US Rep. Joaquin Castro recovering following cancer surgery
February 28, 2023 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas is recovering after undergoing cancer surgery in Houston, the congressman said in a statement on his House website.
Dem lawmakers urge Biden to void visa of Brazil’s Bolsonaro
January 12, 2023 GMTRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A group of 46 Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday demanding former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's diplomatic visa be canceled in the wake of the rampage in Brazil's capital by his supporters.
Dems: Discovery, AT&T merger will hurt diversity, workers
December 6, 2021 GMTCongressional Democrats are raising concerns that the proposed merger of Discovery and AT&T’s WarnerMedia, a $43 billion effort to conquer the world of streaming, could affect diversity efforts in Hollywood and particularly hurt Latinos, who are already deeply underrepresented.
Latinos vastly underrepresented in media, new report finds
September 21, 2021 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Latinos are perpetually absent in major newsrooms, Hollywood films and other media industries where their portrayals — or lack thereof — could deeply impact how their fellow Americans view them, according to a government report released Tuesday.
House approves bill to create Latino museum on National Mall
July 27, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a bill to establish a Smithsonian museum for American Latinos that would showcase Latino history, art and culture...
Congressmen help migrant girl with Down syndrome get into US
January 18, 2020 GMTA delegation from the U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus helped a 6-year-old migrant girl with Down Syndrome and a heart condition get paroled in the United States on Friday, members of the caucus said.
Lawmakers tour Florida migrant teen camp, want policy shift
February 19, 2019 GMTHOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Congressional Democrats from Florida and Texas on Tuesday toured a migrant camp, where they said children are being held for too long in a place that has a "prison-like" feeling...
As Julián Castro runs for president, he may compete against a fellow Texan
January 15, 2019 GMTEDINBURG — A few months before Julián Castro announced a run for president, he was here at the Social Club introducing one of his potential competitors. Hundreds of Beto O’Rourke supporters filled one ballroom, overflowed into another and hung out in the parking lot because there was no more room inside.
US delegation seeks more details on Guatemalan boy’s death
January 8, 2019 GMTALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus took aim Monday at President Donald Trump's insistence that a wall along the U...
Julian and Joaquin Castro on Colbert show: Jokes aside, Julian is running for president
December 14, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON - Julian Castro’s has barely hidden his intention to run for the Democrats’ 2020 presidential nomination, but on Thursday night his twin brother, Joaquin, let the cat totally out of the bag on The Late Show With Steven Colbert.
U.S. Rep: Southwest Key holding 500 of 2,000 separated children
June 19, 2018 GMTFor a second day in row, members of Congress toured facilities in Brownsville that house both unaccompanied minor undocumented immigrants and children who have been separated from parents who allegedly entered the country illegally.
Immigrant girl with cerebral palsy released, now with family
November 4, 2017 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — U.S. authorities released a 10-year-old immigrant girl with cerebral palsy who had been detained by border agents after surgery because she is in the U.S. without legal permission.
10-year-old immigrant with cerebral palsy released
November 4, 2017 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — U.S. authorities on Friday released a 10-year-old immigrant girl with cerebral palsy who had been detained by border agents after surgery because she is in the U...