Reuters | California Governor Gavin Newsom said he had picked Laphonza Butler to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy left by Dianne Feinstein, who died on Thursday...
AP | Hill Harper, an actor known for his roles on “CSI: NY” and “The Good Doctor,” announced on Monday that he is running for Michigan’s...
AP | Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson formally entered next year’s gubernatorial race at a rally Saturday, with the sharp-spoken social conservative saying North Carolina neads...
U.S. Senator Tim Scott. PHOTO/Sandra Ecklund/WCIV South Carolina’s newest lawmaker in Washington, Sen. Tim Scott (Republican), is opening up new offices in his home state. Scott...
Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. addresses the audience at the Democratic National Convention 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, on August 25, 2008....
U.S. President Barack Obama delivering the State of The Union Address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington., Feb 12, 2013. PHOTO/Charles...
U.S. President Barack Obama. PHOTO/File President Barack Obama says 2013 can be a year of solid economic growth, but only if Washington gets out of the...
U.S. President Barack Obama. PHOTO/File Just as President Barack Obama is pushing new initiatives on gun control and immigration, the gloomy old problem of a sluggish...
Newark Mayor Cory Booker. PHOTO/File Democratic Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, New Jersey, a prominent figure in his party, said Sunday that he’ll decide within two...
Rep. Marcia Fudge., new Chairperson of the Congressional Black Caucus Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio has been elected to lead the Congressional Black Caucus. Ms. Fudge,...
Former Congressman J.C. Watts – founder and senior partner Oakcrest Capital Partners., LLC Former Congressman Julius Caesar (J.C.) Watts is the founder and senior partner of...
Herman Cain. PHOTO/File Herman Cain is throwing his weight behind a handful of Republican congressional hopefuls who are intent on advancing the conservative platform he espoused...
U.S. President Barack Obama/PHOTO/File President Barack Obama will announce a plan to accommodate religious employers outraged by a rule that would require them to cover birth...
At least that’s what the president’s advisers hope Americans who are frustrated by the economy and looking for someone to blame will remember when they vote...
When President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, he bluntly told the committee: “There will be times when nations – acting individually or in...
Herman Cain (pictured) is on a roll, despite having made a series of stumbles that have left many openly questioning whether he’s ready for the White...
Herman Cain is now under assault by a key group that boosted his fortunes: the conservative media. Yesterday, Cain’s muddled comments on abortion surfaced. Later in...
Herman Cain (pictured), is a fiscal conservative. He never misses a chance to promote his 999 plan or outline his vision for economic growth and recovery....
President Barack Obama sought to tap public discontent with big money elites Monday as he kicked off a campaign-style bus tour to blame Republican obstructionism for...
President Obama urged the nation Sunday to celebrate the dedication of the memorial to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. by continuing to press...
As the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination has come into sharper focus, an unlikely figure has emerged, former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain (pictured)....
Fueled by Tea Party supporters, conservatives and high-interest GOP primary voters, former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain (pictured), now leads the race for the Republican presidential...
Herman Cain (pictured), was expecting criticism, and he sure got it. “They are a little bit afraid that this long shot may not be a long...
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain (pictured), said on Sunday that he doesn’t believe racism holds African Americans back. “I don’t believe racism in this country today...
This week could see a turning point for President Obama’s US$447 billion jobs bill, which gets its first big political test in the coming days —...
Herman Cain (pictured), has been long viewed as an outsider because of his unconventional economic policies, lack of political experience and incendiary views on Muslims in...
Herman Cain (pictured), is scoring highly in polls but lack of ground organization in Iowa and New Hampshire may work against him. The former chief executive...
President Barack Obama says that many of the activities by the financial sector that precipitated the financial crisis in 2008 were not necessarily illegal and thus...
Senate Democrats are rewriting portions of President Barack Obama’s jobs bill to include a new 5 percent tax on income above US$1 million, a proposal that...
GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain (pictured), once the longest of long shots, is surging in polls across the country and now leads the field among N.C....
Herman Cain (pictured), was chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from January 1995 to August 1996 and had served on its board since...
President Barack Obama demanded Monday that Congress vote on his jobs legislation package this month despite signs that the full measure faces stiff resistance. “I’m ready...
The Supreme Court has turned away another challenge to President Barack Obama’s eligibility to be president. The high court on Monday refused without comment to hear...
Even though the Cain campaign is picking up steam, finishing first in the Zogby poll this week with 28%, compared to Rick Perry’s 18% and Mitt...
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain (pictured), says that he should not have stayed silent after the audience at a recent GOP debate booed a gay soldier....
President Barack Obama, the man Republicans claimed was too young, too idealistic and too inexperienced to lead, is becoming a foreign policy authority the likes of...
President Obama has encountered stiff resistance from Republicans who make no secret of their desire to bounce him out of the White House next year, but...
President Barack Obama is giving states the flexibility to opt out of provisions of the No Child Left Behind law, a move he says is designed...
Employing in-your-face politics, President Barack Obama sold his jobs plan Thursday from the turf of the top Republicans on Capitol Hill, combatively calling them out by...
In yesterday’s Rose Garden address, President Obama unveiled his new initiative to attack America’s long-term deficit, which has increased exponentially since the implementation of the Bush...
Carl Lewis (pictured), was a sprinter. The legal saga over whether he iss eligible to run for New Jersey’s state Senate is a marathon. The 3rd...
President Barack Obama is keeping up his appeal for public support of his US$447 billion proposal to boost jobs and consumer spending by urging Americans to...
President Barack Obama signs the American Invents Act, Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo...
WASHINGTON (AP) - At the same time, the Democratic National Committee is backing up the effort with a new ad campaign in politically key states from...
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - 'God is our refuge and strength,' Obama intoned, 'a very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear.'...
President Barack Obama is doubling down on a payroll tax cut for workers and small businesses, hoping it will do more to revive the job market...
theGRIO REPORT - The biggest problem the president is facing is not whether people will switch sides. It's whether people will turnout for him again...
Obama is still a favorite. That being said, he is dangerously close to the tipping point between a clear favorite and a struggling contender. Obama’s has...
CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) - "I cannot stress this highly enough, if you are in the projected path of this hurricane you have to take precautions now,"...
