The DNC says Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign improperly accessed confidential voter information gathered by rival Hillary Clinton.
Saying "every child, regardless of race, income, or zip code, deserves a shot at a great education," President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a measure to revamp No Child Left Behind.
On the same day that Rahm Emanuel apologized for the police shooting of Laquan McDonald, a state lawmaker introduced a measure in Springfield, Illinois to recall the beleaguered Chicago mayor, according to ThinkProgress. The reason the bill is necessary is because there is no legal mechanism to recall the mayor–a vestige of the city’s corrupt “political machine […]
Fed up with the caricature that is Trump, the GOP quickly distanced themselves after Monday night's circus, most seeming to understand just how outrageous, hateful and damaging Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric could be.
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty has lost his endorsement from the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party ward leaders, according to Cleveland City Councilman Michael Polensek. On Saturday, members recommended endorsing Michael O’Malley instead. The ward leaders will make a non-binding recommendation that will be voted on by the executive committee on Dec. 17. […]
It was the president's toughest talk yet about the threat of terrorism in America.
NewsOne’s PolitickerOne blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way that elected officials represent our communities. Three times a week, we will go beyond the mainstream media’s “pack” coverage of politics to highlight the underreported aspects of how politics and policy […]
Donald Trump’s sensibilities have been violated by Starbucks’ decision to opt for bland holiday messaging on their coffee cups over non-secular imagery (or reindeers), and the presidential candidate has thrown his “Make America Great Again” hat into the controversy ring. “I have one of the most successful Starbucks, in Trump Tower,” he said. “Maybe we should […]
NewsOne this week visited Hillary for America headquarters in New York City's Brooklyn Heights community to meet five Black millennials working on the campaign.
Can somebody tell us why the the two top Republican candidates in the 2016 presidential election are the ones who don’t have any political experience? I reluctantly watched the third Republican debate last night. I have low tolerance for all of the nonsense that comes out of the candidates’ mouths for the sake of boosting […]
NewsOne’s PolitickerOne blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way that elected officials represent our communities. Three times a week, we will go beyond the mainstream media’s “pack” coverage of politics to highlight the underreported aspects of how politics and policy […]
Fathers in prison facing high debt over unpaid child support payments will have the opportunity to "press pause" with a new program.