Politics

Kentucky Senate Election: Hillary Clinton Campaigns for Alison Lundergan Grimes Amid Setback from Democrats

The Alison Lundergan Grimes campaign is hoping to bank of Hillary Clinton's name after the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee withdrew its advertisements in the state.

Voter ID Laws: Arkansas Supreme Court Rules State's Voter ID Law Unconstitutional

By Paola Hernández
Arkansas’s highest court declared the state’s voter identification law was unconstitutional, and the decision could affect a key U.S. senate election.

Groups Push to Make Recreational Marijuana Use, Growing Plants Legal in Alaska, Oregon, Washington D.C. on Election Day 2014

By Paola Hernández
Marijuana advocacy groups are hoping to get Nov. 4 referendums passed that would make recreational marijuana use legal in Alaska, Oregon and Washington D.C.

Mitt Romney for President 2016? Wife Ann Says Family Still in Same Emotional, Mental State After Losing to President Barack Obama

By Paola Hernández
This week, Ann Romney has been very insistent that that she is over her husband, Mitt Romney, running for president.

New Hampshire Election 2014: GOP's Marilinda Garcia Struggles While Scott Brown Leads Against Democratic Incumbents

By Paola Hernández
Two of New Hampshire's U.S. congressional seats could sway in favor of the two Republican candidates come midterm Election Day based on new polling figures from the Granite State.

DACA Deportation Relief Applicants Facing Uncertain Future

By Paola Hernández
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) candidates are renewing their applications to avoid deportation, but with President Obama's failure to introduce executive action or back legislative reform, their future is uncertain as there are no obvious next steps to citizenship.

Presidential Election 2016 Poll Predictions: Hillary Clinton Defeats Potential GOP Candidates, But Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan Challenge Her Lead

By Paola Hernández
The road to the 2016 presidential election begins with the Iowa caucuses, and Hillary Clinton has been securing a lead against potential Republican candidates in new polling data.

Midterm Election 2014: Texas Voter ID Law Reinstated by Appeals Court Despite Discriminatory Effect on Latino, Black Voters

By Paola Hernández
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed a district court judge's ruling and reinstated the strict voter identification law in Texas days before early voting begins.

Family of Republican Jeb Bush Will Effect His Decision to Run for President in 2016

By Paola Hernández
While campaigning for his son George P. Bush to win the election for Texas Land Commissioner, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush discussed his family's opinion on him running for president in 2016.

Armando Bonilla, the First Hispanic Nominated to US Court of Federal Claims, Hopes a Trend Follows

By Paola Hernández
Armando Bonilla, who has a chance to become the first Hispanic judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, hopes his nomination will start a trend for future generations.

Michelle Obama 'Turnip for What' Video: First Lady Makes Health-Focused Video Based on DJ Snake, Lil John Song

By Paola Hernández
First Lady Michelle Obama created an original and hilarious video response to advocate for healthy eating campaigning

Border Patrol Agents' Dogs May Get Advanced 'Futuristic' Collars to Help Better Secure US Border

By Paola Hernández
According to sources, the Border Patrol might eventually use dog collars to better protect the United States border, but how realistic is this?

Democrat Challenger Marilinda Garcia Dismisses Comments That 'Drag Queens Are More Attractive' Than Republican New Hampshire Rep. Ann Kuster

By Paola Hernández
U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster and challenger New Hampshire state representative Marilinda Garcia have responded to a controversial comments by New Hampshire state representative Steve Vaillancourt that Kuster will lose the race because she is less attrative than a "drag queen."

Immigration Reform News 2014: Dozens Freed and Dozens Deported From New Mexico Immigration Detention Center

By Paola Hernández
Sixty-eight immigrant detainees held at the Artesia Family Residential Center in New Mexico have been released, and more than a dozen were deported last week.

John Kerry Says Shootings, Hostage Situations in Eastern Ukraine 'Has to Stop,' in Speech Tackling Conflict With Russia

By Paola Hernández
On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to reporters about the Russia-Ukraine conflict during a speech in Paris, France.

Obama Executive Actions on Immigration: 'Raw Politics' Behind Immigration Reform Delay, Boehner Says

By Paola Hernández
When President Barack Obama announced a delay on his immigration executive action, he said politics was not behind the decision, but Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, disagreed.

Texas Abortion Law Blocked by US Supreme Court

By Paola Hernández
In another surprise intervention, the U.S. Supreme Court suspended on Tuesday a federal appeals court ruling that allowed Texas to enforce a law that required abortion clinics to upgrade their facilities to hospital level, according to the Associated Press.

Patrick Cannon Sentencing: Former Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Sentenced to 44 Months for Public Corruption

By Paola Hernández
The former mayor of Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, was sentenced to nearly four years in prison on public corruption charges on Tuesday.

Senate Election 2014: Kentucky Democrat Candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes Criticized for 'Illegal' Immigrant Statement

By Paola Hernández
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes had their first debate ahead of midterm Election Day, but it's the Democratic Senate candidate that's receiving criticism for her latest immigration campaign advertisement.

Are Republican Party Budget Cuts the Reason the CDC, NIH Don't Have an Ebola Vaccine Yet? [Video]

By Paola Hernández
Could Republicans be to blame for the threat of Ebola in the United States? An ad titled "Republican Cuts Kill," released Sunday implies so.
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