Government and Politics
Feb 5, 2015: A grand jury in Philadelphia charged Philadelphia Police Officers Sean McKnight and Kevin Robinson with aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, reckless endangerment, lying to authorities, falsifying records and obstructing justice in the May, … Continue reading Philadelphia Police Officers Charged with Aggravated Assault
Mar 31, 2019: Deceptions may sink plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Refuge | The Hill Dec 20, 2016: The Obama administration announced that it will implement a permanent ban on offshore drilling … Continue reading The Environment of Alaska
Jan 27, 2015: About 300 Holocaust survivors, along with French President François Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Polish President Bronisław Komorowski gathered for a memorial at the former Auschwitz Nazi death camp today, on … Continue reading The 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz | International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Dec 30, 2014: New Jersey police shot and killed unarmed Jerame Reid in Bridgeton, New Jersey during a traffic stop. Police dashboard video shows the encounter in its entirety. Video shows man shot by New … Continue reading New Jersey Police Shoot Unarmed Man
Jan 20, 2015: Watch President Obama's 2015 State of the Union Address on YouTube. Read President Obama's 2015 Obama 2015 State of the Union Address as prepared for delivery. Read the Republican State of the … Continue reading President Obama 2015 State of the Union Address
The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010. Remarks by the President at Signing of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act … Continue reading The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
On Wednesday, January 7, 2015, the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) held a one-day Raising Wages Summit. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) were among the … Continue reading AFL-CIO Raising Wages Summit
The Pew Research Center is: ...a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and … Continue reading Pew Research Center Study on Financial Security, Political Views, and Political Behavior
Jan 7, 2015: In this, the first week of the 114th U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives introduced H.R.30 - Save American Workers Act of 2015. The bill raises the minimum number of employee work … Continue reading Save American Workers Act of 2015 | H.R. 30
Jan 1, 2015: Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual New Year speech. In the speech, Putin lauded the annexation of Crimea, encouraged Russian nationalism, and sent a message to President Obama about "the … Continue reading Russian President Vladimir Putin Delivers 2015 New Year Speech