THE AFRO — Residents from D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV) are adversely being affected by the partial government shutdown.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “American voters sent a powerful message last November when they gave Democrats control of the House. I am committed to doing everything in...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The popular National Museum of African American History and Culture closed Wednesday January 2.
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Why are we consistently faced with only being able to choose between the lesser of two evils each election cycle?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…The shameless GOP tax scam contains massive giveaways for the nation’s largest banks. According to Americans for Tax Fairness, the country’s six largest...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — Every inch of Garlin Gilchrist’s 6-foot-8 frame stood tall as he was sworn in as the first black Lieutenant Governor of Michigan late...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Responsible legislators want to end this irresponsible government shutdown, and I expect a number of Republican members to join the Democrats in voting...
ATLANTA VOICE — The year began swiftly on Jan. 2, as Keisha Lance Bottoms was sworn in as the 60th mayor of Atlanta.
(Politico) – Hillary Clinton is riding high in a new WSJ/NBC News poll, with a whopping 60-point margin over her nearest Democratic rival and commanding leads nationally...
LISA LERER, Associated Press KEN THOMAS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is putting everyday Americans at the center of her first major campaign...
LISA LERER, Associated Press KEN THOMAS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is putting everyday Americans at the center of her first major campaign...
by Roberto Alejandro Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley officially entered the presidential race May 30 with a...
DAVE GRAM, Associated Press KEN THOMAS, Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders kicked off his longshot presidential campaign Tuesday with a pitch...
JOAN LOWY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Thursday demanded that Republicans provide more money for Amtrak so the railroad can tackle a $21...
JOAN LOWY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Thursday demanded that Republicans provide more money for Amtrak so the railroad can tackle a $21...
(Politico) – For the first time in the decade and a half that Gallup has been tracking Americans’ ideologies, the percentage of those identifying their...
(Politico) – For the first time in the decade and a half that Gallup has been tracking Americans’ ideologies, the percentage of those identifying their...
(Politico) – When little else is working, try the Congressional Black Caucus. That’s a familiar pattern for the Obama administration: Backed into a corner on...
LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The hardest sell for President Barack Obama will be persuading members of his own party to back a bipartisan...
LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The hardest sell for President Barack Obama will be persuading members of his own party to back a bipartisan...
LISA LERER, Associated Press KEN THOMAS, Associated Press NORWALK, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton came to Iowa to give voters an intimate glance of who...
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A very public spat between the No. 2 and No. 3 Senate Democrats is dashing the party’s hopes for...
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A very public spat between the No. 2 and No. 3 Senate Democrats is dashing the party’s hopes for...
CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans from sharply conservative House districts have won recent elections by promising to “never compromise,” and now some Democrats...
Burgess Everett, POLITICO WASHINGTON (Politico)—Even as the White House ramps up pressure on Congress to stay out of its negotiations with Iran on a nuclear...