Fifty-years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked a joint session of Congress to respond to the brutal beatings of protesters in Selma, Alabama, by passing…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Loretta Lynch won approval from a key Senate committee Thursday to serve as the nation’s next attorney general, as divided Republicans clashed…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Israeli prime minister’s upcoming speech to Congress without President Barack Obama’s blessing has angered Democratic lawmakers, but they see little remedy…
Loretta Lynch (Courtesy of Justice.gov) At the beginning of her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last Wednesday morning, Attorney General-designate Loretta E. Lynch delivered…
Food stamps, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, are offered to Americans who earn a gross income amount that’s less than 130 percent…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republicans who control Florida’s Legislature said Tuesday that they will not appeal a landmark ruling that found that the state’s map…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is wildly unpopular. In fact, two-thirds of Americans want their own House member booted. And the tea party is dogging longtime…
ATLANTA (AP) — Jason Carter, former President Jimmy Carter’s grandson, stepped into the pulpit of South Columbus United Methodist Church for a Palm Sunday sermon…