NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gen-Z, with higher rates of diversity, civic engagement, and education, could be the spark that manifests a radical shift in US politics, and...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Significantly, many of the orcas captured – including the famed Shamu – came from a small population of orcas whose trusting nature made...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan passed the Senate on Thursday and now awaits an expected veto. The vote was 52-46, with...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black students report the highest percentage of racial bias incidents nationwide (CRDC, 2018) more than any other racial group of students. This reporting...
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans muscled a balanced-budget plan through the Senate early Friday, positioning Congress for months of battling President Barack Obama...
(Politico) – It took only a few hours after Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski made the surprise announcement of her retirement for the two Democratic lawmakers...
(The District Sentinel) – Amid a fledgling primary campaign, rural Iowa state lawmaker Joni Ernst crafted a quirky hardscrabble persona that propelled her to both the forefront of...
(Politico) – The procession of prominent Washington Democrats who lined up last week to sing the praises of California Attorney General Kamala Harris for Senate...
MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she is entering what is...
KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Barbara Boxer’s decision not to seek re-election to a fifth term provides a rare opening for ambitious California...
(Politico) – Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says his biggest challenge will be righting the course of Congress, adding — in a swipe at outgoing...
(Politico) – Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky’s secretary of state, is threatening to take Rand Paul to court to block him from running simultaneously for president...
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No longer impeded by Republican blocking tactics, Democrats are on track to win confirmation of up to 88 of...
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Public campaigning gave way to the privacy of the voting booth Tuesday with control of the Senate, the...
Mark Sherman, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the president’s power to fill high-level vacancies with temporary appointments, ruling in...
BRADLEY KLAPPER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has advanced significant U.S. sanctions on Russia in a bid to pressure President Vladimir Putin to...
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...
