BEN NUCKOLS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The new mayor of the nation’s capital gave her constituents what they wanted — the ability to legally grow...
Washington (CNN) – Is the Democratic party over for Israel? For years, support for Israel has been one of the few reliably bipartisan issues on Capitol...
STACY A. ANDERSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday celebrated what he called “the central role that African-Americans have played in every...
STACY A. ANDERSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday celebrated what he called “the central role that African-Americans have played in every...
(CBS News) – Attorney General Eric Holder says that he will soon call on Congress to lower the standard of proof in federal civil rights cases,...
(CBS News) – Attorney General Eric Holder says that he will soon call on Congress to lower the standard of proof in federal civil rights cases,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to award the Congressional Gold Medal to honor those who participated in the historic Selma civil rights protest...
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to expand the benefits of popular college savings plans that President Barack Obama failed to...
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to expand the benefits of popular college savings plans that President Barack Obama failed to...
(USA Today) – Despite warnings from congressional Republicans, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser allowed D.C.’s marijuana legalization law to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Rep....
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The foundation developing Barack Obama’s future presidential library has commissioned polling in Chicago to determine whether residents support building...
(The Washington Post) – Georgia will no longer require job applicants to disclose their criminal histories on employment forms after Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed...
SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel failed to capture a majority of the vote Tuesday in his bid for a second...
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House threatened Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to overhaul the widely criticized No Child Left...
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House threatened Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to overhaul the widely criticized No Child Left...
DAVID ESPO, Associated Press ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A partial agency shutdown looming, Senate Republicans offered Tuesday to permit a vote on Homeland...
DAVID ESPO, Associated Press ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A partial agency shutdown looming, Senate Republicans offered Tuesday to permit a vote on Homeland...
By Post Staff A number of the regulars who attend the East Oakland Senior Center at 9255 Edes Ave. to play card games like Bid...
(Salon) – Electoral integrity has not improved in the U.S. over the past year, according to a new study. In fact, elections in Mexico now...
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Divided Republicans are searching for a way out of an impasse over immigration that is threatening to shut down...
(Politico) – The diversity of the FBI’s special agent ranks slipped further in the past three years, according to key statistical measures just released by...
EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press RONNIE GREENE, Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — On a hot Friday last July, a parolee was mowing a lawn in...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the Republican-led Congress prepares to update the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), civil rights...
Roberta Rampton and David Lawder, REUTERS (Reuters)—U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would mean...
Jim Kuhnhenn, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is proposing tougher restrictions on brokers who manage Americans’ retirement accounts, reigniting a confrontation with...