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Senate passes sweeping immigration overhaul
In a bipartisan vote, the Senate on Thursday passed a sweeping, historic overhaul of the nation’s immigration system – the first attempt to tackle such reform in six years. But the historic bill...
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On immigration, voting rights, Republicans face challenge of base vs....
Republicans are divided on how to handle both the Voting Rights Act and immigration, two politically-charged issues where the views of their base may not align with the minority voters the GOP wants...
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A new Voting Rights Act? The 3 biggest obstacles preventing a revised bill
A range of politicians, from civil rights legend John Lewis to President Obama to Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), have publicly said Congress should pass some new version or revision to the Voting Rights Act...
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Rep. James Clyburn urges national standards in revised Voting Rights Act
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C,), the man House Democrats have tapped to lead their push for revising the Voting Rights Act after last week’s Supreme Court decision gutted the law’s Section 4, urged the...
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GOP has tough choices on Voting Rights Act
ATLANTA (AP) — When the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights act last week, it handed Republicans tough questions with no easy answers over how, and where, to attract voters even GOP leaders say...
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Ray Allen joins ‘Morning Joe’ to discuss Diabetes funding
Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe this morning to discuss his testimony scheduled for tomorrow before the Senate Special Committee on aging. Allen will be making a case...
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Senate fails to keep student loan rates low
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic-led effort to keep interest rates on student loans low failed Wednesday to move forward in the Senate, setting the stage for fresh negotiations to help undergraduates...
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Republicans drop food stamp cuts from farm bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bruised from the defeat of a massive farm bill last month, Republicans are giving the legislation another chance by bringing a pared-down version to the House floor. GOP leaders were...
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House OKs scaled-down farm bill sans food stamps
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a scaled-down version of a massive farm bill, putting off a fight over food stamp spending and giving Republican leaders a victory after a decisive defeat on the...
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Chicago ‘mayhem’ prompts Bobby Rush to call for National Guard
NBC News - The onslaught of gun crime in Chicago has spurred members of Congress to convene a summit on urban violence and prompted a state lawmaker to demand the National Guard be called in to stop...
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As the Senate tackles voting rights, all eyes are on GOP lawmaker
MSNBC - Just 22 days after the Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the Senate is launching a debate on how Congress can revive one of the linchpins of the civil rights...
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Michele Bachmann: Congress should ‘spank’ Obama
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said in a recent interview with World Net Daily that President Obama deserves a “spanking.” Bachmann said that Obama “has a perpetual magic wand and nobody’s given him a...
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House GOP sponsor Jim Sesenbrenner wants new voting rights law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republican sponsor of the Voting Rights Act updates said Wednesday that Congress must pass a new anti-discrimination law before the 2014 elections that restores the federal...
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John Lewis and Jim Sensenbrenner: Political odd couple together again on...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The white Wisconsin lawyer and the black preacher from Georgia strode into the Senate hearing room together and took their seats, shoulder-to-shoulder, at the witness table. Veteran...
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Darrell Issa compares black congressman Elijah Cummings to ‘little boy’
Darrell Issa, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, used an unfortunate turn of phrase to refer to his black Congressional colleague Rep. Elijah Cummings. During a hearing on the...
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Black Caucus to discuss race on House floor tonight
Tonight, Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will continue the national dialogue on the state of race relations and equal justice in America during the CBC Special Order Hour on the House...
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Polls illustrate strong racial divide in Obama’s America
A series of surveys released in the past three days illustrate a striking racial divide in perceptions of both the Zimmerman verdict and how Americans view racial progress in the country. An NBC...
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Obama: Washington took its eye off economic ball
GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that Washington has “taken its eye off the ball” as he pledged a stronger second-term commitment to tackling the economic woes that strain...
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Trayvon Martin’s dad adds voice to help black men, boys
WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of Trayvon Martin told black lawmakers Wednesday he is now dedicated to making sure people know who his 17-year-old really was and to prevent the trial of George Zimmerman,...
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In rebuke of Obama, most House Democrats back ending NSA phone collection...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House narrowly rejected a challenge to the National Security Agency’s secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans’ phone records Wednesday night after a fierce debate...
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