The Fabric of America
From ABC News “This Week” powerhouse roundtable takes on all the week’s politics, with ABC News’George Will; National Journal Editorial Director Ron Fournier; American Urban Radio Networks White House Correspondent April Ryan; editor and publisher of The Nation Katrina vanden Heuvel; and … [Read more...]
By: April Ryan, aprildryan.com At the ABC studio in New York City Sunday morning Congressman Charlie Rangel takes a few questions on the IRS. Congressman Rangel has been a questioner in various congressional hearings since Watergate. Meanwhile, Friday night the Treasury Secretary told the … [Read more...]
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary May 19, 2013 Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Commencement Address at Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia May 19, 2013 Hello, Morehouse! Thank you Dr. Wilson, the Board of Trustees; Congressman Cedric Richmond … [Read more...]
By: Darlene Superville, AP WASHINGTON — Forget, for just a moment, about a shield law for the media. The question at the White House Thursday was who would shield President Barack Obama? A blistering sun had given way to a light but steady rain by the time the president and the Turkish … [Read more...]
Korey Wise sits smirking through a one-man play, saying "hmph!" and "ummm" now and then. Youth groups, activists, and college students have packed the auditorium at the National Black Theatre in Harlem. Wise will join a panel after the play on wrongful imprisonment, a subject he knows too … [Read more...]
Source:whitehouse.gov The First Lady, Michelle Obama, delivers the commencement address to graduates of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School for Health Sciences and Engineering at Historic Pearl High in Nashville, TN on May 18 at 1:00 PM. The school serves approximately 1,200 … [Read more...]
By April Ryan, aprildryan.com Today President Obama's signing of a Presidential Memorandum to modernize the Federal infrastructure permitting process. It is meant to cut red tape and shave months and years off the time it takes to review and approve major infrastructure projects. The White House … [Read more...]
PRINCETON, NJ -- Slim majorities of Americans are very or somewhat closely following the situations involving the Internal Revenue Service (54%) and the congressional hearings on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and its aftermath (53%) -- comparatively low based on historical … [Read more...]
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2013 Creating Jobs Faster by Cutting Timelines in Half for Major Infrastructure Projects As part of the Administration’s effort to make America a magnet for jobs by building a 21st Century infrastructure, … [Read more...]
On Friday, President Obama will travel to Baltimore, Maryland for the second of his “Middle Class Jobs & Opportunity Tours.” In his State of the Union address, the President laid out his belief that the middle class is the engine of economic growth. To reignite that engine, there are three … [Read more...]
