By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist After a phenomenal election last November in which Republicans increased their margins in the House and took control of the...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist There they go again! Just as the Republican Party is poised to take control of Congress, a key official’s...
Erica Werner, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are closing ranks behind the No. 3 House GOP leader, Steve Scalise, as the party aims...
CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders have been supportive of Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise since the revelation that he appeared before a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a revelation that could put a crimp in Republican efforts to reach out to minorities in 2016, House Majority Whip Steve...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black Republicans made history during the midterm elections in November by winning in Texas, South Carolina...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist At this time of the year everyone is making predictions about the coming year and/or reflections on the past....
Thomas Beaumont, ASSOCIATED PRESS MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One group of potential candidates for president probably won’t be shuffling off to Iowa, New Hampshire or...
(Politico) – Bobby Jindal is Indian-American, but you’ll never hear him describe himself that way. Marco Rubio insists he’s an “American of Hispanic descent.” And Ted...
(Politico) – The Deep South has elected Republicans to every top office in the region. Now it wants to be sure that clout extends to...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Unlike the Republican National Committee (RNC), our national party apparatus, most of the 50 state party committees are stuck in...
GARY FINEOUT, Associated Press THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush announced Tuesday he will “actively explore” a campaign for...
STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush’s big donors and allies are tantalized by his promise to...
JENNIFER AGIESTA, Associated Press EMILY SWANSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans may not agree on much lately, but one opinion is nearly universal: There’s almost...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Some synonyms of the word “callous” are: heartless, unfeeling, unmerciful, cruel, and inhumane. A mid-November poll by the Gallup organization...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Since the Republicans takeover of Congress on Nov. 4, I have received numerous emails and phone calls from many of my...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Most pundits predicted gains for the Republican Party in the 2014 midterm elections but no one had an idea that...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist One source of the widespread losses the Democratic Party suffered this month in the midterm elections can be traced to...
Aaron Blake, THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON (The Washington Post)—The voter ID debate isn’t going anywhere. The issue is largely a state-by-state one. Generally, Republicans rise...
David Jackson, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)—President Obama, who has made aggressive moves since Democratic losses on Election Day, faces more battles with newly empowered...
Dina Capiello, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress inched closer to a possible showdown with President Barack Obama over the Keystone XL oil pipeline as...
Erica Werner, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans debated how to respond to President Barack Obama’s expected executive action on immigration, with GOP leaders anxious...
By Wellington E. Webb NNPA Guest Columnist Now that the dust has settled after our nation’s 2014 elections across the country, here is my two...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — As most Republicans were taking a victory lap the morning after the elections, a group of conservatives huddled anxiously in a...
WASHINGTON (The Washington Post)—Just like that, Washington’s political landscape has shifted again. Republicans expanded their majority in the House of Representatives and captured enough...
