an open letter urging 2016 hopefuls to approach the issue of immigration from a stance of compassion and love based on Biblical teachings.
MSNBC host Chris Matthews on Jan. 26 used Donald Trump's decision to boycott the final GOP presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses to rip the event's sponsor, MSNBC rival Fox News, and two of Trump's main challengers, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
