Rubio has somewhat of a mixed record with the immigrant community.

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Puerto Rico deserves to become the 51st State of the Union with the same rights that legislation pending in the U.S. Senate would grant to 11 million of undocumented immigrants in this country.

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The Obama administration has quickly found itself the subject of criticism unparalleled in its tenure. While no one expected President Obama to be immune from the second-term curse, it is doubtful anyone only a few short weeks ago would have expected a spate of major controversies to either break or reach critical mass and with such ferocity as those involving Benghazi, IRS targeting and press wiretapping by the Justice Department.
 
While the White House talking heads played Whac-a-Mole, PR professionals watched from the sidelines and dredged up the most tired of crisis communication axioms – Get the bad news out quickly and get it behind you, they said. But the administration could do neither because the bad news simply hasn’t stopped coming. Each new day brings new allegations and intrigue.

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Yesterday, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice held a hearing on H.R. 1797, the so-called District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.). This bill would ban women from obtaining abortion care after 20 weeks in the District of Columbia, and Franks has stated that he plans to amend it to apply nationwide. However, no matter its jurisdiction, this bill dangerously jeopardizes the health and well-being of women and is blatantly unconstitutional.

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There was a time when many countries in Africa ignored the initial low numbers of HIV-positive people. Very soon they ended up with a challenge that needed massive infusion of external resources to put people on treatment and reduce the level of infection. However, the damage to the population and national economies has been done. Millions died and millions of children were orphaned. Economic development suffered.

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As debate over repeal of the medical device excise tax continues on Capitol Hill, evidence has begun to emerge that some medical device manufacturers have chosen to pass the costs of the tax directly to American hospitals and healthcare providers, and ultimately to patients and taxpayers. For hospitals already delivering effective and affordable care on shrinking budgets, this is tantamount to being double-billed for healthcare reform.

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Are you fed up with waiting for “bars” on your cellphone? Or waiting for a video to download even when you have a strong signal? Are you impatient with slow downloads of data? Tired of dropped calls? Exasperated by “no service available” messages?

Well, help could be on the way.

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Secretary of State John Kerry will attend the African Union Heads of State Summit this weekend. Kerry’s participation in the summit — which marks 50 years of African regional cooperation — presents an opportunity to improve leverage for substantive outcomes. In partnership with African leaders, Kerry can help ensure that this summit has an impact by pushing for credible peace processes in Africa’s two deadliest wars: Sudan and Congo.

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Being a military wife is hard enough. Add a special needs child and it can often seem impossible.