Obama Was Breaking Barriers 25 Years Ago Today
President Barack Obama became the first black president 25 years ago today — of the Harvard Law Review, that is. – Read the full profile here.
Category: Politics
First on CNN: DNC expanding communications team for 2016
The DNC has hired Holly Shulman, who formerly served as spokeswoman for international affairs at the Treasury Department, as its new national press secretary, per a committee release. She worked…
Protesters Target Municipal Court In St. Louis Suburb That Survives On Traffic Tickets
PINE LAWN, Mo. — Dozens of demonstrators briefly blocked access to a municipal court in this tiny, troubled St. Louis suburb on Thursday night, protesting a local government that relies…
Rick Perry: Yes, Alcee Hastings, Texas IS Crazy
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said the people of his state are crazy. Perry was responding to recent comments made by Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), who called Texas a…
Obama takes fire for Crusades comparison
“Today’s remarks by the President were inappropriate and his choice of venue was insulting to every person of faith at a time when Christians are being crucified, beheaded, and persecuted…
For Some Who Are Back At Work, Positive Jobs Report Doesn’t Tell The Full Story
WASHINGTON — Every weeknight Bridget Krueger and her husband catch up with an 8 p.m. phone call because his new job is far away and he works long hours, so…
Aaron Schock Sold Home To GOP Political Donor For Huge Profit: Report
Blue Nation Review reported Friday that a month before the 2012 election, Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) sold his home to one of his major campaign donors, Ali Bahaj, for more…
Obama Hosts Student, Teacher From Million-Dollar Humans Of New York Campaign At The White House
President Barack Obama met with 13-year-old student Vidal Chastanet and his principal, Nadia Lopez, at the White House on Thursday. Chastanet, who attends Mott Hall Bridges Academy in the Browsnville…
Fiorina: ‘Looking more likely’ I’ll run for president
“Of course people don’t know me and they need to get to know me,” Fiorina said. “Do we need to raise money? Yes. Do we need to raise as much…
HUFFPOLLSTER: Poll Finds New Hampshire Mostly Uncertain About 2016
New Hampshire voters have yet to tune in to 2016. Investigative journalists suspect the government is spying on them. And most people don’t really care about politicians’ high school drug…
Former Church Committee Staffers Urge Overhaul Of Spy Agency Oversight
NEW YORK –- It’s no secret that the mid-20th century was a dirty time for U.S. intelligence agencies. J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI was waging personal wars through the government, infiltrating…
Critics Seize On Obama’s ISIS Remarks at Prayer Breakfast
WASHINGTON — President Obama may have thought he was giving a straightforward history lesson at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday when he compared the atrocities of the Islamic State…
Obama most polarizing president in modern history
That 70% gap in approval from the parties ties for the fifth-most polarized year for a president in the past 60. – Obama’s most polarized year was his fourth, when…
Forget email, congressman uses Snapchat
But fear not, it’s Snapchat to the rescue. Duffy’s office has built a unique rhythm and culture; where communicating through Snapchat helps them keep everything on track. It’s also become…
Consuls In U.S. Warn: Israel’s Friends Fear Netanyahu’s Speech To Congress Will Harm Ties
Israeli consuls general in the United States have warned the Foreign Ministry to expect fierce negative reactions to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned March 3 speech to Congress, including from…
U.S. Hawks Say Arming Ukraine Is The Only Way To Save Europe. Actual Europeans Disagree.
WASHINGTON — Hours before Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) compared Europe’s attitude toward Russian President Vladimir Putin to appeasement toward Nazi Germany, the German ambassador here warned U.S. hawks not to…
Security Strategy Recognizes U.S. Limits
WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to release his second, and final, national security strategy on Friday, laying out a blueprint for robust American leadership for his remaining time in office while…
Hambycast: A New Hampshire state of mind
It’s a bracing I-can’t-feel-my-hands, there’s-snow-on-my-neck, why-won’t-my-car-heat-up-faster kind of cold that calls for heavy duty boots, long underwear and plates of comfort food. These were the sub-zero conditions that roughly 500…
Rep. Alcee Hastings Says Old Texas Dildo Law Shows The State Is ‘Crazy’
A Florida congressman is not backing off his assertion that Texas is a “crazy state,” and he’s now citing an old law restricting dildos to make his case. “One of…
GOP Lawmaker: Pregnancy From Rape ‘Is The Silver Lining’
A Republican state lawmaker called pregnancy from rape “the silver lining” Thursday while debating whether women who become pregnant from sexual assault deserve an exception from a strict anti-abortion measure….
Former Top Chris Christie Official Under Investigation Over Flights: Report
Federal prosecutors have demanded that the Port Authority turn over records related to the personal travel of the agency’s former chairman David Samson, as well as his relationship with Newark…
Federal Government Set To Crack Down On Drug Courts That Fail Addicts
WASHINGTON — The federal government is cracking down on drug courts that refuse to let opioid addicts access medical treatments such as Suboxone, said Michael Botticelli, acting director of the…
The Shame Of America’s Family Detention Camps
The president’s new policies apply only to immigrants who have been in the United States for more than five years; they do nothing to address the emerging crisis on the…
Lawmakers Push For More Sanctions Against North Korea
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to broaden sanctions against North Korea by imposing stiffer punishments on international companies that do business…
Murkowski Sees Path For Energy Bill That Could Include Climate Provisions
WASHINGTON — In the wake of a debate over the Keystone XL pipeline that also became a debate about climate change, the chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee…
Justice Department Budget Projects Some Asset Forfeiture Seizures Will Rise Despite Reforms
Attorney General Eric Holder last month announced reforms to asset forfeitures, the controversial government practice of seizing property associated with alleged illicit activity. But the new Justice Department budget released…
Jordan On ISIS Strike: ‘Beginning Of Our Retaliation’
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said his country’s strike against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday was just the start of its response to the…
U.S. Wants To Open Embassy In Cuba By April
(Reuters) – The United States is pressing Cuba to allow the opening of its embassy in Havana by April, U.S. officials told Reuters, despite the Communist island’s demand that it…
House GOP Rams Through 2 New Deregulation Bills
WASHINGTON — House Republicans pushed through two bills this week designed to undermine key environmental and financial regulations by jamming federal courts with lawsuits. The first bill, passed Wednesday, rejuvenates…
With Universal Voter Registration Bill, Oregon Dems Seek To Emulate Canada
WASHINGTON — Oregon’s legislature is widely expected to pass an automatic voter registration bill this year that could add up to 300,000 voters to the rolls by the 2016 election,…