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On January 12, former Obama Cabinet member Julián Castro officially announced his 2020 presidential campaign. Though relatively unknown in a crowded Democratic field, the rising politician hopes to become the first Latino to win the White House.

On Friday morning (February 15), President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in order to secure funds for his campaign-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

In a sprawling State of the Union address, President Donald Trump's attempts to call for bipartisanship largely fell flat with the assembled Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Days after Kamala Harris enters the race for the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, Senator Cory Booker announces his plan to compete as well.

Today, former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone entered his not guilty plea to the charges of witness tampering and lying to Congress brought against him by Robert Mueller's investigation. This may be the last act for the self-described 'dirty trick...

California senator Kamala Harris has entered the race to become the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee. But her complicated political history could cost her the key support necessary to secure the nomination.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy was more than "I Have a Dream." The activist and freedom fighter's contributions to civil rights in America are celebrated, but often misunderstood.

As the third annual Women's March approaches, the national organization's co-chairs Tamika D. Mallory and Linda Sarsour are facing backlash internally and externally from critics concerned about their anti-Semitic associations.

The fight for free community college continues in California, where lawmakers have the opportunity to offer two years of tuition-free community college with the California College Promise.

As the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history drags on, President Donald Trump used his first-ever Oval Office address to bluster about the United States' "crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border.

By Thor Benson “The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it,” celebrated astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson once tweeted. There is overwhelming evidence that the climate is changing and that it’s partia...

With Election Day right around the corner, it's important to understand what's on your ballot before you head to the polls. Here's how to prep for the midterms.

As the midterm elections approach, history could be in the making for key races across the country.

As the 2018 midterms approach, there are many things you can do in order to help make sure your friends, family and community members are ready to head to the polls to vote.

By Ernest Owens As the election approaches, some younger voters are grappling with whether or not they plan to show up to the polls. In Pennsylvania, a battleground state that turned red in support for President Donald Trump in 2016, some have found...