New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton acknowledged on Tuesday that police were to blame for “many of the worst parts of black history” in the United States. Yet advocates…
McDonald, who has been overhauling the VA since taking the helm this summer, apologized for what he characterized as a “misstatement” and a “mistake.” McDonald explained that he was trying…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) grilled Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Tuesday over public advocacy of deregulation by the central bank’s top lawyer, Scott Alvarez. “The Fed’s general…
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed an executive order Monday banning the state from requiring job seekers to disclose their criminal histories in the initial application stage. The “ban the…
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday vetoed a bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, rejecting an effort by Republicans and some Democrats to force his administration…
READ: U.S. takes out computer malware that stole millions – Since emerging in 2013, Cryptolocker has been used to attack about 200,000 computers, half of which were in the U.S….
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday vetoed a bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, rejecting an effort by Republicans and some Democrats to force his administration…
Fugate outlined a bevy of of consequences of varying sizes to FEMA operations if DHS funding lapses this Friday. Any operations not directly tied to life-saving and protecting property, he…
WASHINGTON — Almost as quickly as it came about, a plan from Senate Republican leaders to avert a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has hit a snag. Senate…
Lawmakers in several states are considering legislation that would ban conversion therapy, a controversial practice that’s sometimes touted as a gay “cure” that has proven harmful and been denounced by…
Obama’s signature denying the Keystone bill kicks off what’s expected to be a flurry of vetoes on measures that Republicans will send to the White House now they control both…
WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday quietly held its annual worldwide threats hearing entirely behind closed doors for the first time in years, underscoring chairman Richard Burr’s intention…
A Detroit suburb that allows a “prayer station” set up in city hall must also permit an atheist to set up a “reason station,” a federal judge ordered. Warren, Michigan…
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani isn’t alone in questioning whether President Barack Obama loves America, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll. Giuliani has since partially walked back on…
Emily’s List was very active in the race in 2008 during Clinton’s first bid, but election laws have changed vastly since thenmostly thanks to the Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United decision…
The initial response from Senate minority leader Harry Reid and Democrats is skeptical. They want to make sure House Speaker Boehner is on board with this plan before it is…
If proposals by two Republican governors are approved, public universities in Illinois and Wisconsin could soon experience sweeping layoffs, program eliminations and possible campus closures. This month, Illinois Gov. Bruce…
Emily’s List was very active in the race in 2008 during Clinton’s first bid, but election laws have changed vastly since thenmostly thanks to the Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United decision…
With oral arguments in King v. Burwell just eight days away, Republicans are talking more and more about what they’ll do if the Supreme Court sides with them and effectively…
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission will vote this week on a net neutrality proposal that could shape the future of a free and open Internet. Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, one…
The book, which was first reported on by the New York Times, “disarms the major tentacles of the Republican Leviathan: the Koch Brothers, the Obama witch hunters, and the Fox…
The Department of Justice will not file charges against George Zimmerman for the 2012 killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, ABC News and CBS News reported Tuesday. ABC reports: – “The…
WASHINGTON — It’s not unusual for a Republican lawmaker to relate stories of poor people using food stamps to buy questionable items. It’s less common for a congressman to urge…
House ethics rules changed in January 2013 to allow members of Congress to fund private flights with taxpayer dollars as long as they pay for just their share of the…
This piece was originally published by Capital & Main. As our “State of Equality” series has documented, economic inequality poses a grave threat to California’s future. But conditions would be…
The Senate Democratic leader sported what appeared to be Wayfarersthe style immortalized by the Blues Brothers, by Tom Cruise in Risky Business and by Don Henley’s hit “Boys of Summer”during…
WASHINGTON — Cherokee County Commissioner Dr. Daniel Eichenbaum and Edward Figueroa, a former police officer, used to be friendly. They were both members of a group preparing for an apocalypse-type…
The Montana state House came closer to abolishing the death penalty Monday than it has ever before, ultimately failing to pass the measure by just one vote. According to the…
Despite being offered the opportunity of his dreams, President Barack Obama’s former top adviser David Axelrod says he turned down working on Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign because he “knew it…
“There is a lot of speculation around her future plans, so based on that, there is a lot of anticipation,” Marlene Williamson, CEO of Watermark, said in a phone interview…