Shirley Chisholm was a groundbreaking Black politician who championed and advocated for many, including the Black community. The first Black woman elected to Congress, her elementary...
U.S. President Barack Obama. PHOTO/File Aiming tax increases at millionaires and companies that ship jobs abroad may help frame the fairness theme of President Barack Obama’s...
Young adults trying to get traction in a tough economy are getting a welcome assist: the new federal health care law has markedly improved their access...
U.S. Attorney General., Eric Holder. PHOTO/File Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Tuesday entered the turbulent political waters of voting rights, signaling that the Justice...
Herman Cain PHOTO/KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images His campaign rocked anew, a feisty Herman Cain claimed a “groundswell of positive support” from backers on Wednesday and accused critics...
Herman Cain Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain’s Iowa campaign chairman said Tuesday the candidate was reassessing his bid for his party’s nomination a day after an...
A man accused of firing two shots at the White House last week has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama or his staff....
A defiant Herman Cain (pictured), accused Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, a Republican rival, of orchestrating a smear campaign to destroy his presidential candidacy, as additional...
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...
U.S. President., Barack Obama President Barack Obama has been railing against Congress to pass his jobs plan and casting Republicans as obstructionists who would rather score...
President Barack Obama is naming names. First he singled out House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. On Tuesday, House Republican leader Eric...
The 2012 presidential campaign is well under way for Michelle Obama, and the first lady is promising to put herself into the election effort like never...
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain acknowledges he may be the “flavor of the month,” but promises that voters will find that there’s “more to that flavor...
Texas Gov. Rick Perry worked to convince Florida Republicans Saturday that he is the strongest contender for the party’s presidential nomination despite a shaky debate performance...
President Barack Obama took his newly combative message to the liberal West Coast on Sunday, aiming to re-energize faithful Democratic voters who have grown increasingly disenchanted...
President Barack Obama, setting up another clash with Republicans, will propose Monday US$1.5 trillion in new taxes aimed primarily at the wealthy as part of a...
President Barack Obama is backing away from some deficit reduction proposals he considered during failed summer negotiations with House Speaker John Boehner even as he prepares...
DETROIT (AP) - Obama said that with widespread suffering, "the time for Washington games is over" and lawmakers must move quickly to create jobs...
President Barack Obama reviewed damage inflicted by Hurricane Irene in northern New Jersey on Sunday, promising residents, “We’ll be there to help.” Obama visited the towns...
OPINION - There is no reason to believe what Obama did in 2008 can't be replicated at the state-level for a man like Johnny DuPree, who...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing high unemployment and a jittery Wall Street, Obama has had to confront questions over his handling of the economy more than a...
OPINION - If President Obama cannot afford open displays of anger, let Maxine Waters do the job. If the Tea Party can fight, so can we...
OPINION - Progressives would be wise to ignore their political soothsayers and recognize that everyone has a hustle...
President Barack Obama sharpened his attacks on Congress, blaming them for gridlock in Washington that has held up work to bolster the economy, as he sought...
NEWS ONE - According to a new BlackPlanet/NewsOne poll, 88 percent of African-Americans said President Barack Obama should be reelected while 12 percent said he shouldn't...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have accused the president of emphasizing campaign money over governing, criticizing plans for the lavish birthday party...
After establishing himself as the Republican presidential candidate most overtly critical of Muslims in America, Herman Cain taking steps to reach out to the community...
WASHINGTON (AP) - He said he remains committed to his unfulfilled promise to rewrite the nation's immigration laws, but offered no timelines...
Barack Obama may be the Kevlar President -- bad news can bruise him, but none can pierce his armor to cause any severe damage to his...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Waters has repeatedly said she did nothing improper and had no role in the Obama administration's decision to bail out Boston-based OneUnited Bank...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama collected $86 million combined for his re-election campaign and the Democratic Party during the past three months...
OPINION - As a civil rights lawyer who works in the trenches, I am well aware of the barriers that black voters face and particularly sensitive...
CHICAGO (AP) - In a statement, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel says Obama and the union share a vision and members wanted early and strong support...
Michael Coleman Columbus, OH Columbus is home to Mayor Coleman, a Democrat bent on whipping the city into greener and more business-friendly shape. An Obama supporter,...
