Politics

On the heels of the release of the latest American employment numbers, South Carolina Congressman David Scott of Georgia’s 13th Congressional District delivered this week’s “Congressional Black Caucus Message To America.” During his remarks, Rep. Scott noted that “Black unemployment remains double that of White unemployment,” and declared that “Education is the biggest tool to expand […]

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert‘s alleged sexual abuse of a male student over 30 years ago when he was a high school teacher may not have been completely unknown to fellow congressional members, according to Politico. Former congressman Mel Watt, who is now head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, acknowledged on Tuesday that years ago […]

President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed legislation that reforms a contentious government surveillance program that swept up millions of Americans’ telephone records after the bill was passed by Congress, Reuters reports. The measure, passed earlier in the day by Congress, ends a phone data collection system exposed by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden […]

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court tossed out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man who typed violent rap lyrics to his Facebook page after a split with his wife. Anthony Elonis was arrested and convicted in lower court proceedings, and a jury sentenced him to over three years in prison. However, the High Court sided […]

The federal government’s authority to gather vast quantities of phone records in the hunt for terrorists expired at 12:01 a.m. Monday after Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, blocked an extension of the program during a dramatic Senate session on Sunday, reports The New York Times. By blocking the extension, Paul, also a 2016 Republican […]

Former Delaware attorney general Joseph Robinette “Beau” Biden III has succumbed to brain cancer. He died Saturday at the age of 46.  His grieving father, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, issued the following announcement: It is with broken hearts that Hallie, Hunter, Ashley, Jill and I announce the passing of our husband, brother and son, Beau, after he […]

Sometimes the past catches up with us. Which seemed to be the case with former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, who threw his hat into the ring as a Democratic contender for President in 2016. Numerous reports confirm that the former Baltimore mayor, who announced his presidential ambitions in the beleaguered city on Saturday morning, had […]

Democrats and Republicans know that winning voters of color is the key to winning the battle for the White House in 2016. That’s why Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced on Thursday that she’d hired LaDavia Drane, the respected and politically-connected former director of the Congressional Black Caucus, according to BuzzFeed. Drane will serve as the […]

In a blow to President Barack Obama’s controversial immigration reform plan, a federal appeals court on Tuesday denied a request from Department of Justice lawyers to allow the executive order to move forward pending appeal, reports CNN. The decision represents a victory for Texas and 25 other states challenging the administration’s actions, which were blocked […]

A longtime federal prosecutor in Brooklyn has won critical support to replace Loretta Lynch as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, report various media. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer  (D-NY) has asked President Barack Obama to nominate Robert L. Capers to succeed Loretta E. Lynch, who left to become the first Black, female U.S. attorney […]

Want to learn how to “break the internet?” Just ask President Obama. Earlier this week, he broke the Guinness World Record for the “fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Twitter.” His account, @POTUS, had 1 million followers within the first 5 hours after the page was created. After President Obama’s time is up […]

Loretta Lynch will investigate the death of John Crawford III, 22, who was shot last summer as he held an air rifle inside a Walmart in Ohio, according to WLWT TV. Lynch, who was confirmed as the U.S. Attorney earlier this month, met with Crawford’s family Tuesday during a visit to Cincinnati to discuss police reform, […]