Liberals Threaten to Withhold Money and Votes from Obama

They are trying to be hopeful, but the Democratic Party’s most passionate voters are struggling to hide their frustration with President Barack Obama.

House Passes DHS Bill Preventing Abortions for Illegal Immigrant Detainees

A Homeland Security spending bill approved by the GOP-led House on Thursday includes a provision to bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement from providing abortions for illegal immigrant detainees.

Washington D.C. Government Dogged by Corruption Scandals

One District of Columbia councilmember member pleaded guilty to stealing funds earmarked for youth sports programs. Another was accused of lying about his income on bank loan applications and is set to appear in federal court Friday morning.

Washington, D.C. City Council Chairman Kwame Brown, center, says goodbye while leaving his office in Washington, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Brown was charged Wednesday with lying about his income on loan applications, the latest allegation of criminal wrongdoing to roil the local government in the nation’s capital. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Homes in Colorado and Wyoming Damaged by Powerful Tornado

A quarter-mile-wide tornado cut a swath across mainly open country in southeastern Wyoming, damaging homes, derailing empty train cars and leaving one person with minor injuries, officials said.

North Carolina Still Suffering 9 Months After Hurricane Irene

As winds from the second named storm of the 2012 hurricane season picked up speed, the sounds of recovery from the only hurricane to hit last year still echoed through a rural area across the water from North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

Entire Family Killed in Plane Crash in Florida Swamp

A Kansas community is in mourning after a prominent businessman, his wife and their four children were killed Thursday when their small plane crashed into a swampy area of central Florida.

Some Blacks Are Telling Obama, Yes, Mr. President, the Party Is Over

As we gear up for the 2012 Presidential election, it’s interesting to see how the White House works to explain the fact that it’s been MIA for the Black community.  The last three years have been a relative wasteland when it comes to political and economic progress for African Americans, and even the most ardent President Obama supporters are growing tired.  They want to defend him at any cost, but he’s made it remarkably difficult.