WASHINGTON (AP) — If Chuck Lacasse had gotten his pink slip four days earlier, Uncle Sam would have covered most of his family’s health insurance while he looked for a new job.
WASHINGTON — The House has adopted a measure renewing unemployment benefits for people who have been without a job for at least six months.
From HuffingtonPost.com: RNC Chairman Michael Steele on Sunday offered some of the most forceful disapproval of Rand Paul‘s libertarian positions to date from within the broader Republican Party.
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Monday is sending legislation to Congress that would allow him to force lawmakers to vote on cutting earmarks and wasteful programs from spending bills.
From the NY Times: Among the many reverberations of President Obama’s election, here is one he probably never anticipated: at least 32 African-Americans are running for Congress this year as Republicans, the biggest surge since Reconstruction, according to party officials.
The precipitating event of the financial crisis was the financial collapse or near collapse of several large financial institutions including Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, AIG, Citibank and Bank of America.
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 35 immigrant advocates, including a nun and a U.S. congressman, were arrested in front of the White House fence Saturday after sitting down and defying orders from police to move.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says there “may not be an appetite” in Congress to deal with immigration immediately after going through a tough legislative year.
RAP SESSIONS WITH BAKARI KITWANA Bakari Kitwana speaks with Reverend Conrad Tillard about the Democratic Primary battle ramping up this election year between longtime Congressman Charles Rangel and Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV for New York’s 15th Congressional District, the Congressional seat once held by the great Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. New York’s first Black […]
After last week’s outrage over the Congressional delay in paying Black farmers their $1 Billion settlement, Roland had a few very strong, choice words to share with Congress, the White House and with you, America.
After last week’s outrage over the Congressional delay in paying Black farmers their $1 Billion settlement, Roland had a few very strong, choice words to share with Congress, the White House and with you, America.
