Calling Racial Bias Data Collection A "First Step," Advocates Look For Racial...
Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement of a $4.75 million data collection grant-based program is met with pushback from advocates seeking federal action to stop racial profiling. Yuri Gripas /...
View ArticleHow North Carolina's Voter ID Law Could Actually Help Democrats This Year
The race is on to register voters. The Rev. William Barber, head of the North Carolina NAACP. AP Photo/The News & Observer, Chris Seward WASHINGTON — When North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed a...
View ArticleIdaho's First Out Gay Candidate Says His Conservative Views Are "Stigmata"...
Domenic Gelsomino is running unopposed on the GOP party line for a seat in the Idaho House of Representatives. He is young, conservative, and gay. Via Twitter: @domgelsomino One month ahead of the May...
View ArticleFrustrated Activists Taking White House Protests To Homeland Security Chief's...
Month-long protests set to end with symbolic vigil. “So from Obama’s home, we are now going to Jeh Johnson’s house to ask him to expand deferred action and release those set to be deported ASAP,”...
View ArticleAnti-Clinton Author Splits With HarperCollins Over New Book
Publishing sources cast doubt on Ed Klein’s reporting. “I can imagine why some folks in New York might be uncomfortable with some of the revelations in the book, but we are not,” says Regnery’s...
View ArticleNRSC Pays Fine To FEC Over Campaign Finance Violations
The NRSC says they are “glad” the issue has been resolved. The National Republican Senatorial Committee settled with the Federal Election Commission over some campaign finance violations dating back...
View ArticleWhite House: Oklahoma's Botched Execution "Fell Short" Of Humane Standards
White House press secretary Jay Carney reaffirms Obama’s support for the death penalty in the wake of a botched execution in Oklahoma. View Video › WASHINGTON — President Obama continues to support...
View ArticleJustices Consider Police Searches Of Cell Phones, From Flip Phones To...
Lawyers argue at the Supreme Court over whether the Constitution protects arrested people from having their cell phones searched without a warrant. Gary Cameron / Reuters / Reuters WASHINGTON — Should...
View ArticleAfter Botched Execution, Oklahoma Governor Calls For Review Of Procedures
“[A]n independent review of the state’s procedures would be appropriate and effective,” Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says. WASHINGTON — Less than a day after a botched execution in her state, Oklahoma...
View ArticleTed Cruz: Energy Exports Are The Way To Beat Back Russia
The senator emphasized an energy-based approach for the United States in dealing with Russia in Ukraine. Part of Cruz’s foray into foreign policy. The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz...
View ArticlePlease Join D.C. In Welcoming Its New Doughnut Overlord
All hail, most powerful Dome-nut. en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org And a sizable portion of D.C. has given their out-of-town friends tours of the dome. "Yea, I work here." brushes shoulder off Via...
View ArticleFlorida Grants In-State Tuition To Undocumented Students
With immigration legislation stalled in Washington, Republicans in a key state move to help undocumented immigrants. UPDATED Immigrant advocates watched the tuition bill work its way through the...
View ArticleFormer WH Spokesman In Interview On Benghazi: "Dude, This Was Like Two Years...
Former White House national security spokesman Tommy Vietor was being interviewed on Fox News about emails and talking points concerning the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in...
View ArticleHHS Expected To Lift Blanket Medicare Ban On Sex-Reassignment Surgery Soon
An HHS review board will soon make a ruling. A major change with potentially far-reaching consequences. en.wikipedia.org WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to end...
View Article23 Reasons Fox News'"Outnumbered" Is The Only Cable News Show To Watch At 12...
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View ArticleHow Popular In D.C. Are You, Really?
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View ArticleMarion Barry Slams HBO Over Use Of White Writers In Biopic
“Some white people really do think they should tell the history of black experiences. Sad paternalists. We can speak for ourselves,” Barry wrote in one tweet. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File...
View ArticleObamas Met With Lupita Nyong'o Before Correspondents Dinner
President spoke Swahili to 12 Years a Slave star. instagram.com WASHINGTON — The president greeted a star of the Oscar-winning film 12 Years a Slave in her native tongue Saturday ahead of the White...
View ArticleSupreme Court Upholds Prayer At New York Town's Monthly Meetings
The justices — in a 5-4 decision — ruled that the New York town of Greece’s opening prayer is constitutionally allowed. The U.S. Supreme Court on March 5. Gary Cameron / Reuters / Reuters WASHINGTON —...
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