Jim Kuhnhenn, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to mobilize a global front against anti-gay violence and discrimination, Vice President Joe Biden declared Tuesday that...
Connor Radnovich, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act on Tuesday by posthumously bestowing the Congressional...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGNTON (NNPA) – From 2003 to 2014, student debt in America skyrocketed from $250 million to $1.2 trillion, surpassing...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As voters’ rights advocates and civil rights leaders commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 “Freedom Summer”...
(The Washington Post) – The recent primary loss by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor set off a barrage of political analysis that concluded that any...
CONNOR RADNOVICH, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama on Thursday told graduates of a local college access program not to shy away from...
(USA Today) DETROIT — Michigan’s governor will travel Friday to the former Globe Trading Co. building on Detroit’s waterfront to sign a package of bills...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will work to ensure that gay and lesbian Americans are eligible to take leave from their...
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 10 percent of veterans seeking medical care at VA hospitals and clinics have to wait at least 30...
(Politico) – Glenn Beck is admitting he was wrong and liberals were right for opposing the invasion of Iraq. “[Liberals] said we couldn’t force freedom on...
JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — One of the longest-serving members of Congress, U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, is in a fight just to hang...
JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — To a raucous embrace, President Barack Obama told gay donors Tuesday that American society and its laws have...
(The Washington Post) – An important reminder from Gallup: Very, very few people think that Congress is doing a good job. An important reminder from us:...
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as millions of baby boomers approach retirement, the Social Security Administration has been closing dozens of field offices,...
(Politico) – Here we go again. Whenever there’s a crisis anywhere in the world, you can count on America’s pundit class to demand action—usually of the...
(The Washington Post) – Ahmed Abu Khattala had returned home Sunday night after a day of militia skirmishes in Benghazi when U.S. military commandos swarmed his...
(Politico) – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regulator Mel Watt will soon have to dive into the politically thorny debate over affordable housing, an issue that...
(Politico) – The new group aims to spend more than $15 million in the 2014 midterm campaigns — part of a much larger spending effort expected...
ASHLAND, Va. (Politico) — From the moment polls opened Tuesday, it could not have been clearer that Eric Cantor gave no mind to the idea...
(Politico) – Two facts: 1. Cable news is in trouble, across the board. The demand for 24-hour televised news is on the wane, and the audience — a...
(Politico) – Suddenly, the 2016 Republican field has a new reason to worry about immigration reform: saying anything at all can be hazardous to your presidential...
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation aimed at letting people refinance their student loans at lower rates, a pre-ordained...
JENNIFER AGIESTA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Political polarization in America has broken out of the voting booth. A new survey from the Pew Research Center...
(POLITICO) – The dream of a Jewish Republican speaker of the House is no more. With House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s startling ouster in a primary...
(USA Today) – President Obama said Tuesday the nation should do “some soul-searching”: over its epidemic of deadly gun violence and “should be ashamed” it...
