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...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist My barber shook his head as I sat down in his chair. He was deeply disturbed by the Tea Party...
by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After a little more than two weeks, things have finally gotten back to normal in the nation’s...
[The Washington Post] The budget confrontation that led to a partial government shutdown dealt a major blow to the GOP’s image and has exposed significant divisions...
Employees Began Returning Thursday By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – President Barack Obama signed a bill into law early Thursday morning that ended...
by CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hold the champagne. Even after lawmakers complete their pending deal to avert a federal default and fully reopen...
GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press MATT VOLZ, Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The government shutdown is slowing the wheels of justice in federal courts by delaying...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite their well-known animus for each other, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader...
JENNIFER AGIESTA and NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are fed up with Washington and spreading derision around to President Barack Obama and both political...
[The Washington Post] House Republican leaders said Thursday they will offer a temporary increase in the federal debt ceiling in exchange for negotiations with President Obama...
[BBC] A senior Chinese official has warned that the “clock is ticking” to avoid a US default that could hurt China’s interests and the global economy....
[The Washington Post] Disapproval of congressional Republicans’ budget wrangling after a weeklong shutdown has shot up to 70 percent, with 51 percent disapproving “strongly,” according to...
[Washington Post] Americans are blaming congressional Republicans more than President Obama for causing Tuesday’s federal government shutdown, according to the first polls conducted since Washington came...
[Los Angeles Times] When someone tries to ram through barriers at two of the nation’s most highly protected facilities, do officers shoot? What if the driver’s...
[CBS News] Low-income mothers, pregnant women, babies and young children who rely on government assistance to purchase food could see their help cut off now that...
[Reuters] The U.S. government shutdown has divided hundreds of thousands of workers into those classified as critically important and others seen as less so, bruising egos...
[Los Angeles Times] WASHINGTON — House Republicans emerged with a new strategy to reopen the most popular parts of government that have been shut down by...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist At press time, it was unclear whether Congress would finally evade a government shutdown on October 1. I do know, however, that...
