Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has joined the call to cease so-called "sanctuary cities," and said he would hold elected officials criminally accountable for not complying with federal law enforcement.
Following the release of undercover sting videos that purportedly show medical workers from Planned Parenthood discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced that he has canceled a contract to fund the women's health group in his state.
Immigration advocates are criticizing California Democrat Dianne Feinstein over her proposed crackdown on so-called "sanctuary cities." Feinstein, the oldest currently serving U.S. senator, has said that she would soon introduce a bill forcing localities to comply with federal immigration requests or face cuts in appropriations.
Fourteen Republican presidential hopefuls on Monday participated in a nationally televised forum hosted by C-SPAN that Politico dubbed a "practice round ahead of the first official GOP primary debate in Cleveland."
House Democrats haven increased their call for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to end family detention after a federal court ruled against the policy.
While there are no Electoral College votes from Puerto Rico, the 2016 presidential candidates have been making the outreach toward the commonwealth island. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley became the first 2016 presidential candidate, regardless of political party, to travel to Puerto Rico to address the economic and health crisis affecting 3.6 million inhabitants.
A review of billionaire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's financial records finds that he has donated considerably less to charity than others in his tax bracket and has also taken credit for charitable gifts made by others.
Despite all the naysayers and much of the early polling data, Donald Trump boldly predicts he will ultimately win both the African-American and Hispanic votes in his 2016 Republican run for the White House.
Although Trump's controversial policy on immigration has ironically helped him take lead as the GOP front-runner in the 2016 race, experts say his plan would actually hurt America in the long run if implemented.
President Obama is set to deliver a speech at American University next week in order to galvanize congressional support for the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal.
Rep. Xavier Becerra of California, the highest ranking Latino in the U.S. House of Representatives, announced that he will not run for the Senate next year, and will instead focus on his re-election campaign for his congressional seat.
2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took several subliminal swipes at former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush while delivering a speech at the National Urban League conference in Fort Lauderdale on Friday.
All 17 of the Republican candidates in the 2016 presidential race will have a chance to show off their debate skills in either one of two televised debates on Fox News next week. However, only the top 10 candidates will go head-to-head in a prime time matchup.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton today called for the end of the Cuban embargo while speaking in Florida. The former secretary of state has expressed support for improving relations with the island nation since the Obama administration announced a rapprochement late last year.
