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Obama Invites Black Lives Matter Leader to White House Again for Discussion on Race Jim Hoft May 17th, 2016 7:50 pm 99 Comments On Monday Barack Obama invited several police officers to the White House to recognize exceptional acts of courage. But that was Monday. On Tuesday Obama invited Black Lives Matter leaders to the […]

(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama marked International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on Tuesday, saying he is “proud” that his administration “has made advancing the human rights of LGBT individuals” a focus of U.S. engagement around the world. “On May 17, Americans and people around the world mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia […]

WICHITA, Kan. –  A judge said Tuesday that Kansas can’t require people to show proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections at motor vehicle offices. U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson ruled that the state’s proof-of-citizenship requirements likely violate a provision in the National Voter Registration Act that requires only “minimal information” […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report declaring American schools as more racially and economically segregated, with more and more schools becoming almost entirely poor and non-white. The report, released 64 years to the day after the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, found that in the 2013-14 school year, 16 […]

By Betsy McCaughey, New York Post Hillary Clinton says that when she and her husband moved out of the White House 15 years ago, they were “dead broke.” Today, they’re worth more than $150 million. In the new documentary “Clinton Cash,” it becomes all too clear how the former first couple went from rags to […]

FoxNews.com Donald Trump, in an extensive interview with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, responded to critics of his blunt campaign style by saying he never would have been successful in the primary race if he had acted “presidential” and held back on hitting his political rivals – while declaring that if he doesn’t win the election […]

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump responded to President Obama’s jab during a commencement speech last weekend at Rutgers University. Without calling Trump out by name, Obama focused on the Republican nominee throughout the graduation speech. “In politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue,” Obama told the graduates. “It’s not cool to not know what you’re talking […]

The U.S. government and other world powers are prepared to help train and arm forces from the new unity government in Libya to help it fight Islamic State, which has spread rapidly in the turbulent North African nation. Speaking in Vienna, Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States and other major nations would […]

In another historical moment for the Obama administration, the Senate on Tuesday evening confirmed the long-stalled nomination of Eric Fanning to be Army secretary. Fanning thus becomes the first openly gay leader of any U.S. military service — a milestone not lost on gay rights groups and coming five years after the repeal of “don’t […]

The Obama administration wants to make sure Utica, New York’s young refugees aren’t without a job, so he’s spending millions to make sure it doesn’t happen. “Access to a job in the summer and beyond can make all the difference to a young person – especially those who don’t have access to many resources and […]