Planned Parenthood Targets Non-Abortion Funding Law

Planned Parenthood Arizona filed a lawsuit Monday to try to block enforcement of a new state law that would bar abortion providers from receiving public funding for other health services.

National Urban League says Obama Will Have to Turn Out More Black Voters than He Did in 2008 to Win in 2012

One of the country’s oldest civil rights groups says President Barack Obama may have a tougher time winning at least three battleground states in November should black voter turnout fall at least 5 percentage points below the record levels that helped to put him in the White House.

Is the National Organization for Marriage Using Black Pastors Who Stand Against Homosexual Marriage as Pawns to Get Mitt Romney Elected?

According to the following video, the “cat’s is out of the bag” in regards to a group of African-American pastors protesting President Obama’s and the NAACP’s supporting of marriage equality:

Report: HSBC’s Lax Controls Led To Drug Cartel Money Laundering

Europe’s largest bank had lax controls that allowed Mexican drug cartels to launder billions of dollars through its U.S. operations for seven years, a Senate investigation found.

New Poll says Most Americans Support Tax Hike For Rich

Americans support raising taxes on the rich by a two-to-one margin, with many believing an increase would both help the economy and make the tax system fairer, according to a Pew poll released Monday afternoon.

Clinton Urges Peace Talks to Resume in Visit to Israel

Visiting Israel for the first time in nearly two years, with the Palestinian peace process seemingly on perpetual hold, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that “the status quo is unsustainable” and urged leaders from both sides back to negotiations. 

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was greeted by President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem on Monday.

U.S. Is Increasing Its Presence in the Persian Gulf

The Obama administration is bolstering the U.S. presence in the Persian Gulf by building a secret missile-defense radar station in Qatar, sending an additional aircraft carrier and preparing for its biggest minesweeping exercises in the region, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, seen here in December after Iran said it entered a restricted zone during Iranian war games, is headed to the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon announced Monday.