Politics

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart San Francisco, California, en route [to] Reno, Nevada. The departure from San Francisco International Airport and arrival at Nevada Air National Guard at Tahoe International Airport are open press. In…

(The Root) — On Friday morning at about 12:39 a.m., when James Eagen Holmes walked into the Century Cinema 16 theater complex in Aurora, Colo., outside Denver; kicked open an emergency-exit door leading into Theater 9; and opened fire on a crowd of people gathered for a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises, resetting…

A recent survey by the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication shows that those in support of voter-ID laws usually harbor “negative sentiments towards African Americans,” writes ColorLines‘ Aura Bogado. It’s little surprise, then, that the laws, which require one or more forms of hard-to-get identification in order to vote, primarily affect minorities. Researchers…

Following news of slow campaign fundraising in President Obama’s election run against Republican nominee Mitt Romney, Politico reports an upswing in donors for the president. Priorities USA Action spent $7.9 million last month — mostly on ads scrutinizing Romney’s tenure at the private equity firm Bain Capital — and finished June with $2.8 million in…

(The Root) — This is most likely not at the top of your list as you begin to determine your man for president of the United States come Nov. 6. But, in a word, it should be this: SCOTUS, the Supreme Court of the United States. Either President Obama or would-be President Romney will make…

(The Root) —The mortgage crisis of 2008 has revealed the true color of money: black and white. On July 12, Wells Fargo — the largest residential mortgage lender in the United States — agreed to a $175 million settlement in a racial-discrimination suit brought by the Department of Justice. The case originated with charges first…

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart the White House en route Jacksonville, Florida. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at Jacksonville International Airport are open press.  In Jacksonville, the President will deliver remarks at a…

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing. This meeting in the Oval Office is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will meet with Secretary of Agriculture Tom…