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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Gabriel Gomez speaks during a debate sponsored by WBZ-TV and The Boston Globe, Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in Boston. Whoever attracts the most votes will face the winner of the Democratic primary pitting Congressmen Edward Markey and Stephen Lynch against each other. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, Barry Chin, Pool)

Ex-SEAL Gomez wins Mass. GOP Senate primary

By Steve Leblanc and Bob Salsberg, Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) -- Businessman and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez has won the Republican nomination to run in Massachusetts' special election for the U.S. Senate … Read More

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio on NBC's Meet the Press. (Courtesy William B Plowman, NBC)

Marco Rubio leads crowded 2016 GOP field, poll says

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The political 800-pound gorilla for the Democratic Party is whether Hillary Clinton will run for president in 2016. Other top contenders sit frozen, waiting for … Read More

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is believed to be someone who would appeal to Latino voters nationally. (William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

“Honorary Hispanic” Jeb Bush could woo Latino voters but questions persist

By Erika L. Sánchez

There is no doubt that Jeb Bush has recently increased his national profile. In addition to heavily promoting his new book Immigration Wars: Forging an American … Read More

Do you know the latest immigration reform supporters? (Getty Images)

5 immigration reform supporters who might surprise you

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As the newly-introduced immigration reform legislation is debated in the Senate, some nontraditional supporters of immigration reform have spoken out about why … 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

Buzz is building about a Ted Cruz presidential run in 2016. (Getty Images)

Analysis: Ted Cruz takes on Marco Rubio and a pathway to citizenship

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Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Florida Senator Marco Rubio have found much common ground in 2013 as they seize high-profile, vocal positions in a Republican party … Read More

Thomas Perez was grilled by Republican Senators as his confirmation hearing to become the next Secretary of Labor got underway. (Getty Images)

Labor nominee Thomas Perez grilled by GOP, says he’ll work with business, labor to create jobs

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In prepared remarks at his confirmation hearing to become the next Labor Secretary, Thomas Perez pledged to Senators that he would have an open mind in the role … Read More

Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez faces a tough confirmation hearing for Secretary of Labor.

Labor nominee to face tough questions at hearing

By Sam Hananel, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Labor Secretary nominee Thomas Perez is expected to face tough questions at his confirmation hearing about his tenure as head of the Justice … Read More

Texas GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert received a torrent of backlash for comments that islamic radicals were acting like Hispanics and coming over the border. (Getty Images)

Outrage as Rep. Gohmert says radical islamists being trained to act Hispanic

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In the wake of tragedy at the Boston marathon finish line, fear and a rush to classify the nature of the attack have been rampant. But one Texas Republican's … Read More

The Senate today voted to start debating the immigration bill, with a possible vote in a few weeks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Opinion: Immigration reform blueprint focuses on importing skilled labor from places other than Mexico

By Stephen A. Nuño

It is still not clear what the final immigration bill will look like, but the political ramifications of the bill are beginning to gain clarity for the major … Read More