Washington Report: Obama Lays Out Budget Vision That Calls for Shared...
Washington Report: President Obama outlines his vision for the 2012 budget (Image: Getty) President Obama laid down the gauntlet in the 2012 budget battle being waged by Democrats and Republicans....
View ArticleWashington Report: Small Business Tax Credit Bill; USDA to Clean Up...
Washington Report: Florida Republican Allen West introduces a bill that will encourage small businesses to start hiring (Image: File) Florida Republican Introduces Small Business Tax Credit Bill Rep....
View ArticleClock Ticking on Debt Limit; Small Business Lending Fund Progressing Slowly
The clock continues to tick for Capitol Hill lawmakers on negotiations to reach a deal on the debt limit (Image: Thinkstock) Time is Running Out for Capitol Hill Lawmakers to Reach a Deal on the Debt...
View ArticleObama Criticizes Capitol Hill Partisanship
President Obama addressed a crowd at a Michigan battery plant (Image: File) In recent polls, Americans have expressed a growing frustration with the bitter partisanship that has nearly crippled the...
View ArticleObama Plans Full Court Press on Jobs Bill
President Obama has gone on the offensive by wasting no time to send his comprehensive jobs program to Congress. Energized and forceful, he sent a clear message to the GOP-controlled House regarding...
View ArticleWashington Report: Obama Talks Tough on Deficit Reduction
(Image: File) For weeks Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill have expressed frustration about what they view as President Obama’s tendency to easily compromise with congressional Republicans during...
View ArticleObama Pushes for Veterans Portion of Jobs Plan
President Obama delivers remarks on his veterans jobs plan in the White House Rose Garden on Monday (Image: White House Photo/Pete Souza) With the unemployment rate for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in...
View ArticleDecember Jobs Report: Republican Chairman Says Obama Only Offers “Gimmicks”
The December 2011 jobs report released last Friday showed signs of an economy in recovery. The national unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent, the lowest in three years, and the economy added 200,000....
View ArticleObama Pushes Proposal to Help Underwater Homeowners
(Image: File) President Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to make it easier for millions of homeowners to refinance their mortgage at the current record-low interest rate, even if they owe more...
View ArticleMcNair Scholars Program Fights to Keep Funding
University of Chicago Charter School English teacher Quinetta Bellows-Miller spent countless hours working overtime to prepare her classroom for the new school year. Bellows-Miller earned her...
View ArticleWashington Report: Updates From the Capitol
BP Fund Administrator Pledges Improved Claims Process Oily marshes in the Louisiana's Grand Terre Islands. (Source: Sierra Club) Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility,...
View ArticleUSDA Chief Offers Emotional Apology to CBC Over Sherrod
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack apologized to the CBC for firing Shirley Sherrod. In an emotionally charged meeting with several members of the Congressional Black Caucus Wednesday evening, Agriculture...
View ArticleUnemployment Benefits Extended
African Americans whose unemployment insurance checks stopped coming as Senate lawmakers engaged in weeks of bitter debate and Republican procedural hurdles. Wednesday, the upper chamber finally passed...
View ArticleRangel Welcomes Chance to Respond to Ethics Charges
Rangel says he welcomes the opportunity to respond to the ethics committee allegations. A House investigative panel announced Thursday a finding that Rep. Charles Rangel has violated congressional...
View ArticleAs Obama Talks Up Small Businesses, Vote on Lending Looms
Community banks are three to five times more likely to lend to minority businesses than traditional banks. With the Senate on the verge of taking a final vote on the Small Business Jobs Act, President...
View ArticleObama Counters Critics of His Education Policies
Obama said that education reform is a top priority because the “status quo is morally inexcusable, it’s economically indefensible, and all of us are going to have to roll up our sleeves to change it.”...
View ArticleWashington Report: New Vote on Black Farmers Settlement
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to call for a unanimous consent vote on a stand-alone bill to authorize funds for the black farmers settlement Monday night. This latest effort follows weeks of...
View ArticleWashington Report: Maxine in Troubled Waters
Maxine Waters denies all ethics charges against her. An investigative subcommittee has found substantial reason to believe that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-California) violated House ethics rules. The Office...
View ArticleWashington Report: Black Tea Partiers Fight Charges of Racism
Black conservatives met in Washington to condemn charges of racism against the tea party. When black conservatives held a press conference this week to denounce the notion that there are racists within...
View ArticleWashington Report: Funding for Black Farmers Stalled Again
The Senate failed to pass legislation that would finalize settlements with black farmers. (Source: NBFA) It’s National Farmers Week, but the nation’s black farmers have little to celebrate because...
View ArticleWashington Report: Congresswoman Maxine Waters Wants Her Day in Court
Rep. Maxine Waters is calling on the ethics committee to schedule her trial before the 111th Congress ends in December. The panel, which recommended the censure of New York Rep. Charlie Rangel before...
View ArticleWashington Report: Black Farmers Settlement Bill Clears the House
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed landmark legislation to fund claims filed by Black farmers who say that the U.S. Agriculture Department denied them loans and other assistance because of...
View ArticleWashington Report: Congressional Black Caucus Opposes Obama Tax Plan
The Congressional Black Caucus and the White House delivered dueling messages about how President Obama’s tax plan compromise would affect African-Americans. CBC members held a press conference on...
View ArticleWashington Report: RNC’s Michael Steele Running for Reelection
Speculation over whether Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele would seek a second term came to an end Monday night when he announced his plans on Fox News and then in a much-publicized...
View ArticleWashington Report: Obama Signs Middle Class Tax Cuts Bill Into Law
After two weeks of venting and handwringing by their colleagues, House Democratic leaders were able to pass an $858 billion tax bill during a late-night vote on Thursday. President Obama quickly signed...
View ArticleObama Ends Year on a High, Surviving Midterm Shellacking
Looking toward the future The media has been abuzz this week over President Obama’s conversation with Philadelphia Eagles owner Jerry Lurie, during which he reportedly praised Lurie for giving...
View ArticleWashington Report: House Republicans Pass Healthcare Repeal
Democrats and Republicans spent most of Wednesday streaming on and off of the House floor to either commend or condemn the Affordable Care Act. When the bill to repeal it passed by a vote of 245 to...
View ArticleWashington Report: January Jobs Numbers, Healthcare Reform and Obama on Egypt
Good and bad news in recent job report (Thinkstock) January Job Reports a Mixed Bag If you’re a glass half-full kind of person, then the January jobs report released today is good news. The...
View ArticleWhy Democrats and Republicans Hate Obama’s New Budget
President Obama delivered his 2012 budget proposal to Congress this week, citing it will reduce the deficit by $1.1 trillion over the next decade. Two-thirds would come from reducing spending and...
View ArticleWashington Report: Dems and GOP Fight Over Funding; Black Farmers Still Seek...
Congress Holds Marathon Floor Sessions on Government Funding Keeping up with news on the Hill (Image: Thinkstock) House lawmakers logged more than 40 hours this week in often-heated debate over...
View ArticleWashington Report: Democrats & Republicans Sound Off on Temporary Budget...
Congressional lawmakers have just a week to negotiate a deal to fund the federal government before March 4 but are widely divided on where spending cuts should come from. House Speaker John Boehner...
View ArticleWashington Report: Dems, GOP Continue Budget Talks; Rep. Ellison Gets...
Budget Impasse May Push Lawmakers Closer to Middle Ground The Senate this week rejected in a vote of 44-56 a Republican plan to cut the federal budget by $57 billion and a Democratic proposal by a...
View ArticleWashington Report: Black Unemployment Rate Increased in March While Overall...
For many African Americans, the job hunt continues (Image: Thinkstock) The March jobs report brought bad news for African-Americans whose unemployment rate increased from 15.3% to 15.5%, while the...
View ArticleWashington Report: Budget Showdown Looms
Could the budget showdown mean lights out for the government? (Image: Thinkstock) This week, congressional leaders face the unenviable task of making the necessary compromises to prevent a government...
View ArticleJoe Biden Passes Up 2016 Presidential Run
Vice President Joe Biden (Image: Politico.com) On Wednesday, in a highly anticipated press conference from the White House Rose Garden, Vice President Joe Biden announced he will not enter his bid to...
View Article[Political Snapshot] Clyde Williams Hopes to Fill Charles Rangel’s Shoes
Clyde Williams (Image: capitalnewyork.com) Name: Clyde Williams Party affiliation: Democrat Current or last position: Vice President at the Center for American Progress Notable political achievement...
View ArticleRubio is Ready
More good news for Sen. Marco Rubio… Cory Gardner, a Republican senator has officially endorsed Rubio for President. This is a pretty big deal for the Rubio campaign because Gardner is Rubio’s first...
View Article[By The Numbers] Where the GOP Candidates Stand Going Into Tonight’s Debate
Welcome to By The Numbers, where BlackEnterprise.com will be bringing you regular updates on the 2016 Presidential Election Primaries, from a numerical perspective. [Related: Rubio is Ready] By the...
View ArticleFourth GOP Debate: 4 Things to Watch For
What: Fourth GOP Primary Debate When: Tonight at 9 p.m. ET Where: Milwaukee Hosts/Sponsors: Fox Business Network and The Wall Street Journal Moderators: FBN Managing Editor of Business News, Neil...
View Article2016 Primary Debate Schedule – GOP
The following was written by Hailey Wallace: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Network: CNN Sponsors: CNN, Salem Media Group [Related: The GOP Has a Problem With … Empty Podiums]...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Bernie Sanders Press Secretary Responds to ISIS Comment Backlash
By Hailey Wallace, Politics On Tuesday, presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders took a walking tour through Baltimore, meeting with the city’s civic and religious leaders to discuss the issues affecting...
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