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Obama Threatens Veto to Counter Republican Congress
The new U.S. Congress has yet to be sworn in. However, President Barack Obama already has warned about his plans to veto in order to counter initiatives from the incoming GOP majority. Obama, despite almost constant friction with Republicans... More of this article »
Republicans Warming Up to Lynch
President Barack Obama’s choice to be the country’s Attorney General has started to win over Republicans. The nominee, Loretta Lynch has met with several senators from the Republican party privately over the past few weeks. She... More of this article »
Lobbyist Hired by Obama as Senate Liaison
The new Senate Liaison hired by President Barack Obama is a lobbyist who has been around Capitol Hill for years and was paid to push to have the controversial Keystone XL pipeline approved on behalf of oil interests in Canada. Obama... More of this article »
United States Reportedly Asking China for Help with North Korea
The White House administration has apparently asked China for some help with curbing the ability of North Korea to launch their cyberattacks, like the one an official in the Obama administration said was crippling to Sony Pictures,... More of this article »
Sue Rahr on Obama Task Force for Policing
Sue Rahr who helped steer the police academy in Washington state from its traditional military training has been named to the task force set up by President Obama to build trust between communities and police across the country. Rahr,... More of this article »
Hillary Clinton On Torture Use
Hillary Clinton has spoken out against using torture during a speech on Tuesday in New York. She strongly condemned the tactics for just the first time since the recently report on the interrogation methods used by the CIA from over... More of this article »
Hints Being Dropped About Jeb Bush Running For President
While he drops hints about his intentions for 2016, Jeb Bush the former Governor of Florida is in South Carolina only weeks away from a deadline that was self imposed about whether he would be running for president. Bush will give... More of this article »
House Buys Time for Senate with Stopgap Measure
The United State House of Representatives passed its second stopgap legislation on Friday afternoon giving the Senate more time to discuss then vote on a spending bill that is government wide for $1.1 trillion. The vote in the House... More of this article »
Poll: Christie Would Be Routed by Clinton in His Own State
Voters in New Jersey said that the country was not ready to have one of its own as commander-in-chief and likely would choose Hillary Clinton over Chris Christie their own governor, by an 11 point margin, says a new poll released on... More of this article »
CIA Torture Report to Be Released
On Monday, the Obama administration confirmed that a review of the report by the Senate Intelligence Committee on the post-9/22 CIA torture program would be released on Tuesday. This despite reports that some members of the White House... More of this article »
Bill Cassidy Wins Louisiana Runoff for Senate
Republicans ended their conquest of the U.S. Senate Saturday when Bill Cassidy a Republican easily defeated Mary Landrieu a Democrat and the incumbent, in a Louisiana special election. Cassidy said afterwards that the victory belonged... More of this article »
Obama Chooses Ashton Carter for Defense Secretary
President Barack Obama picked Ashton Carter a former official at the Pentagon to be the next Secretary of Defense, said an official from the White House on Friday. The official at the White House said Obama was going to announce that... More of this article »
House Acting to Cut Nazi Suspects’ Benefits
People who are suspected of being Nazi war criminals would be cut off from receiving benefits of Social Security under a measure unanimously approved on Tuesday by the House of Representatives. The measure is set up to shut a big loophole... More of this article »
Americans Predict GOP Controlled Congress Will Continue Gridlocked
Half of the Americans polled in a recent survey believe the control of both the House and Senate by the Republicans will be bad for the U.S. A majority also said Congress would have more gridlock. However, the poll shows that the Republican... More of this article »
GOP Governors Readying Themselves for 2016
Six potential presidential contenders from the Republican Party spent last week walking across the grounds of a luxury resort speaking with donors and sizing up competition in the biggest field for the party in decades. Rarely did... More of this article »
Report: Businesses Given Incentives to Hire Undocumented Immigrants
Under the sweeping action by President Barack Obama on illegal immigration, businesses will reportedly have an incentive per employee of $3,000 to hire undocumented immigrants. Because of an ObamaCare glitch, businesses will not be... More of this article »
Hagel Resignation Shows Power Has Been Take from Pentagon
Sources close to the White House have said that Chuck Hagel the Defense Secretary was pushed out of office by President Obama on Monday after only 21 months due to disagreements over Syria and Iraq policy. Hagel, who grew increasingly... More of this article »
Former Mayor of Washington D.C. Dies
Marion Barry, who was a longtime District of Columbia mayor and staged a remarkable comeback in politics following an FBI sting in 1990 that videotaped him while smoking crack, has died at age 78 on Sunday. The City Council of D.C.... More of this article »
Impacts Now and Down the Road in Immigration
On Thursday night, President Obama announced Executive Action regarding immigration. Some of his measures start immediately, while others will take more time. The reforms that have deferred action will not be implemented fully for... More of this article »
Debt Issues Return as Sharpton Moves Up Political Ladder
The Reverend Al Sharpton has skyrocketed to national prominence from a community organizer to a consultant to President Obama, amidst a long yet lesser known background of tax obligations and debt that totals millions and millions... More of this article »
President Likely to Grant Protection to Undocumented Immigrants
As the U.S. President, Barack Obama has the authority to grant protection from any deportation to undocumented immigrants. The big question following the midterm election is whether Obama will grant that protection for the immigrants... More of this article »
Senate Democrats and Obama Must Pass Keystone Says GOP
Brad Wenstrup a Republican from Ohio in the House of Representatives called upon Democrats in the Senate to pass legislation approving the pipeline Keystone XL and urged the President to then sign it into law, in the weekly radio address... More of this article »
Arkansas Governor Beebe Will Pardon Son
Mike Beebe the outgoing governor of Arkansas announced on Wednesday that he would pardon the felony conviction for marijuana against his son. He argued that he deserved a second change just like hundreds of nonviolent offenders. Beebe... More of this article »