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WASHINGTON — Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) has become the first U.S. senator to give birth while in office. Sen. Tammy Duckworth In a...

Former Sen. Daniel Akaka, who died on Friday at the age of 93, is being eulogized by his friends and colleagues, including former...

HONOLULU — Daniel Kahikina Akaka, the first Native Hawaiian to serve in the U.S. Senate, died Friday due to organ failure, Hawaii News...

Karen Korematsu (left), Holly Yasui, and Jay Hirabayashi, children of Fred Korematsu, Minoru Yasui and Gordon Hirabayashi. (Photo via...

WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League issued the following statement on March 28. =*= The Japanese American Citizens League...

At Granada Hills Charter High School in Los Angeles, students formed the word “Enough” on the football field. (CNN) Assemblymember Al...

Los Alamitos Mayor Pro Tem Warren Kusumoto is interviewed on Fox News by Neil Cavuto. Rafu Wire and Staff Reports LOS ALAMITOS — The...

WASHINGTON – Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) on March 16 led a bipartisan letter with 57 members of Congress to the House Appropriations...

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige has appointed Russell Suzuki to serve as the attorney general of the State of Hawaii. Russell Suzuki Suzuki has...

WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is still in hot water over his response last week when Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii) urged...

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s latest claim about unfair Japanese trade practices, including a “bowling ball test,” has resulted in...

WASHINGTON —Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii), during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing Thursday on the Department of Interior’s...

Rafu Staff and Wire Reports Jay Chen, a Democrat who had been seeking the 39th Congressional District seat, announced Tuesday that he is...

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) made changes to its mission statement on Feb. 22, taking out the phrases “secures...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) released the following statement Thursday after the South Korean government announced that...

WASHINGTON — Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) on Wednesday issued the following statement after U.S. Attorney General announced that he...

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Feb. 27 announced the appointment of 25 California superior court judges, including seven in Los Angeles...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Feb. 16 announced five nominees for U.S. attorney, including Kenji Price in the District of...

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts from Nishi Hongwanji carried banners representing the World War II camps. By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer...

The Japanese American National Museum will hold its annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction on Saturday, April 21, at the Westin...