Politics

Surrounded by his family and former President Bill Clinton, Bill de Blasio was formally sworn in as the 109th mayor of New York City, making him the first Democrat in two decades to hold the position of governing the nation’s largest city, the New York Post reports. De Blasio, a former City Council member, assumed…

Yesterday was the day most New Year’s resolutions began. And tomorrow is the day many of them will end, as that vow to shop less is done in by that once-in-a-lifetime after-Christmas sale. But what if your New Year’s resolutions could change the world? In the case of President Barack Obama, committing to solving a…

As we enter into a new year, the black community should remain focused on five key areas that are vital to the promotion of racial justice and economic equality in 2014. Reducing Violence in Black Communities Nationwide Chicago’s violence-plagued communities have received the most national attention, in part because of President Barack Obama’s ties to…

Though there were no major elections held this year, 2013 still turned out to be one of the more eventful years in recent political memory. Between the government shutdown and the rollout of the Affordable Care Act there was certainly no shortage of major political news. There were plenty of political losers. (Click here to…

Though there were no major elections held this year, 2013 still turned out to be one of the more eventful years in recent political memory. Between the government shutdown and the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, there was certainly no shortage of major political news. There was also no shortage of political losers. (See…

When you’ve lost your unemployment benefits, like more than a million Americans this past weekend, there’s not much to look forward to in the current political environment. Members of Congress, convinced that they did enough to extinguish a do-nothing narrative, bounced quickly to enjoy their trees full of gifts and dining tables lined with gut-busting…

An estimated 1.1 million people reportedly enrolled in health care coverage through the federal marketplace between Oct. 1 and Dec. 24, the government announced Sunday, according to CNN. A large number of enrollees—975,000—signed up in December, Marilyn Tavenner, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in a blog post. She called it…

The relative peacefulness of President Barack Obama’s Hawaiian vacation was slightly disrupted Saturday when demonstrators raised signs in protest against unmanned aircraft and other issues near the first family’s holiday rental house, Reuters reports. On the way back from an early morning gym visit at nearby Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the president’s motorcade passed a…

Former President Bill Clinton is slated to swear in Bill de Blasio, New York City’s 109th mayor, Wednesday on the steps of City Hall, the Associated Press reports. De Blasio’s transition team said Saturday that he would be sworn in by fellow Democrat Clinton, who will use a Bible once owned by another former president, Franklin…

Extended federal unemployment benefits came to a sudden halt Saturday for an estimated 1.3 million Americans, creating potentially major implications for the recovering U.S. economy, the Associated Press reports. The situation has set the stage for a fierce political battle when Congress reconvenes in the new, midterm election year, the AP reports. The issue is…