Phillip Brasher, The Des Moines Register via USA TODAY GUNCHIRE, Ethiopia (USA Today)—President Barack Obama is counting on an unusual mix of taxpayer dollars and investments...
Mark Landler, THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON (The New York Times)—Before introducing his nominee to fill the job of defense secretary, President Obama took a moment on Friday...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist Ferguson is too important to be treated on the margins. It is too important to lead the news one...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist President Obama was right on the money in announcing his executive order on immigration. Contrary to the assertion of Republican demagogues,...
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...
Nedra Pickler, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurred by the Ferguson, Missouri shooting, President Barack Obama is calling for $75 million in federal spending to...
Sara Fischer, CNN WASHINGTON (CNN.com)—Drive it straight off the lot and into the Oval Office. That’s what President Obama says the American people want, admitting Sunday...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist As I watched President Barack Obama address the nation on his “controversial” Executive Order on immigration reform, I was...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist It has been told by many in the press that President Obama is a former professor who taught constitutional law...
Alan Fram, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Friday accusing the Obama administration of exceeding its constitutional powers in carrying...
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...
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 Cleo Manago NNPA Guest Columnist To explain the very low turn-out of Black (and Brown) people or Democrats during recent elections, President Barack Obama said,“…[Black people,...
Michael D. Shear, THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON (The New York Times) — President Obama on Monday put the full weight of his administration behind an open and free...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist Here are a few election-time questions to think over: Why in the world do Democrats think they can bash President...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist To many people, especially Blacks, Obama’s election as president in 2008 was a dream come true. According to the American Heritage...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist Obstruction by congressional Republicans has been a major obstacle for President Obama for four of his six years in office. ...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist The world is rightly on edge over the latest appearance of the lethal Ebola virus. President Obama has committed American...
Michael Cavna, THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON (The Washington Post)— Today’s instantly infamous “watermelon-flavored toothpaste”Obama cartoon (above) was not only published in the Boston Herald. Jerry Holbert’s shocking commentary...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist During the past six years, some Republicans and conservatives have described President Obama and his administration as totally incompetent. I have...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Though the U.S. has made tremendous progress since the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act...
Catalina Camia, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)— President Obama will sit down Friday for another 60 Minutes interview with Steve Kroft. The interview to be aired...
Lauran Neergaard and Jim Kuhnhenn, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that the Ebola epidemic in West Africa could threaten security around the...
Jim Kuhnhenn, ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Underscoring the multiple challenges facing his administration, President Barack Obama is consulting with military officials about the...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist President Obama says he is going to take ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) out. I wonder how many...