Politics

When pressed by MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough — a former Republican member of Congress — to call out Florida Rep. Allen West’s accusation that “78 to 81” members of Congress were “members of the Communist Party,” the Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan — a former speechwriter for Ronald Reagan — couldn’t decide if West’s remarks were…

According to the Washington Post, the Rev. Al Sharpton has come full circle despite his rough-and-tumble political career. Through his daily radio show, The Al Sharpton Show, as well as his nightly MSNBC show, Politics Nation, he has illuminated and ignited conversations around matters concerning minority and poor communities, most recently the Trayvon Martin case.…

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a dozen members of President Obama’s Secret Service detail are under investigation for improper conduct while protecting the president, who is in Cartagena, Colombia, for the Summit of the Americas. The men have been accused of soliciting prostitutes:Edwin Donovan, an agency spokesman, declined to disclose details about the alleged…

In the end Rick Santorum went out as he came in: quietly, with dignity and a sense of mission. “Over and over again we were told, ‘Forget it, you can’t win.’ We were winning, but in a different way. We were touching hearts; we were raising issues that frankly a lot of people didn’t want…

Eloquent tributes from a stream of religious leaders, elected officials, academics and celebrities punctuated a three-hour funeral service for journalist Gil Noble, who was gratefully remembered in New York City on Friday as the nation’s “electronic griot.” He died April 5 at the age of 80. At the service, held at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church,…

Sherman and Tammie Gillums look at their pictures with first lady Michelle Obama as Mrs. Obama continues to greet guests at the Joining Forces Community Challenge event on the South Lawn of the White House on April 11.

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012In the morning, the President will depart the White House en route Tampa, Florida. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at Tampa International Airport are open press.In the afternoon, the President will tour the Port of Tampa…

Standing next to the event’s Easter Bunny mascot, President Obama cheers on the crowd of about 34,000 during the 134th annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on April 9.