U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Colombia’s rebel group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, on Monday in Havana, Cuba. Kerry’s meeting with the FARC is the first time a U.S. Secretary of State has met with a group that is listed on Washington’s list of foreign terrorist organizations. The top […]
Obama Strengthens Relations With Latin America
March 23, 2016 By
The United States is working to rebuild past relations with Latin America in the recent weeks. This was shown largely in part by President Obama’s visits to Cuba and Argentina this week. However, since it is the President’s last term and the choice for the next presidential candidate is unpredictable, Latin America is greeting this […]
Candidates Battle For Arizona In Today’s Primary
March 22, 2016 By
The Arizona primaries are today. Many people like Martin Hernandez have already decided that they will stand with Clinton. He said he likes Clinton’s stance on many issues that are important to Latinos such as healthcare and immigration. As the organizing director for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 99, who have endorsed […]
Comentarios From Maria: With Victory In Mind
March 21, 2016 By
We’re moving closer each day to knowing the candidates for each party for president of the United States. On the Republican side, Donald Trump came out the winner after last week’s Super Tuesday, winning the states of Florida, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina, and accumulating the necessary delegates needed to win the nomination. Governor John […]
Obama’s Historic Trip To Cuba
March 21, 2016 By
History was made Sunday as President Obama became the first president since 1923 to land in the Caribbean country of Cuba. Our neighbors that are only 90 miles away have not been visited by an American president since Calvin Coolidge. President Obama now goes to the island nation to advance talks by both governments in […]
House GOP Opposes Obama’s Immigration Actions At SCOTUS
March 18, 2016 By
The United States House of Representatives voted along party lines to oppose President Obama’s executive actions on immigration stating that the president overstepped his powers in creating deportation relief programs for millions of undocumented immigrants. A case on those actions is set to be heard by the Supreme Court next month. With a rare move […]
Latino Legal Minds Support Garland Nomination
March 17, 2016 By
Yesterday morning, President Obama nominated federal appeals judge Merrick Garland to the highest court in the land, the U.S. Supreme Court. This nomination came as a surprise to some who had hoped for a candidate that would increase the high court’s diversity. Nevertheless, many Latino legal experts stated that they support the president’s nomination. Thomas […]
Guest Blogger: Congresista Ben Ray Luján: Donald Trump llegó a la Cámara de Representantes
March 17, 2016 By
Después de otra ronda de victorias en la primaria republicana de este martes por Donald Trump, hoy los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes harán todo lo posible para exceder a Trump y su retórica antiinmigrante. El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes Paul Ryan, quien tomó la presidencia prometiéndoles a sus colegas ultraconservadores o […]
“Yuge” Win For Hillary!
March 16, 2016 By
Hillary Clinton is a very happy candidate today as she wakes up to a sweeping victory in all five states that held primaries last night. Florida was the prize of the night, being the most diverse and the biggest delegate count. Clinton won the sunshine state with over 65% of the vote and Latinos played […]
Obama Extends Sanctions on Venezuela
March 15, 2016 By
Barack Obama decided to extend an executive order which imposed sanctions on top Venezuelan officials and named the nation a national security threat. The following day, Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, said he was removing his main diplomat from the U.S. A national address stated that charge d’affaires Maximilien Arvelaiz would be heading back to his […]
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