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Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Gabriel Gomez, center, celebrates with supporters as he makes his way to the stage to address an audience with a victory speech at a watch party, in Cohasset, Mass., Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Why can’t Latinos get elected to the US Senate?

By Nathan L. Gonzales @nathanlgonzales

Latinos are growing in population and electoral clout but can’t seem to grow their numbers in the U.S. Senate. And if Republican Gabriel Gomez doesn’t win … Read More

Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. is getting criticized for voting against gun control. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rubio’s PAC airing ads defending Ayotte on guns

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A political group backed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is coming to the aid of New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, airing a new … Read More

Edward Adedeji, a Nigerian immigrant, checks in with poll worker Rosalind Jamieson as he votes at the St. Marks Day School in the U.S. presidential election in the Crown Heights section of New York, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. The neighborhood is a mixture of West Indian immigrants and Hasidic Jews. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

NYC weighs allowing many immigrants to vote

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Agha Saleh came to the United States inspired by democratic ideals, but it took him years to achieve a basic one here : voting. He'd lived … Read More

NRA Gathers In Houston For 2013 Annual Meeting

South Carolina is center stage for early 2016 talk

By Ken Thomas, and Josh Lederman, Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential candidates … Read More

President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico, left, makes remarks to the press as United States President Barack Obama, right, welcomes him to the Oval Office of White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, November 27, 2012.. (Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP)

Obama to pitch immigration overhaul in Mexico

By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is headed to Mexico with a domestic ambition at the top of his travel agenda. To sell his immigration overhaul back … Read More

Poll worker Raul Guerrero, Jr., left, signaled to Medardo Aguayo as Aguayo voted Thursday Oct. 30, 2008 at Thomason Hospital in El Paso, Texas.

Florida bill may limit outside volunteer help in elections

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Some controversial changes may soon be coming to Florida elections. A  provision in a new wide-ranging elections bill proposed by Republican State Senator Jack … Read More

FILE - In this May 20, 2011 file photo, suspended State District Judge Michael Murphy, center, speaks with his defense attorneys Margaret Strickland, left, and Michael Stout during a hearing in the Third Judicial District Court in Las Cruces, N.M. A change of plea hearing is scheduled for Murphy, the retired Las Cruces judge accused of funneling bribes to former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson for judicial appointments. (AP Photo/Las Cruces Sun-News, Robin Zielinski, File)

Plea hearing in bribery case linked to Richardson

By Jeri Clausing, Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The allegations against retired state District Judge Michael Murphy were startling, even in a state known for its political … Read More

Henrique Capriles

Telemundo Latin America news roundup- April 17, 2013

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The latest Latin American news in under 59 seconds. Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has called off a planned election protest scheduled for … Read More

Telemundo Latin America news roundup- April 16, 2013

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The latest Latin American news in under 59 seconds. Clashes broke out in Venezuela with hundreds protesting the election of Nicolas Maduro. Demonstrators … Read More

In this photo released by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro addresses the nation from Miraflores presidential palace during a meeting with top government ministers, the military high command and all 20 loyalist governors in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)

Acting President Maduro says Hugo Chavez appeared to him as a little bird

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Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro is claiming that "a little bird" told him he should lead Venezuela. And Maduro claims that it wasn't just your … Read More