Politics

Chris Christie Declares Support For Hobby Lobby Ruling In Iowa Trip

Bianca Ortega   | Jul 18, 2014 04:28 AM EDT

New Jersey governor Chris Christie finally declared support for the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Hobby Lobby case during his visit to Iowa today. read more

Chris Christie Mum On National Issues In Bid To Win Voters’ Support

Christl Leong   | Jul 18, 2014 01:30 AM EDT

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been strangely quiet on some of the U.S.' more divisive national issues, a cautious move that avoids alienating and losing the support of Republican voters. read more

Democratic Opposition May Slow Resolution Of Immigrant Crisis In Congress

Christl Leong   | Jul 17, 2014 11:22 AM EDT

Democratic opposition over the amendment of a 2008 law that protects undocumented children immigrants in the U.S. may slow down the government's response to a flood of more than 56,000 Central American children who have crossed the southern border. read more

Illegal Migration Rate Decline as Opposing Democrats Increase in Number

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 17, 2014 11:54 AM EDT

Migration rates of Central Americans to the U.S. have been receding for the past weeks, the Obama administration reported to lawmakers in a meeting on Wednesday. read more

Democrats Target Female Voters With Bills On Contraception, Pay Equity

Bianca Ortega   | Jul 17, 2014 11:08 AM EDT

U.S. Democrats are pursuing bills on contraception and pay equity in a bid to win the favor of female voters and gain traction over the Republicans. read more

Obama to Act On His Own On The Border Crisis, Democrats Refuse To Alter Immigration Law

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 17, 2014 11:14 AM EDT

Congress was at an impasse on Wednesday Democrats opposed the proposed legal changes on the current immigration law that will expedite the removal of unaccompanied South American children at the South Texas border. read more

Taiwanese Facebook Page Blocked After Attacking Political Leader

Bianca Ortega   | Jul 17, 2014 04:49 AM EDT

Facebook blocked Taiwanese fan page CitizenTai on July 14 after it posted a photo criticizing opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen over her party’s nuclear policy. read more

Taliban Attack at Kabul Airport as Afgan Ballots are Transported for Audit

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 17, 2014 10:06 AM EDT

Civilian flights were suspended in Kabul International Airport after four unidentified gunmen opened fire for four hours on Thursday. read more

EU Summit Fails To Fill Up Top Jobs

Bianca Ortega   | Jul 17, 2014 04:15 AM EDT

The European Union (EU) Summit came to an end early Thursday but failed to bring the leaders to an agreement over who should fill up the top two jobs for the next five years. read more

Statements from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Incite Racial Discussions, Critics Say

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 16, 2014 10:39 PM EDT

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s claims of racial animosity fueling most of the attacks to him and the first African-America President Barrack Obama on Sunday aroused fury from among those on the right. read more

Democrats Oppose Bipartisan Proposal on Expediting the Immigration System

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 16, 2014 11:46 AM EDT

U.S. Senate Democrats oppose the proposed amendment made by bipartisan lawmakers from Texas on the 2008 immigration law deeming it to be “too broad.” read more

Protesters Obstruct Undocumented Immigrants at Arizona Camp

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 15, 2014 12:02 PM EDT

Arizona protesters plan to prevent a bus carrying 40 suspected immigrant children from entering Oracle, Arizona. read more

Bipartisan Lawmakers Push For The HUMANE Act To Solve The Border Crisis

Erika Villanueva   | Jul 15, 2014 04:33 AM EDT

Bipartisan legislators from Texas presented a bill to reform the current U.S. immigration law on Tuesday to quickly resolve the humanitarian crisis along the country's southern border. read more

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