Politics

Obama Facing IRS and Benghazi Questions

On Monday, President Barrack Obama will hold a press conference with David Cameron the Prime Minister of Britain. Nevertheless, Obama will most likely be asked question about two controversial domestic issues about the IRS and the Benghazi attack. Republicans are calling for a committee to look into the September 11 attack that took place at [...]

Obama Awards Top Cops across the US

President Barack Obama honored 43 police officers from across the nation. They were named by other officers as 2013’s Top Cops. The ceremony was held in the White House. The president recalled how residents of Watertown, Massachusetts came out of their homes to cheer for the officers after they caught the suspect of the Boston [...]

Columnist and Senator speak of Obama Impeachment over Benghazi

For just the first time the word impeachment has been mentioned over President Obama’s involvement in the alleged cover-up regarding the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. Conservative Senator Jim Inhofe a Republican from Oklahoma and Michael Tomasky a columnist with Newsweek magazine both mentioned the “I” word. Inhofe was on the Rusty Humphries radio show on [...]

Obama Donors Liken Keystone Decision to Lincoln Ending of Slavery

150 major Democratic donors and clean energy investors wrote a letter to President Barack Obama that urged him not to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. They compared the decision to Abraham Lincoln’s outlawing of slavery in the nation via a constitutional amendment. The letter was sent by the group Thursday and emphasized on President Obama’s [...]

IRS admits to targeting Conservatives

On Friday, the Internal Revenue Service made a formal apology for targeting specific groups with the word patriot or tea party in their names. The apology confirmed accusations that have been longstanding by a number of conservatives that solicitations for tax exempt status were being improperly scrutinized or delayed. The official in the IRS who [...]

Obama Puts Spotlight on Manufacturing during Texas Visit

President Barack Obama focused on Austin’s embrace of advanced manufacturing as well as the Republican attempts in Congress to stop his economic agenda during his trip in Texas. It was part of the president’s series of events to start his Middle-class Jobs and Opportunity Tour. The tour placed the attention to economic and educational successes [...]

Voter Census Says Hispanic Voter Turnout not a Record

In the days following President Barack Obama’s re-election, in last November’s election, headlines across the country declared there had been a record Hispanic voter turnout. The same headlines said because of that record turnout Obama had been re-elected. An era of voter apathy amongst Hispanics was said to have ended along with the presidential hopes [...]

Obama to Promote Health Care and Jobs Plans

President Barack Obama will tackle two issues that have defined his presidency for the rest of the week. These are health care and jobs. The president will board Air Force One Thursday to go to Austin, where he will begin a series of Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tours made to push his budget plans. [...]

Obama and Cameron to Meet for Syria talks

Starting next Monday, President Obama will hold a 3-day meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain and other members of the G8 to discuss the economy and the escalating problems in Syria. Cameron is scheduled to travel to Russia prior to visiting the U.S. and will meet with President Vladimir Putin to discuss the [...]

Obama Warns the Defense Department about Sexual Assaults in Military

The estimated number of military personnel who were sexually abused went up 35 percent over the last two years. This was according to the report released by the Pentagon Tuesday. White House and lawmakers were angered by the military’s handling of the issue. Because of the statistics released by the Pentagon, President Barack Obama warned [...]