Watch Obama’s State Of The Union Speech Here
President Barack Obama gave his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Obama addressed college affordability, cybersecurity and the economy in the speech, which was given in…
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Here Are All The Best Moments From The State Of The Union 2015 In One Video
President Barack Obama gave his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday in front of a joint session of Congress. Obama spoke on the minimum wage, college affordability, Guantanamo…
The Ted Cruz Speech He Did Not Want You To See
A video of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) messing up his response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address was uploaded to YouTube and quickly removed Tuesday night. –…
Watch The Full State Of The Union 2015 Here
You can watch President Barack Obama’s annual State of the Union address right here. Obama is expected to begin the speech in front of a joint session of Congress at…
Watch President Obama Bask In Applause At The 2015 State Of The Union
President Barack Obama delivered his seventh State of the Union address to the American people Tuesday. He called for better support for America’s middle class, advocated for more paid time…
California’s Forests Have Lost Half Their Big Trees, And Climate Change May Be To Blame
California’s biggest trees are doing a disappearing act, and researchers say the disturbing pattern may be strongly driven by climate change. A study published Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of…
Jon Stewart Gives ‘Implodey’ Award For Worst State Of The Union Response
After Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, the Republicans delivered their response. And their response. And their response. And their response. – Check out the clip above to find…
Sheldon Silver Arrested By FBI On Corruption Charges
Democrat Sheldon Silver, speaker of the New York State Assembly, was arrested Thursday by the FBI on charges of corruption. Sheldon turned himself in to FBI agents Thursday morning as…
Oregon Was Founded As A Racist Utopia
When Oregon was granted statehood in 1859, it was the only state in the Union admitted with a constitution that forbade black people from living, working, or owning property there….
The Most Dangerous Man In American Politics
His frontal assault on the open secrets of New York political power has been a genuine shock to the state’s politics and even to its press, who missed the secret…
NY Gov. Cuomo Pushes For Review Of Grand Juries That Fail To Indict Cops
A new initiative by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo could pave the way for the appointment of special prosecutors in cases where police kill unarmed suspects. In his State of…
5 Things to Know for Your New Day — Tuesday, January 20, 2015
OBAMA STATE OF THE UNION Trending upward: Headed into tonight’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama finds himself riding the first approval ratings uptick in nearly two years….
Obama heads into State of the Union on ratings uptick
Fifty percent say they approve of the job Obama’s doing as president, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll released on Monday. That’s the best Obama’s fared since the spring…
Canadian Soldiers Exchange Fire With ISIS In Iraq
Canadian soldiers opened fire on Islamic State group extremists in Iraq over the last week in what a general called an act of self-defense. – He says that while Canadian…
Virginia governor admitted to hospital after fall from horse in Africa
It’s unclear how long the procedure will keep McAuliffe in the hospital, but he’s expected to be “back in action” after two to three days of recovery time. McAuliffe, who…
U.S. Officials Seek To Establish Embassy In Cuba, Lift Travel Restrictions
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The United States will try to convince Cuba to lift travel restrictions and upgrade its interest section to an embassy during historic talks in Havana…
Joni Ernst to brave State of the Union rebuttal
Joni Ernst, the Republican Party’s latest rising star in the Senate, will do just that Tuesday, tapped by the GOP to deliver the rebuttal to Obama’s State of the Union…
What ‘I Have A Dream’ Looks Like To Detroit Artists
In June of 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech to a throng of 25,000 Detroiters. “I have a dream,” he told them, a dream of equality for…
Utah College Returns Pro-Confederate Statue To Artist
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A controversial bronze statue of two Confederate soldiers removed from a southern Utah college campus two years ago has been returned to its creator. Under…
Andrew Cuomo Will Propose Raising New York Minimum Wage
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Sunday that he plans to submit a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour in New York City and $10.50…
Obama’s State of the Union wades into 2016
His upcoming State of the Union speech on Tuesday night will lay out a litany of Democratic pipe dreams that have little chance of becoming law. But his proposals are…
Why Obama’s going to India after his State of the Union speech
These are all the hot topics around the “Inside Politics” table this week: 1. What Obama’s trip to India reveals about his SOTU agenda President Obama says he’s on the…
Suicide blast at Nigerian bus station kills 4, injures dozens
The attack happened in the town of Potiskum, police and hospital sources said. – Potiskum, the commercial capital of Yobe state, has been repeatedly rocked by deadly Boko Haram bomb…
Penn State still doesn’t get it
All eyes were glued to the big guy in the gym. Red-faced and sweaty, he must have been benching more than 300 pounds. But the weights were slipping. Just as…
Like life there, cockfighting in Cuba is a gray area
That was the case when I decided to join 93-year-old Tono Torrente on a trip to the outskirts of Havana to a cockfighting arena. On paper, this was a privately…
As Keystone vote looms, it’s crunch time for federal agencies to weigh in
The State Department on Friday notified those agencies have only until February 2 “to provide their views on the national interest with regard to the Keystone XL Pipeline permit application,”…
Supreme Court agrees to take on same-sex marriage issue
Supreme Court gay marriage decision could have 2016 impact – However, it stopped short of a nationwide ruling that would have made gay marriage legal in every state.
Proposed NCAA settlement could restore Penn State wins
The settlement is part of a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania state Sen. Jake Corman. The suit began as a way to force the $60 million fine money the NCAA levied…
Gordon Brown: Where children are scared to go to school
Boko Haram’s murderous tactics have descended to a new barbaric low. Last Saturday, a bomb strapped to a schoolgirl exploded in the center of Maiduguri in Borno state, killing at…
Carson camp brings on former Bachmann staffer in Iowa
“Iowa’s obviously very important as it goes on the national stage and as it relates to the presidential. That’s where the action is,” Rhodes said. Rhodes said in his new…