White House
Officials: Obama Naming Watt For Housing Post
President Barack Obama intends to nominate Rep. Melvin Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the government regulator that oversees lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and he has chosen a former cable and wireless industry lobbyist to head the Federal Communications Commission, according to White House officials.
FBI: Early Test Shows Ricin In Obama Letter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says preliminary tests on a letter sent to President Barack Obama indicate the presence of poisonous ricin. The letter is undergoing further testing because preliminary field tests can be unreliable, […]
Senate Showdown Vote On Gun Curbs Set For Today
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat has set Congress’ first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama’s gun control drive as a small but mounting number of Republicans appear willing to buck a […]
HIV-Positive North Carolina Teen Becomes Advocate For Youth
Sitting at a conference table inside the White House in December, AIDS and HIV activist Stephanie Brown could not have been happier.
Jenny Sanford Not Running For Congress
Former South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford said Monday she will not seek her ex-husband’s old congressional seat, saying her job as a mother is more important than going to Washington.
US Economy Adds 155K Jobs; Rate Remains 7.8 Percent
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during the tense negotiations to resolve the fiscal cliff. The solid job growth wasn’t enough to push […]
Opinion: Now That Paula Broadwell And Jill Kelley’s 15 Minutes Are About Up
Paula Broadwell and Jill Kelley need to be removed from the top of the nation’s top newspaper publications and demoted to the likes of the National Enquirer.
Opinion: Karl Rove Is The Most Overrated Person In Politics Today
Rove has managed to spin himself a personal fortune in national politics. His reputation, however, does not match his accomplishments.
Opinion: Biden in 2016?
Can anyone other than Vice President Joe Biden himself imagine Joe Biden as a presidential candidate after all we’ve learned about him in the past four years while he has sat one heartbeat away from the presidency?
Opinion: Benghazi-Gate: Obama’s Unconscionable Actions
By now it’s obvious that Obama and his administration did not handle the situation correctly. Rather than taking a presidential stance during the horrendous incident, Obama kept his mind and actions on his 2012 reelection campaign and tried to alter the obvious reasons for the deadly attack.
