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Dianne Feinstein's Legacy: Something To Celebrate For The Latino Community In California?

It would have been difficult for any California politician to be re-elected to represent the Golden State on Capitol Hill for 30 years without the Hispanic vote

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Who Is the Cuban-American Congressman Who Wants to Cut Aid to Mexico Over Fentanyl Trafficking?

Alex Mooney (R-WV) introduced H.R. 3190, a bill to suspend economic aid to Mexico for what he calls its failure to cooperate in the fight against fentanyl trafficking

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Word Game with Elon Musk Amplifies

Latina Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), the youngest woman elected to the U.S. Congress, has found herself in yet another war of words, this time not with a fellow lawmaker, but with billionaire Elon Musk

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Dianne Feinstein, California Senator, Longest-Serving Female Lawmaker, Dies at 90

Feinstein had announced in February that she wouldn't run for a seventh term in 2024

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Former Latina Congresswoman Joins The Choir Of Democratic Leaders Asking Bob Menéndez To Step Down

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell made history as the first South American immigrant elected to the House of Representatives

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Trump, In Campaign Mode, Attempts To Back Off Abortion

Donald Trump never misses a chance to remind voters that he was the one to appoint three justices to the US Supreme Court who voted to ditch the federal right to an abortion.

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Hispanics 'Love the Memory of Ronald Reagan,' Claims Jaime Florez of the RNC

With elections a little over a year away, the Republican Party uses every platform to woo the sympathies of Latino constituencies

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Here Is What You Need to Know About the Spanish Climate Ad That Played During the GOP Debate

Climate Power ran an ad criticizing GOP politicians for their lack of climate change actions.

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Bob Menéndez Uses Latino Heritage to Deflect Bribery Accusations and Calls to Resign

The Democratic lawmaker was indicted on charges of accepting bribes but has claimed he is being targeted by the justice system because of his Latin heritage.

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Government Shutdown Nears As Congress Fail To Reach Agreement

With only three days for Congress to approve legislation that would prevent the U.S. to suspend non-essential activities, party leaders are sending signals that there's no deal in sight.

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Los Angeles Federal Courthouse To Be Named After American Civil Rights Icons Felicitas And Gonzalo Méndez

They are civil rights icons whose activism was part of the landmark 1946 case that led to the end of school segregation in California

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Republicans Advance Biden Impeachment Probe Dismissed As 'Stunt'

US Republicans launch impeachment inquiry hearings into Joe Biden on Thursday, escalating an eight-month corruption investigation that has failed to uncover evidence of wrongdoing by the president.

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Trump's Business Empire Threatened By Judge's Ruling

For Trump, who is seeking the White House again in 2024, the stakes are high: according to Forbes magazine, the 77-year-old's New York real estate represented $720 million of his $2.5 billion fortune.

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Without Trump Or Latino Participants, GOP Presidential Hopefuls Prepare For Second Debate

Without the presence of his front-runner as in the first debate, the Republican primary candidates in the race for the 2024 White House are preparing to face off for a second time.

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U.S. Says Molotov Cocktails Assault on Cuban Embassy Is 'Unacceptable'

The attack took place during a heated atmosphere created by the previous clashes of different protests in front of the UN headquarters.

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Latinos Seem to Like Biden, but the Democratic Party Keeps Losing Their Support to GOP

If the presidential election were held today and the candidates were Joe Biden and Donald Trump, 58% of Hispanics would vote for the Democratic president and 31% would vote for the former Republican president