Politics

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is not winning when it comes to wooing black voters, according to a new NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll, which shows President Barack Obama beating him by 94 percent to — wait for it — 0 percent, according to the Huffington Post. The president also trounces Romney among Latino…

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012 In the morning, the President will participate in a roundtable discussion with teachers at Canyon Springs High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. There will be a pool spray of the roundtable.   While at Canyon Springs High…

(The Root) — On my radio show TWiB! we cover myriad topics — from the problematic to the flat-out absurd to the seriously dangerous. However, because we scour through news stories every day, we’ve started to notice a frightening pattern. People — who we’re supposed to respect and listen to — are saying things that…

In a piece at Ebony, Michael Arceneaux calls Mitt Romney the great projector for trying to pawn off his political shortcomings onto the president by accusing him of making “wild and reckless accusations that disgrace the office of the presidency.” He says the presumptive GOP presidential nominee is actually projecting his shortcomings and failings onto President…

President Barack Obama touched on a number of topics during a recent White House press briefing, but it was his remarks on the “legitimate rape” comment by Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) that will continue to dominate the national conversation, to the dismay of Republicans, Jonathan Capehart writes in his Washington Post column. “The views expressed were…

(Special to The Root) — Throughout the history of American law and the long struggle for civil rights, questions have consistently arisen regarding the meaning of individual rights, especially for minorities. Indeed, when the founding documents of our country were being crafted, the issues of slavery, individual freedom and property rights were widely debated. Interestingly,…

(The Root) — The Romney-Ryan ticket suffers from pathological hypocrisy. On Monday, President Obama made a rare appearance in the White House pressroom and addressed false claims in a Mitt Romney campaign commercial that asserts Obama’s administration is turning back the clock on the welfare reform of 1996 by doing away with the requirement that…

Tuskegee Airman George Hickman dies in Seattle at 88: Hickman, who was decorated as one of the first black pilots to fly for the U.S. military during World War II, died over the weekend. He was also known for his association with the sports community in Seattle, working as an usher at University of Washington…

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart the White House en route Columbus, Ohio. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at Rickenbacker International Airport are open press.  In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks at…

In her tireless effort to stay in shape, first lady Michelle Obama tells readers at iVillage that she rises at 4:30 or 5 a.m. to fit in her workout before her children arise, especially during the school year, the Associated Press reports. She is serving as a guest editor this week at the women’s website…