Latino lawmakers from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus took aim at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday morning over his inquiry of a Hispanic judge's ethnicity and unfounded bias in the Trump University alleged fraud case.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the PROMESA Act, which addresses Puerto Rico’s debt crisis, but in the process also allows the commonwealth’s minimum wage to drop to $4.25.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) have called on Senate Republicans to fulfill their constitutional obligations and fill the Supreme Court’s vacant seat.
Democratic Rep. Luis Gutiérrez blasted NBC for its lack of diversity and visibility of people of color during a floor speech at the House of Representatives Wednesday morning.
The Obama administration announced it will expand the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program to help vulnerable Central American families -- a move that already received mixed support from lawmakers.
Following the U.S. Department of Justice's announcement that it will investigate the Chicago Police Department, Democrat Illinois Reps. Luis Gutierrez and Robin Kelly have invited Attorney General Loretta Lynch to also visit the city.
Despite previously supporting the call for immigration reform, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., will reportedly not allow votes for such reform legislation during the remaining tenure of Barack Obama’s presidency if he is elected House Speaker, .
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is scheduled to host NBC's "Saturday Night Live," but one Latino congressman has called for the network to dump his appearance.
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., called for the House Natural Resources Committee to hold a hearing on the role of hedge funds in Puerto Rico's financial crisis.
Pope Francis’ historic visit to the U.S., including his address to Congress, appears to have resonated with Latino congressional lawmakers. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., introduced the Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act, which provides people access to the Affordable Care Act, regardless of an individual's immigration status.
