Politics

President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised a historic world power agreement with Iran that curbs the country’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, almost ensuring that the country cannot achieve rapid nuclear weapons capabilities for at least the next decade, according to The Washington Post. “We have stopped the spread of nuclear weapons in this […]

NewsOne’s Politicker blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way that elected officials represent our communities. Three times a week, we will go beyond the mainstream media’s “pack” coverage of politics to highlight the underreported aspects of how politics and policy […]

Democratic presidential candidate Jim Webb said the Democratic party has “moved way far to the left,” in an interview with Fox News Sunday; he also backed southern White cultures during a discussion about the Confederate Flag. Isolating himself from the liberal likes of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, Webb told Fox News’ Bret Baier that the recent […]

In an effort to recruit Democratic-leaning Black and urban voters, the Republican National Committee has launched a four-week Ohio campaign that will focus on outreach and mobilization ahead of the November 2016 presidential election, reports Cleveland.com. The campaign, called “#CommittedToCommunity: Engage, Empower, Uplift,” is slated to end Aug. 6, the date of the first GOP […]

In a visit where he is expected to push for criminal-justice reform, President Barack Obama will become the first sitting president to visit a federal prison when he travels to Oklahoma next week. On Thursday, Obama will meet with law enforcement officials and inmates at El Reno Federal Correctional Institution outside Oklahoma City. According to a […]

After insulting Mexican immigrants in America, grandiloquent billionaire Donald Trump has blasted his way to the top of the list of Republican presidential candidates in a crowded field that includes several high-profile elected officials, reports The Hill. A new Economist/YouGov poll shows that Trump was the preferred GOP nominee for 15 percent of respondents — […]

Controversial GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump told CNN Wednesday that he will ultimately win the Latino vote, and knocked Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton for promoting what he called an immigration policy that would “let everybody come in… killers, criminals, drug dealers,” according to NBC News. From NBC: “I have a great relationship with the Mexican […]

In her first national interview of the 2016 presidential race, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton dismissed polls that suggest Americans do not trust her, and seized the moment to attack Republican rivals on immigration reform. “People should and do trust me,” she told CNN‘s Brianna Keilar in the interview that aired Tuesday on The Situation Room […]

Following his plan to rectify the “war on drugs” that jailed thousands and destroyed communities, President Obama is expected to commute the sentences of dozens of non-violent drug offenders this summer, the New York Times reports. The president, who has long discussed the effort to correct the tough and unfair sentencing that disproportionately affects minority men, […]

First Daughter Malia Obama may get to live in a big old White House, but it’s her new internship that makes her the envy of all 20-something girls. According to a Page Six report, President Barack Obama’s eldest daughter was spotted on the Brooklyn set of actress and writer Lena Dunham’s hit HBO series GIRLS. The 17-year-old […]

She’s only been with us for a short time, but if the last few months are any indication, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is definitely on the right track. And though controversy surrounds the newly crowned attorney general, we know that she’s built tough enough to withstand any political weather that comes her way. If you recall, […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ UCLA saga has finally come to an end. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has chosen not to file assault charges against the hip-hop mogul. Combs was arrested on June 22 after a confrontation with a UCLA football coach escalated and turned physical. According to reports, he allegedly swung a kettle ball at […]