JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is planning to focus on improving the lives of girls and women of color, after...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Let’s say President Barack Obama gets his way and high-speed Internet service providers are governed by the...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing the future leaders of a Republican-controlled Congress, President Barack Obama pledged Friday to judge ideas in his final...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is authorizing the U.S. military to deploy up to 1,500 more troops to Iraq as part of the mission...
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care law that threatens...
JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — For anyone expecting postelection contrition at the White House or vows to change course after a disastrous...
(Salon) – In 1964, there were five black members of the House of Representatives — barely over 1 percent — compared to the 11 percent of...
(National Journal) – Louis Ortiz watches MSNBC constantly. He’s always voted Democratic. And when he’s walking down the street, he’s often overwhelmed by the attention he...
(Reuters) – When lawmakers return to Washington after Tuesday’s congressional elections they will resume a debate they began with some reluctance last month on the...
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – A former history and African Studies professor at historically black Delaware State University blames President Obama for undermining the education of black students....
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court justices have their first chance this week to decide whether they have the appetite for another major...
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama is fighting his last campaign mostly at staid Democratic fund-raising events in hotel ballrooms and the private homes of donors,...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist The closer Election Day gets, the more confused I am by the behavior of Democrats. For the past several years,...
LaMont Hamilton, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TALK STORY (Talk Story)—Five on the Black Hand Side is a project exploring gestural languages that were born in African American communities during the...
(The Washington Times) – The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee took the Obama administration to task Friday for its “irresponsible” plan to allow...
(Politico) – Democratic candidates and campaign operatives don’t want to talk about it, but President Barack Obama is quietly being deployed as a sleeper element of...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A lesson from President Barack Obama’s brief trip home, straight out of Shakespeare: What’s past is prologue. While his...
(Salon) – Greil Marcus is a critic of music and culture who has helped redefine the job description. Known for his books like “Mystery Train,” “Lipstick Traces” and “The Old,...
(Politico) – Deep down, Republicans who know health care know the truth: Obamacare isn’t about to be repealed. But you won’t hear that in this election...
by Tony Best Special to the NNPA from the New York Carib News At least 70,000 immigrants have been deported to the Caribbean from the...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an effort to spark innovation at the local level to improve life outcomes for...
CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The last of the Deep South’s statewide elected Democrats are hoping their seniority and famous family names...
JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is targeting his midterm election economic message to young people born after 1980, a cohort that...
(Los Angeles Times) – Former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates was first to land a punch. Then former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton weighed...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Less than a month away from the midterm elections, President Barack Obama’s campaign schedule is getting off to...
