Politics

In college I had a professor who would dismiss class if too many of us had neglected to finish the assigned reading. It would infuriate us as a group of late-teens and early-20-somethings who felt that our very presence should have been rewarded, but I honestly couldn’t blame him. His reasoning was sound. What would…

It’s not often that members of Congress from both sides of the aisle come together to celebrate the life and legacy of a single member. Yet, after the death of our beloved colleague Rep. Donald Payne, Republicans and Democrats coalesced in a bittersweet tribute to honor his extraordinary work as a committed public servant for…

To kick off the Month of the Military Child, on April 4 first lady Michelle Obama and the Obama family dog, Bo, participated in a pre-Easter celebration with military families and children at the Fisher House at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012 In the morning, the President will deliver remarks to highlight ways the Administration has helped create economic security for women at the White House Forum on Women and the Economy. As part of the Forum, the White House…

In a piece for his Washington Post blog, Ed Rogers writes that President Obama’s attacks on Mitt Romney are making him look like an angry partisan and will turn off swing voters. Obama’s recent harsh attacks on Mitt Romney are a mistake. Don’t get me wrong — the Obama campaign should attack Romney aggressively. But…

Flanked by legislators and lawmakers, President Obama smiles as he signs the STOCK (Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge) Act into law. The STOCK Act bans insider trading among government officials and members of Congress.

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing. This meeting is closed press.Later, the President and the Vice President meet for lunch. This lunch in the Private Dining Room is closed press. In the afternoon, the…

Medical breakthroughs in curing sickle-cell anemia and treating prostate cancer and HIV/AIDS may dramatically improve life for the millions of people struggling with these diseases, but there are significant barriers that may keep African Americans from receiving this new, high-quality care. This article is the third and last in a series about how health care…

Today, April 4, marks the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the strike by the sanitation workers of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1733 — two events that changed America and forever linked civil rights and workers’ rights. For the members of AFSCME in Memphis,…