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A Senate Ethics Committee investigation into Sen. Boba Menendez's conduct persists. (Getty Images)

In Menendez’s troubles, echoes of past scandals

By Henry C. Jackson, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — An ethical cloud is following Sen. Robert Menendez in Washington, even as he has leading roles in some of Congress' most important policy … Read More

White House Domestic Policy Director Cecilia Muñoz said the Administration's proposed budget will strengthen Latino families.

Cecilia Muñoz defends Obama’s proposed budget as beneficial to Latinos

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In a conference call with reporters, Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, spoke of President Obama's proposed budget, saying it … Read More

There is no time to waste, we must fix our national debt today for future generations.

Op-ed: It is time for Hispanic leaders to stand up on the national debt

By Rafael Fantauzzi, President and CEO, National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC)

With talks in D.C. relentlessly concentrating on the threat of a sequester, I have spent a lot of time thinking back to an event I participated in a few weeks … Read More

Dr. Gregory Coleman, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, speaks with Vanessa Moreno, 25 years old, as she visits him for a check-up on the same day that the United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act on June 28, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Immigration fallout from saying no to “Obamacare”

By Ricardo Alonso-Saldivar, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Governors who reject health insurance for the poor under the federal health care overhaul could wind up in a politically awkward position on … Read More

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio performs a mock swearing in for Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington as the 113th Congress began. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

OP-ED: Priorities for a new Congress

By Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla)

I will begin work in the the 113th Congress with the priorities and needs of  you and your family in mind. I remain committed to a bi-partisan spirit of  … 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)

Susana Martinez to expand Medicaid program in New Mexico based off health care law

By Barry Massey, Associated Press

New Mexico, a state that hovers near the top of national poverty and uninsured rankings, plans to follow provisions of a federal health care law to expand … Read More

Yahiden Lopez takes medication from his mother at their home, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, in Alamo, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Fewer health options for undocumented immigrants

By Christopher Sherman and Ramit Plushnick-Masti, Associated Press

ALAMO, Texas (AP) -- For years, Sonia Limas would drag her daughters to the emergency room whenever they fell sick. As an undocumented immigrant, she had no … Read More

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign fundraising event in Atlanta, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Op-ed: For Romney, it’s too late

By United States Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ)

My parents were just a young couple when they came to the United States from Havana, immigrating to a land that promised opportunity and freedom. This was the … Read More

Hispanic voters which are part of a group called Latinos For Obama, gathered at the Obama headquarters for a class on the caucus process.

Obama seeks to widen support base with Florida Latinos, seniors

By Ali Weinberg, NBCNews.com

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Kicking off a two-day Sunshine State barnstorm Saturday, President Barack Obama tapped into key parts of what he hopes will be a winning … Read More

President Barack Obama waves as he walks on stage during campaign stop on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo., on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Opinion: At the DNC, Obama needs to energize Hispanics

By Raul A. Reyes

Amid a cascade of red, white, and blue balloons, the Republican National Convention concluded with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan basking in the adulation of … Read More