Obama’s Legislative Director: A Latino No One Knows, Yet
Obama’s Legislative Director: A Latino No One Knows, Yet
By Philip Rucker, Washington Post Miguel Rodriguez is President Obama’s new director of legislative affairs. That makes him the president’s Congress whisperer and arm-twister, tasked with convincing Republican lawmakers of the virtues […]
Carmona Won’t Run for Arizona Governor in 2014
By Sean Sullivan, Washington Post Richard Carmona, the former surgeon general who lost a close Senate race in 2012, won’t be running for governor next year, the Democrat has announced. “I’m […]
The RNC’s Tom Perez Problem
By Brian Beutler, Talking Points Memo The two biggest political stories of the day — the RNC’s release of its reaction to the party’s 2012 drubbing, and Tom Perez’s nomination […]
Police: 3 Women Paid To Say They Had Sex With Menendez
By Eric Lach, Talking Points Memo Police in the Dominican Republic said at a news conference Monday that three women who claimed last year that they were paid to have […]
Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill Takes Shape in House
By Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan, Reuters A bipartisan group in the House of Representatives is close to completing work on a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would include a […]
Obama to Nominate Latino, Justice Aide for Labor Post
By Peter Baker, New York Times WASHINGTON – President Obama plans to announce Monday that he will nominate Thomas E. Perez, who heads the Civil Rights Division at the Justice […]
Grand Jury Investigating Sen. Robert Menendez
By Carol D. Leonnig and Peter Wallsten, Washington Post A federal grand jury in Miami is investigating Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), examining his role in advocating for the business interests of a wealthy […]
Could Report Put Thomas Perez’s Nomination in Jeopardy?
By Fox News Latino President Obama’s rumored choice for labor secretary could face difficulty in the confirmation process now that a new inspector general’s report says Thomas Perez gave incomplete […]
NM Legislator: Keep Mex-Am Studies Books Out Of Schools
By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices A New Mexico state representative wants to keep Hispanic history books out of public schools, following in the footsteps of some of her […]
CPAC Lineup Showcases Latinos
By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi Latino conservatives are poised to play a prominent role in this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which is the nation’s largest annual gathering of conservative politicians and activists. […]
