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Senator from Florida Marco Rubio speaks at the BuzzFeed Brews newsmaker event in Washington on February 5, 2013. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

Marco Rubio takes the lead on bringing attention to IRS controversy

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As soon as news broke that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) admitted to targeting Tea Party and conservative political groups during the 2012 election cycle, … Read More

This artist rendering shows Supreme Court Justices from left, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel A. Alito, and Elena Kagan inside Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren)

Obama administration, civil rights groups turn to “escape clause” to save voting rights act

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights law at the Supreme Court by … Read More

Activists are demanding that Senator Marco Rubio return almost $5000 in campaign contributions to NRA after "racist" remarks by their CEO. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Activists demand Sen. Rubio return nearly $5000 to NRA

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Over 24,000 people have signed a petition demanding that Senator Marco Rubio, a key player in the Republican party's attempt to attract Latino voters,  … Read More

A leaked report detailed a White House immigration plan that would create a path to citizenship in 8 years for undocumented immigrants. Marco Rubio insists Obama is not working with the Senate and Congress will be the one to get immigration reform done. (Getty Images)

Rubio: White House leaked immigration bill would be “dead on arrival”

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is circulating a draft immigration bill that would create a new visa for illegal immigrants living in the United States and … Read More

US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis

Departing Labor Secretary Hilda Solis speaks out about her role as first Latina Cabinet member

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Video by: Ignacio Torres Departing Labor Secretary Hilda Solis sat down with NBC Latino's Sandra Lilley and spoke about her historic tenure as the first … Read More

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is leaving the Obama administration in March.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Obama administration

By Julia Pace, AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will leave the Obama administration in March, an Obama administration official said Wednesday. Salazar has run … Read More

Immigrant groups are protesting Michigan's Secretary of State's decision to deny driver's licenses to Dreamers who qualify for deferred deportation.

Michigan: No driver’s licenses for deferred deportation Dreamers

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Twenty five-year old José Franco is a Michigan resident who was brought to the U.S. from Mexico by his mother when he was two years old.  He applied for … Read More