Politics

A member of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration resigned on Friday after being subpoenaed in the investigation into an alleged plan to close lanes of the George Washington Bridge for political payback, causing massive traffic delays over four days in September 2013, the Associated Press reports. Christina Genovese Renna leaves amid claims from Christie…

I’m often asked, “When did you become a Republican?” And my answer is the same every time: “I’ve always been one!”  My mother gave birth to me when she was 16 years old, and we received government assistance during the first few years of my life. When I was growing up, she taught me the…

Each year the news division of the network hosting the Super Bowl is granted a pregame interview with President Obama. This year was Fox’s turn, and Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly used the occasion to grill the president on a few of the conservative’s favorite topics, including Benghazi and the IRS’ targeting of conservative groups.…

Labor leaders who have spent months pushing for concessions under the Affordable Care Act signaled last week that the White House’s refusal to help is reducing union support for Democratic candidates in upcoming midterm elections, the Washington Post reports. Unite Here, one of the first unions to endorse Barack Obama in 2008, and others complain…

A recent article in The Root written by Jeff Johnson made a publicly scathing criticism of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Johnson’s column, pejoratively titled “An Open Letter to Those Who Still Believe in the NAACP” is a foolish and bewildering attack on one of the largest and longest lasting civil…

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin’s federal corruption trial began Thursday, and during opening day procedures, prosecutors listed several crooked deals they say Nagin ran out of City Hall, while the defense called the evidence deceiving, the Times-Picayune reports. Prosecutors allege that under Nagin’s tenure, corruption flourished, claiming that the former mayor received money, free…

President Barack Obama’s most recent State of the Union address has been widely praised as one of his best ever—with even conservative critics like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich calling it “powerful.” It’s pretty much beyond dispute at this point that the president knows what he’s doing when he takes the podium. But with all…

President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address offered the black community new policy measures—focused on jobs, education, health care and retirement—to close the growing economic gap between America’s rich and poor. Obama’s opening remarks focused on his administration’s accomplishments, including a 6.7 percent unemployment rate, reduced deficits and robust investment. And he acknowledged that…