DemocracyNow.org — Thousands are expected to protest in Michigan today as Republican Gov. Rick Snyder prepares to sign a pair of anti-union bills that would make his the 24th so-called right to work state in the country. Pushed through be
House Speaker John Boehner is calling on the White House to offer up a plan for spending cuts in order to avoid the fiscal cliff. Boehner says if Congress enacts the president's current plan the US would be in the red for decades to come.
Published on Mar 25, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM House Bill 2698 in the Kansas State legislature has run cold, but if enacted, it would deal a serious blow to anyone who has a complaint against cops. The bill would remove the
Speaker of the House John Boehner says one reason there's no deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is that President Barack Obama has not offered enough spending cuts. (Dec. 13)
Published on Mar 7, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM This week, The White House hosted its first ever White House Student Film Festival, while the President addressed the ongoing crisis in the Ukraine, presented his budget for Fiscal Y
Published on May 20, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Lisa Monaco, the White House's top counterterrorism adviser, announced Monday that the CIA will no longer use vaccination programs in its spying operations. Monaco addressed a lette
Go here http://wh.gov/5Jmn to sign a petition to the White House, calling for them to investigate and condemn forced organ harvesting in China. ------------- It's being called abhorrent and a crime against humanity. Allegations of
A gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and opened fire, killing at least 27, among whom 20 were children. In a press conference at the White House, President Obama spoke emotionally of the nation's sorrow for the m
2/8/13 The Greater New York Chapter prepares for the winter storm. Whether it is sheltering or responding to house or apartment fires ...
Published on Mar 26, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Sarah Palin may become a Russian citizen if a WhiteHouse.gov petition gains enough traction. A petition on the website calling for Alaska to be returned to Russia has so far gained
Published on Aug 4, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Veterans Today editor Mike Harris says the United States is a controlled puppet of Israel after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the White House. Netanyahu told U
Sources tell the AP that President Obama is moving closer to a deal with House Speaker John Boehner, in talks to avoid the fiscal cliff. The President's new proposals are said to bring the sides closer together. (Dec. 18)
An increasing number of US congressmen have called for a national dialogue about measures to curb gun violence following the shooting last week at a an elementary school in Connecticut that killed 26 people, including 20 children and six ad
Presidents address the shootings at Sandy Hook, Columbine and Virginia Tech.
In remarks made at the White House, President Barack Obama says he is asking Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime gun-control advocate, to spearhead the gun proposal effort. Photo: AP.
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Dec 9, 2015 Last week, two joint resolutions were passed by the House that were aimed at eliminating the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Act, effectively stifling the President’s plan to cut ca
Published on Dec 19, 2012 House Intel. Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers discusses the progress toward finding out who is responsible for the Benghazi attack.
Published on Jun 10, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Rep. Vance McAllister (R-La.) was franker than most lawmakers, when he admitted last week he expected to receive a campaign contribution after he voted against a bill. The congres
Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) is departing the House at the end of this year, but he's trying to force some of his odious anti-gay rhetoric into law before he goes. Earlier this year, he proposed an amendment to the defense budget that would create
Published on Mar 17, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM In a statement from the White House Press Briefing Room, President Obama announces a series of measures that will continue to increase the cost on Russia and on those responsible
Published on Jan 17, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The President and First Lady will deliver remarks at an event at the White House on expanding college opportunity. This event will include college and university presidents and lea
Published on Dec 27, 2012 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blasts House Speaker John Boehner for not doing enough to avert the fiscal cliff.
Published on Dec 28, 2012 US President Barack Obama and legislators are set to launch a last-chance round of budget talks, days before a New Year's deadline to reach a deal or watch the economy go off a fiscal cliff . Obama and Joe Bid
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PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM A compromise federal budget plan that would remove the threat of a government shutdown for two years won easy approval Thursday from the Republican-controlled U.S. House. The deal worked out by House Budg
Published on Apr 14, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM *Tennessee Senators overwhelming voted on Wednesday to reinstate the electric chair to execute capital inmates in the event that the state is unable to procure the necessary chemica
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM In this week's address, President Obama said that Republicans in the House of Representatives chose to shut down the government over a health care law they don't like. He urged the Congress to pass a budget t
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM While government services around the country have shut down - including food inspections, cancer treatments and meteorological tracking - the House gym is still up and running, albeit without towel service. R
Published on Oct 11, 2013 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The White House says President Barack Obama welcomes a constructive approach from Republicans in a new budget proposal but he has some concerns. Spokesman Jay Carney said the pr
Published on Oct 7, 2013 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM President Obama visited FEMA Headquarters in washington, D.C. to thank employees for their work responding to weather events around the country and discuss the ongoing government s
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM This week, the House of Representatives shut down the government, the President continued to urge them to pass a resolution to open the government back up, and the Health Insurance Marketplace opened for busi
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM House Speaker John Boener (R-Ohio) on Friday attacked the White House after an anonymous official told the Wall Street Journal that the administration was winning the shutdown debate and that it doesn't r
Published on Oct 5, 2013 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM In an exclusive sit-down interview with the Associated Press, President Barack Obama said there are enough members of the House to vote to reopen the government and to avoid the firs
Published on Oct 10, 2013 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM House Republicans say they will advance legislation to temporarily extend the government's ability to borrow money. Speaker John Boehner said the measure would advance if Presiden
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Welcome to your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, the President continued to call for the House to reopen the government -- by passing a continuing resolution -- and
Published on Jan 25, 2014 provided by http://cnnnext.com LIKE US HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/CNNNEXT In his weekly address, President Obama said that the Administration has taken another important step to protect women at college by establishing
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The White House President Obama Pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM This week, the First Lady launched her new Reach Higher education initiative, while the President hosted two bilateral meetings and a press conference, let loose some humor at the White House Correspondents D
Published on Jul 29, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM As the world watches Israeli crimes against Palestinians in Gaza with much horror, US Republicans voted to send billions to Israel for 2015 A number of lawmakers are pressing Pre
PUBLISHED ON JUNE 13, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM President Obama delivers remarks on the situation in Iraq from the South Lawn of the White House, June 13, 2014.
Published on Jul 5, 2014 The people's representatives can't agree on much of anything these days — even calling a recess. When senators and members of the House went home for their Independence Day break, they didn't, or couldn't, ag
http://www.euronews.com/ Tensions have risen in the West Bank in the run up to this month's Israeli parliamentary elections. Clashes erupted in the town of Tamoun after an Israeli raid to seize members of an alleged militant group. Ac
CNN's Tom Foreman breaks down the items in the fiscal cliff deal the House Republicans don't like.
7/23/14 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Vice President Biden spoke at the #MakeProgress National Summit, where other speakers included Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Chris Murphy, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and
Published on Oct 3, 2013 Provided by http://cnnnext.com After a meeting between President Obama and congressional leaders to discuss the current government shutdown on Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner briefly joined a press conferenc
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approved the Obama administration's application to renew the bulk collection of telephone metadata for another 90 days on Friday afternoon. The approval will give t
Investors rejoice as the House and Senate strike a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, but there's still plenty to fret over.
House Republican Jeff Landry says U.S. is on the road to fiscal calamity.
Published on Feb 25, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Michelle Obama announced Tuesday at the White House new school nutrition rules, saying that promotion of sugary drinks and junk foods during the school day will be phased out to ali
Published on May 19, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM New information shows VA treatment may be connected to more than 100 additional deaths. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports.
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President spent several days in talks with Congressional leaders in an ultimately successful effort to reach a bipartisan comp
A provision in the House-version of the farm bill that would give states the option to require food stamp recipients to be drug tested is garnering renewed attention after a congressman who voted in favor of it pleaded guilty to cocaine pos
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Sep 7, 2015 A former CIA contractor has compared former vice president Dick Cheney to a monster, who is behind the creation of Daesh terrorists and now wants Syria destroyed. “This monster, who
Syria's president Assad gave his speech in Damascus' central opera house to a throng of staunch supporters, who punctuated his speech with cheers of encouragement. The Syrian leader was mobbed by exultant supporters after the speech. With
President Obama nominates Chuck Hagel as the next Secretary of Defense and John Brennan as the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. January 7, 2013.
Seeking to spur fresh action on gun legislation, Vice President Joe Biden is meeting at the White House with victims groups and gun-safety organizations. Wednesday's meeting is to be part of a series of gatherings Biden is conducting this w
Published on Jul 20, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Martin O'Malley says that deporting the children detained at the border would be sending them to 'certain death' — but he also urged the White House not to send them to a facilit
President Obama announces Jack Lew as his nominee to replace Tim Geithner as Treasury Secretary. January 10, 2013
Published on Aug 29, 2014 A former US Senate candidate calls for a congressional investigation into the creation and funding of the ISIL terrorist group by the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia. “The entire world knows that this IS
President Obama discusses how we will end the war in Afghanistan and how our goal of ensuring that al Qaeda never again uses Afghanistan to launch attacks against America is within reach.
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on May 11, 2015 President Obama delivers remarks at the White House Global Entrepreneurship Event in South Court Auditorium. May 11, 2015.
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on May 19, 2015 The White House is cracking down on certain types of military gear, like grenade launchers and bayonets, from being distributed to local law enforcement agencies. Most surplus shipmen
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Jun 21, 2015 The United States is trying to encircle Russia by pushing NATO right up to the country’s borders as well as establishing American military bases throughout Central Asia, says a politi
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President Obama holds a news conference at the White House. January 14, 2013.
This week, President Hamid Karzai came to the White House, as did nine newly posted foreign ambassadors and the President held the final news conference of his first term before initiating 23 separate executive actions to prevent gun violen
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Immigration reform backers see a narrow window in late spring to push a sweeping overhaul through the House — a goal that eluded them in 2013. The politics of immigration in the Republican-controlled cham
President Barack Obama takes the oath of office in an official swearing-in ceremony at the White House. January 20, 2013.
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Jun 5, 2015 The FBI is investigating a major security breach in the government's computer system while the Obama administration assesses the impact. Officials say the cyber-intrusion is the work o
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM White House-backed Legislation to renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed unexpectedly cleared an initial Senate hurdle on Tuesday, but the bill's fate remained in doubt. The vote was 60-37 to lim
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Jerry Seib joins The News Hub to preview the hearing. Photo: AP. Full
Published on Sep 10, 2013 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM President Barack Obama delivers remarks from the White House on Syria.
Published on Jun 11, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Chuck Todd: Cantor's Loss Proof 'Immigration Will Tear GOP Apart' MSNBC chief political analyst Chuck Todd said last night's surprise defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor
Published on Jun 11, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM At the first-ever White House Tumblr Q&A, President Obama answers the question Where Do You See Yourself in 10 Years?
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Sep 10, 2015 President Obama delivers remarks at the National Medals of the Arts and Humanities Awards ceremony at the White House. September 10, 2015.
Published on Apr 25, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, the White House celebrated Easter, and the President began a week-lo
Published on Jul 7, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM It's going to be a little more difficult to ferret out which members of Congress are lavished with all-expenses-paid trips around the world after the House has quietly stripped away
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM This week, the White House honored those lost at Sandy Hook on the one year anniversary. The President met with newly elected mayors and executives from America's leading technology companies, discussed the b
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Jul 24, 2015 A coalition of Democrats in both the House and the Senate have introduced legislation that would raise the federal minimum wage by the largest margin in history. Led by Bernie Sander
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Jul 24, 2015 During the 2015 Beating the Odds Summit at the White House, President Obama dropped by to surprise the students and other attendees. The summit focused on sharing tools and strategi
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM This week, we will be celebrating the season by taking you behind the scenes as the White House is transformed into a yuletide masterpiece with the help of volunteers from across the country. We will also sto
Published on Aug 12, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM The United States conducted a new round of air strikes against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq on Sunday and moved some U.S. diplomats out of its consulate in Arbil as Rep
1/29/13 President Obama announces an additional $155 million in humanitarian aid for those affected by the violence of the Assad regime. This aid from the American people is providing food, clean water, medicine, medical treatment, immuni
This week, the President announced his choice for his new Chief of Staff, pushed for comprehensive immigration reform, and invited the Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year, Presidential Innovation Fellows, law enforcement officials, 60 Mi
Published on Jan 17, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Another Yemeni civilian - a farmer - was killed in a US drone strike on Wednesday in an attack apparently intended for suspected Islamist militants. Also on Wednesday, the US House
A 51-year-old St. Paul man is accused of pointing an AK-47 assault rifle at his daughter after the two argued about her grades in school, according to charges filed Friday in Ramsey County Court. Kirill Bartashevitch was charged with two
2/5/13 Macon Phillips, Director of Digital Strategy at the White House, discusses Project MyGov.
2/5/13 In the White House Briefing Room, the President tells reporters that he is prepared to work with Congress through the regular budget process to reduce the deficit by a total of $4 trillion by cutting more spending and eliminating ta
Published on Mar 29, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Americans for Prosperity — the group backed by David H. and Charles G. Koch that has been pouring millions of dollars into competitive Senate races to the rising alarm of Democrats
2/8/13 The ongoing debate between Congress and the White House over its use of drone strikes — a conversation spurred by the leak of an Administration memo detailing broad leeway for unmanned drone strikes to be used against U.S. citizens
2/8/13 President Obama delivers remarks at a farewell tribute for outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. February 8, 2013.
2/11/13 The White House Director of Communications, Jennifer Palmieri, discusses the ways the American people can engage with the White House the night of the 2013 State of the Union address. Learn everything at http://whitehouse.gov/sotu
PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Published on Sep 11, 2015 Congressman Jim McDermott speaks on the House Floor in support of the Iran nuclear agreement.
2/13/13 In a virtual Q&A live from the White House, Alan Krueger, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, answers questions submitted by citizens via Twitter, Google and Facebook. about the President's plan to create jobs a...
Published on Jun 10, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM President Obama honors the 65th Infantry Regiment--The Borinqueneers--by signing into law, H.R. 1726, the bill Congress recently passed to award the Regiment the Congressional Gold
Published on Apr 22, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM Fox News media analyst Laura Ashburn on Sunday suggested Hillary Clinton planned for her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, to announce her pregnancy as a way to fuel speculation for her
Published on Feb 17, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM like us http://facebook.com/cnnnext Business groups are taking no chances on a possible minimum wage increase despite the promise from House Republicans to oppose it.
President Obama discusses the plan he laid out in the State of the Union to strengthen communities and families, and make sure every American and every community willing to do the work has the opportunity to lift themselves up. February 15
Published on Apr 8, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM According to the 2012 Census, the average American woman earned 77 percent of what the average man earned. President Obama plans to sign an executive order aimed at eliminating the
Published on Apr 5, 2014 PROVIDED BY HTTP://CNNNEXT.COM In this week's address, President Obama highlights the important differences between the budget he's put forward -- built on opportunity for all -- and the budget House Republicans a