Politics

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012In the morning, the President will depart from Los Angeles, California, en route Reno, Nevada. The departure from Los Angeles International Airport and arrival at Reno-Tahoe International Airport are open press.In Reno, the President will meet with a local…

Late last week, Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a measure banning abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood from receiving state funding. The law, known as the Whole Woman’s Health Funding Priority Act, discontinues funding for family planning and other health services offered by Planned Parenthood clinics and other organizations that provide abortions, according to…

The first lady greets guests during a reception for military children and their families in honor of Mother’s Day in the East Room of the White House on May 10. Children created flower arrangements, Mother’s Day cards and cookies in the State Dining Room before presenting them to their families.

If speculation in media and political circles is any indication, the biggest political risk in President Obama’s recently announced support for gay marriage lies in homophobic black voters abandoning the president in droves. But are African-American voters, who supported Obama by a 96 percent margin in 2008, really inclined to stay home in 2012 over…

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart from the White House en route Seattle, Washington. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at King County International Airport are open press. In Seattle, the President will deliver…

Just when certain progressives thought that President Obama lacked the audacity to lead, he publicly endorsed, in a television interview taped Wednesday, the right of gay Americans to marry. It’s a bold shift, especially coming one day after a majority of voters in North Carolina, a key battleground state in this November’s elections, supported a…

In an entry for the Washington Post‘s PostPartisan blog, Jonathan Capehart says that leadership is about doing what’s right when it’s neither easy nor convenient. At 3 p.m., ABC News aired footage of the president of the United States saying, “I’ve been going through an evolution on this issue. I’ve always been adamant that gay…