The White House fired back on Tuesday against House Speaker John Boehner who said that President Barack Obama should scrap his original draft of new war powers to
On Thursday, April 23, 2015, U.S. Attorney (for the Eastern District of New York) Loretta Lynch was confirmed as the next attorney general, making her the first African-American female in the nation's
D.C. leaders will make an attempt to appeal to the Republicans for greater voting rights. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton plans to take to the House floor in a
This week opens the first set of new sessions this year, allowing 15 state legislatures to reconvene. This means that 2,398 lawmakers will be getting back to work
On Wednesday, 15 Democratic senators met with President Obama and Vice President Biden to talk about the state of the healthcare website. A White House official also reported
New Jersey will have its first African American senator once Newark Mayor Cory Booker takes office. Booker will take the seat of Frank Lautenberg, a Democratic senator who
On Wednesday, Senate leaders proposed a deal that would bring an end to the government shutdown, and prevent a possible U.S. default. The proposal is even gaining support
As the first day of the government shutdown begins, tensions grow higher in Washington. For the fourth time, senate Democrats have voted against House Republicans’ spending plan, which
Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz has been testifying in Senate, defending his plan to block any funding for Obamacare. "I intend to speak in support of defunding Obamacare
