WASHINGTON (AP) — Melody Barnes is leaving as White House chief domestic policy adviser at a time when President Barack Obama’s administration is getting little notice for its work on the home front to fix the struggling economy. SEE ALSO: Why Ron Paul Got A Free Pass Barnes, who will be gone by Tuesday, is […]
Click Above to Hear Interview. Runs 10 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. WISH-TV/Channel 8 Anchor Debby Knox was the only Indianapolis journalist to interview President Barack Obama at the White House this week. Knox talked with Afternoons with Amos about her interview with the President. She also shared with Amos and listeners her experiences while at […]
On Wednesday afternoon, law enforcement captured a man suspected in a shooting incident near the White House. Police took 21-year-old Oscar Ortega into custody at a hotel near Indiana, Pa. Using information provided by the Secret Service, Pennsylvania State Police made the arrest at 12:35 p.m. Secret Service confirmed on Tuesday morning that 2 bullets […]
WASHINGTON — The White House has rejected several petitions calling for the legalization of marijuana including one that would stop the federal government from interfering with individual states’ marijuana laws. The government has recently began shutting down marijuana dispensaries in California and has pledged to continue to do so. California Votes Down Marijuana Legalization Measure […]
Since President Barack Obama was elected, the first family’s every move has been scrutinized by the media. Now, NBC is developing a new television sitcom inspired by the Obamas, which focuses on a dysfunctional first family and their life in the White House. See also: The sitcom, titled 1600 Penn, is a comedic spin written by […]
White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes spoke on why she decided to leave her position during an “Open for Questions” Q&A session moderated by The Root.
Four days after President Obama laid out the American Jobs Act for Congress, he took his message to a public forum attended by over 100 African Americans at the White House and live-streamed over the Internet, imploring them to help get the bill passed. “We are at a critical juncture in our country and this […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will meet with Ruby Bridges, who was one of the first African Americans to integrate the New Orleans public school system in 1960. Bridges was immortalized in the Norman Rockwell painting, “The Problem We All Live With,” that captured the bigotry and hatred of racism. The painting was recently placed […]
WASHINGTON — The Obama Administration announced Thursday that adjustments will be made to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), requiring services to extend the forbearance period for unemployed homeowners from 3 months to 12 months, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Expected to become a standard for the mortgage industry, these adjustments […]
WASHINGTON — After much silence, the Obama administration is speaking out on the Weinergate scandal. White House press secretary Jay Carney said President Obama believes Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) was wrong to send a lewd photo over Twitter and then lie about it, but the continuing scandal surrounding it has become a distraction from important […]
NEW YORK-Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook was sworn in as the first African American to be the White House Ambassador For Religious Freedom. The New York Daily News reports: She was the first woman to serve as a chaplain for the NYPD, a position she has held since 1990. After 9/11, she helped traumatized police officers […]
The proposed GOP budget cuts that may cause a veto from President Barack Obama and cause a government shut down would have big affect on the Black community as well as Hispanics and the Urban Poor. One the biggest pushes by the GOP is to cut funding for Planned Parenthood. Despite the GOP’s demonization of […]
