Tweet People criticized President Barack Obama for proposing small bail initiatives during his State of the Union address. Gone are the measures to confront climate change or to improve the immigration system. Instead the president settled for small measures that can be passed unilaterally. He has several in his list and he mentioned three more in his... 

Tweet President Barack Obama gave a populist economic vision during his recent State of the Union address. This would widen the policy battle between the Democrats and Republicans. The president wants to increase the tax on wealthier Americans, support domestic manufacturing, and launch a new probe into the mortgage crisis. The president’s initiatives... 

Tweet President Barack Obama is set to deliver his annual State of the Union address to Congress but most of the goals that he set in previous speeches. Some of the goals include reforming the immigration laws and meeting congressional leaders of both parties each month. The president’s promises were broken because of congressional opposition as well... 

Tweet The Justice Department rejected a new South Carolina law that requires the voters to present photo identification. It stated that the law would suppress the turnout of otherwise qualified minority voters. The move by the department was the first since it used its powers to block voter identification law, as stated under the Voting Rights Act. Earlier... 

Tweet Penn State’s special investigative committee that was formed after allegations of child sex abuse against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky were made public calls for a news conference. It is scheduled for Monday morning in Philadelphia. The trustees committee is still in the process of examining the actions taken by the university... 

Tweet Texas Governor Rick Perry just made plans to visit South Carolina during his summer travel tour. The Republican governor is building up his presidential bid by visiting an early presidential nominating state, which is his first this year. Governor Perry hasn’t officially announced his decision with regards to his presidential nomination bid but... 

Tweet Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts said that at least two tornadoes rampaged through central and western Massachusetts, which slammed debris into buildings and killed four people. Two people died in Westfield, one in Brimfield and one in West Springfield. There were no details released about the victims. The tornadoes did a lot of damage in... 

Tweet Tim Pawlenty is a former Minnesota governor who is trying to get the Republican nod to be its nominee in the next presidential election. He is said to be the leader that can restore the country’s economy and attract the investors back. Part of his plan to gain the advantage among the other Republican hopefuls, Pawlenty will show up in different... 

Tweet House Majority Leader Brian Bosma announced that Minority Leader Patrick Bauer and his fellow Democrats would return in Indiana and end their boycott against the Republican agenda, which the Democrats considered as anti-union and public education. This move will end the longest legislative walkouts in recent United States history. As a sign of protest... 

Tweet Former congresswoman Heather Wilson is seeking the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat, which is currently held by Democrat Jeff Bingaman who is retiring in two years. The former congressional representative from Albuquerque’s pan to run for Senate was first reported in Politico, an online news site. According to Republican volunteers,...