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A group of conservative politicians have come out in support of immigration reform as long as the bill meets their standards.

Group of conservatives backs action on immigration

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than two dozen conservative leaders have signed on to a statement supporting action to overhaul the nation's immigration laws and … Read More

Grover Norquist, a conservative tax activist and president of Americans for Tax Reform, right, testifies in favor of immigration reform legislation during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion: Grover Norquist is now an amnesty-loving immigration activist

By Julio Ricardo Varela

It took about four hours of C-SPAN video to get to the headline acts at yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee immigration hearing in Washington, D.C. Gaby … Read More

Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Who is Pope Francis?

By Brian Murphy and Michael Warren, Associated Press

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis is the first ever from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernized Argentina's conservative Catholic … Read More

George P. Bush speaking on the importantance of education reform. (Getty Images)

George P. Bush running for powerful Texas office

By Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — George Prescott Bush filed the official paperwork Tuesday to run for Texas land commissioner next year, hoping to use a little-known but … Read More

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Some Hispanic congressional members breaking partisan mold

By Nathan L. Gonzales @nathanlgonzales

Congress is derided as an increasingly partisan and polarized body, but a handful of Hispanic Members are trying to break the gridlock. According to new … Read More

Senate Judiciary Committee member, freshman Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas uses a life size photo of a Remington 750, a popular hunting rifle, to make a point about the proposed ban on certain kinds of guns, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senator Ted Cruz fires back at gun control advocates

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From former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to Mayor Rahm Emanuel to the parents of the gunned down children in Newtown, Connecticut, gun control advocates have … Read More

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio cautioned this weekend that there was work to be done still on immigration reform.

Opinion: Fiscal cliff vote showcases Rubio’s and Becerra’s future aspirations

By Stephen A. Nuňo

What do you get when 92 percent of your colleagues in the Senate or 62 percent in the House disagree with you on an important roll call vote? The answer is the … Read More

Conservative author and pundit Ann Coulter delivers remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Marriott Wardman Park February 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Opinion: The best thing Ann Coulter can do is shut up

By Raul A. Reyes

In her latest column, “America Nears El Tipping Pointo,” Ann Coulter unloads on Latinos. She laments the growth of the Hispanic electorate, incorrectly … Read More

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

RNC: Latino Republican governors and VP pick Ryan attack Obama’s policies

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Tampa, Fla. - On Wednesday night, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez and Puerto Rico's Republican Governor Luis Fortuño came out swinging against President … Read More

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Opinion: Can the Republicans connect with Latinos on abortion?

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

Abortion is back in the political spotlight.  Senate candidate Todd Akin made sure of that in his remarks regarding abortion, rape, and his beliefs on the … Read More