Afghanistan creates new executive position, shared-power agreement After a much-contested presidential election in Afghanistan, the two candidates created a shared-power agreement to move forward in the democracy, a move that has been applauded by the Obama administration.
Apps increasingly helping to form political views, provide insight The U. S. is increasingly relying on iOS and Android apps as their source of information on politics in the country, The New York Times reported.
There is still time for people to file claims for compensation after they were scammed out of thousands of dollars by two of the nation's largest immigration service organizations.
Gomez was discovered dead in his house in Lazaro Cardenas by Mexican police on Friday. Mexican authorities discovered the body of Aquiles Gomez Martinez, brother to Knights Templar leader "La Tuta" and believed to be one of the group's leaders in his own right.
Mitch McConnell is hardly a lovable guy. The Republican leader in the U.S. Senate has a dour public persona and many of his constituents don't view him as a "real Kentuckian," according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that underscores what his election campaign already knows - McConnell has an image problem.
Latinas feel unrepresented at Women's Leadership Forum of Democratic National Commitee event Hispanic women in the U. S. do not feel that the Democrats represent them, and a protest outside an event in Washintgon D.
Putting aside their political affiliations, Congress has passed authorization to combat the Islamic State militant group before going on recess, and it is ready for President Barack Obama's signature.
Secret service is investigating how a man was able to make it pass security and run to the front doors of the White House before being apprehended on Friday.
Agency testing cameras as possible response to use-of-force incidents U. S. Border Patrol next month will begin testing body cameras with an eye on future use out in the field, according to a report from USA Today.
Approximately two weeks after President Barack Obama announced his delay on immigration executive action, the pro-McConnell group Kentucky Opportunity Coalition released a 30-second video described as "Obama and Grimes. Two liberals for amnesty. Too liberal for us."
Long Island Suffolk County Sheriff Vincent F. De Marco issued a memorandum last week to all personnel not to hold an inmate "soley on an ICE detainer" unless Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a warrant.
More evidence of local politicians being more sensitive to the requirements of their immigrant populations and taking bold actions to support immigrants while the U.S. government delays immigration reform: New York is joining Chicago and Los Angeles to launch a national campaign for citizenship.
Ukraine parliament grants some autonomy to eastern areas In a rare bit of cordiality between the two opposing nations, Russia said Ukraine took a "step in the right direction" by giving special status to two regions held by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
A month ago, Marina Silva entered the race to become the president of Brazil, after the candidate from her Socialist Party was killed in a plane crash. Now the candidate, who is in a head-to-head race against the incumbent, has given her first foreign interview since joining the race.
In a CBS News and New York Times survey, registered Republican voters overwhelmingly will not support a congressional candidate favoring a path to citizenship. Fifty-eight percent of registered Republicans are less likely to support such a candidate, while only 18 percent would be "more likely" to vote for the candidate.
Senate investigators confirmed Wednesday that Chinese government-linked hackers infiltrated digital networks of private companies working for the U.S. military.
Former Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce resigned from his position as the Arizona Republican Party's first vice chairman on Sunday after receiving a storm of criticism over his recent statements about sterilizing poor women.
