Politics

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2012 In the morning, the President will attend an annual hurricane preparedness briefing in the Situation Room. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will sign the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank at the…

Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson details what he says is GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney’s dishonesty. There are those who tell the truth. There are those who distort the truth. And then there’s Mitt Romney. Every political campaign exaggerates and dissembles. This practice may not be admirable — it’s surely one reason so many Americans…

(The Root) — Last week presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s campaign caravan rolled up to the Universal Bluford Charter School in West Philadelphia. He used the occasion to talk with cherry-picked black school administrators, community leaders and teachers about education reform. In many ways, it was Romney’s official introduction to urban America. With the cameras…

(Special to The Root) — A spate of photo-ID laws passed by right-wing legislatures in the past few years is threatening the ability of even registered voters to cast their ballots. Many people think, “What’s the big deal? Everybody has ID.” Well, it’s not that simple.   New laws that have strict requirements for state-issued photo…

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, MAY 29, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press. In the afternoon, the President will meet with Secretary of State Hillary…

(The Root) — The terms “PAC,” short for “political action committee,” and “super PAC,” a reference to its mightier cousin, often conjure unsettling images of a pay-to-play electoral system: pharmaceutical-industry-backed groups that contribute thousands of dollars to members of Congress to sway legislation in their corporate interests, for example, or a staggering $10 million campaign…

(The Root) — In the face of a crushing $265 million deficit and $13.2 billion in long-term structural debt, it was either sign a consent agreement, file for bankruptcy or accept the fate of a state-appointed emergency manager, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing told The Root about two weeks ago in an exclusive interview. The former…

Consider this scenario: Aroused by an attractive teenager in a halter top walking through his neighborhood, a Sanford, Fla., man was instructed to stand down by police, but instead he provoked an encounter that ended tragically with the assault and rape of the 17-year-old girl. After showing authorities scratches on his face and arms that…

As President Barack Obama campaigns for re-election, he’s wrangling his team of Democratic allies, but not everyone is getting in line. Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker spoke out last week on Meet the Press, declaring that the Democrats’ attack on Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital experience was “nauseating.” On Saturday’s Melissa Harris-Perry show on MSNBC, the…