politics

For the first time in Philadelphia, 5 candidates of Latinx heritage are running for an At-large seat in City Council.

State Sen. Williams cites a static 26 percent poverty rate and the inability of the Kenney administration to fully understand communities of color in Philadelphia as reasons why he's challenging the Mayor in the Democratic primary election on May 21.

In an exclusive interview with AL DÍA News, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney opens up about his blue-collar upbringing in South Philly, his passionate support for the city’s burgeoning immigrant population, and the transforming local political landscape.

A recent report by the Office of the Controller reveals that the city must do more to create a workforce reflective of the diversity of the population it serves.

This new episode, already branded by the Philadelphia Inquirer as the “Cruz Vs Quiñones-Sánchez Battle for the Barrio,” is now obviously a Battle for the entire City. 

Political Samba in Harrisburg? This “political music” may be the perfect background to a emerging “Pennsylvania Wall” that could challenge Presidential candidates hoping for the electoral votes from this toss-up State.

The decree will expire in 120 days unless it is ratified by the Brazilian Congress.

De La Hoya's announcement of a potential presidential bid highlights the current climate of U.S. politics.

In a once heavily segregated city, Latinos have become a third of Chicago's population (and their political representation is increasing).

The President dissolved two business adversary councils on Wednesday after several chief executive officers quit over his remarks about last weekend"s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump's remarks als sparked condemnation from his fellow Republicans, including two Bush presidents, who issued an statement condemning 'racial bigotry'. 

Scott Paul, president of Alliance for American Manufacturing, resigned from the President's Manufacturing Council, joining the CEO's of Intel, Merck and Under Armour, which resigned from the group created by Donald Trump, because of the noncommittal way he responded to the racist attack in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Interview with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos days before the visit of Vicepresident Mike Pence to the country

In an extraordinary meeting in Lima, 17 foreign ministers issued an unprecedented statement in which they classify the Venezuelan government as a dictatorship.

Del Rio is considered one of the deans of political cartooning, and in the 1960s and 1970s he published "Los Supermachos", and "Los Agachados," two humorous strips with critical views on Mexican politics and the regime dominated by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

Department of Agriculture staff members have been advised to use the term "weather extremes" rather than "climate change" in their government work, according to a report.

Peruvian writer Diego Trelles presented his new book "The Infinite Procession", a political novel that explores the backdrop of post-dictatorship Peru.