Politics

UPDATE: 11/20/2013, 9:03 P.M. EST: Rep. Radel plead guilty to misdemeanor cocaine possession and was ordered to serve one year probation. Radel, who is voluntarily entering an in-patient drug treatment center for his addiction, will have his guilty plea expunged from his record after successfully completing probation. —————————————————————————– Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL) will appear in […]

First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by BET’s 106 & Park today, Tuesday, Nov. 19, to discuss education and youth empowerment. Mrs. Obama is making the rounds to push President Obama’s “North Star” Goal, that by the year 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. The mix of […]

Now in its second week, the first trial challenging the voter ID law in the state of Wisconsin highlights what appears to be a growing trend across the nation to hamper the voting process. The federal lawsuit, brought by civil rights group Advancement Project with co-counsel Arnold & Porter, brings to light the restrictive nature […]

Inquiring minds want to know! New Jersey Senator Cory Booker (pictured) has kept his love life on the low, but according to the New York Post’s famed Page Six, he is dating high-powered Hollywood entertainment lawyer, Bianca Levin (pictured). RELATED: Vegan Strip Club Offers ‘Booker Burger’ In Honor Of Newark Mayor The pair reportedly met at […]

Healthcare.gov, the web portal for the Affordable Care Act, has been subject to close to 20 hacking attempts, including one intended to shut the site down, reports ABC.com. RELATED: Health Department Releases Enrollment Numbers For Insurance Marketplace According to the Department of Homeland security, these attempts are minimal when compared to the onslaught that most federal agencies […]

For weeks, the smiling face that adorned the homepage of Healthcare.gov belonged to a Colombian immigrant named Adriana. However, she told ABC News, the treatment she received was enough to wipe the smile off of anyone’s face. Adriana claims that she was a target of “cyberbullying” and that  her immigration status was wrongfully called into […]

Dave Wilson (pictured) is a Houston electrician by trade who has a rep for crusading against anything pro-gay.  Now the staunch Republican with Tea Party makings, who has won a seat on his city’s Community Board of Trustees, is being accused of employing deceitful tactics to win voters in his predominantly Black district by pretending to be African American […]

Is the GOP actually doing things that would resonate with the Black community, and just don’t want to tell us about it? That may be the case with mandatory sentencing laws, which via the war on drugs, disproportionately affect African Americans. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), who has criticized the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for […]

How do New Yorkers feel about the election of Bill de Blasio? NewsOne took to the streets of Manhattan to find out what the voters expect from the Mayor Elect. Some New Yorkers express relief at the end of a long era of Republican rule, others hope that de Blasio will shift focus to their […]

UPDATE: 9:40 P.M. EST, 11/5/2013 Republican Joe Lhota has conceded the New York City mayoral race to Democrat Bill de Blasio. ———————————————————————————— With some polls showing him leading rival Joe Lhota by 45 percentage points, Bill De Blasio (pictured) is in cruise control. But what about Bill de Blasio the man? Here, NewsOne has rounded […]

After rising from fourth place into front-runner and ultimate winner of the Democratic New York mayoral primary, it’s been more or less a forgone conclusion that Bill de Blasio would become New York’s newest mayor. RELATED:   De Blasio Wins Resounding Victory In NYC, Set To Replace Bloomberg 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Bill De Blasio He is […]

Detroit – The polls have opened in Detroit and it’s game on as mayoral candidate’s Mike Duggan and Benny Napoleon battle it out in one of the most hotly contested mayoral races in the nation. The history-making election follows a string of political fails in Detroit, including; the conviction of former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the […]