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Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043
White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shift that already ...
APNewsBreak: Sotomayor book offers personal look
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says in her upcoming memoir that her lifelong battle against diabetes and the fear that she might die early ...
Analysis: DeMint move defies GOP shift to center
The surprise job change by the Senate's most prominent tea partyer will complicate Republican moderates' bid to nudge their party toward the center ...
Illegal immigration drops after decade-long rise
New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of ...
Program trains farmworkers to be organic farmers
Bending over beds of shriveled strawberry plants, former farmworker Domitila Martinez pulls pieces of black plastic row covers in preparation for next ...
House votes to offer advanced-degree visas
Testing the waters of what is expected to be a turbulent battle over immigration policy next year, the House voted Friday to make green cards ...
Republicans stepping in own way on immigration
After Mitt Romney's loss in the presidential election, Republicans quickly identified one of their mistakes as the party's dysfunctional relationship ...
Republicans propose plan for undocumented young
Two Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled their version of the Dream Act, stalled legislation that would provide a path to legal status for hundreds ...
JFK's last night recalled as key event for Latinos
President John F. Kennedy was supposed to just stop by and wave hello. Instead a group of eager Latinos persuaded him to come inside and speak to a ...
When it comes to gender gap, men play crucial role
Sorry, fellas, but President Barack Obama's re-election makes it official: Women can overrule men at the ballot box. For the first time in research ...
House to consider limited GOP immigration bill
House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration ...
Rubio makes first postelection trip to Iowa
Sen. Marco Rubio said the way to turn around the nation's struggling economy is not to raise taxes on the wealthiest individuals, but rather to make ...
Republicans: GOP needs to get with the times
To hear some Republicans tell it, the Grand Old Party needs to get with the times. Some of the early prescriptions offered by officials and operatives ...
US court strikes down Mich. affirmative action ban
Michigan's ban on affirmative action in college admissions was declared unconstitutional Thursday by a deeply divided federal appeals court, six years ...
Univision working to create immigration archive
The Spanish-language media company Univision and one of its top advertisers are encouraging Hispanics to share their stories about establishing new ...
Analysis: Only ritual talk on fiscal cliff so far
When President Barack Obama greets congressional leaders at the White House on Friday, an elaborate set of postelection rituals will be complete.
Top Republicans say Romney didn't offer specifics
Top Republicans meeting for the first time since Election Day say the party failed to unseat President Barack Obama because nominee Mitt Romney did ...
Census: New gauge shows high of 49.7M poor in US
The ranks of America's poor edged up last year to a high of 49.7 million, based on a new census measure that takes into account medical costs and ...
Face of US changing; elections to look different
It's not just the economy, stupid. It's the demographics — the changing face of America. The 2012 elections drove home trends that have been embedded ...
Senators propose comprehensive immigration changes
Two senators on opposite sides of the aisle are proposing comprehensive changes to the immigration laws that would include a pathway to citizenship ...
GOP showing in Calif. worries party strategists
If the future happens first in California, the Republican Party has a problem. The nation's most populous state — home to 1 in 8 Americans — has ...
High court to take fresh look at voting rights law
The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s.
Obama wins Fla., topping Romney in final tally
President Barack Obama was declared the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin that ...
High court to take new look at voting rights law
The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s.