WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department is investigating two senior Secret Service agents accused of crashing a car into a White House security barrier, an agency spokesman said Wednesday. Secret Service spokesman Robert Hoback said recently appointed Director Joseph Clancy has been briefed on the March 4 incident. Clancy has asked the Homeland Security […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is celebrating what he calls “the central role that African Americans have played in every aspect of American life.” Obama was joined by his wife Michelle as they hosted a White House reception Thursday for Black History Month. The president said his family, including daughters Sasha and Malia will […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House threatened Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to overhaul the widely criticized No Child Left Behind law, calling the effort “a significant step backwards.” The veto threat came as lawmakers began debate on the measure in the House. A vote is expected on Friday. Republicans say the bill would […]
Despite the distressing state of historically black colleges and universities, there are individuals working within the education institutions who are working hard to drive change.…
Senior White House Corespondent April Ryan has been behind the scenes at the White House for 18 years. Her new book The Presidency in Black and White: My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America. She is one of just a handful of African-American, and in fact, any reporters of color, who regularly […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of President Barack Obama’s highest-ranking advisers will step down from their posts in the coming weeks, White House officials said Wednesday, reshuffling the president’s close-knit team for his final two years in office. Jennifer Palmieri, Obama’s communications director, will step down in the spring and is in line to serve as […]
A drone device was found in a tree on White House grounds earlier this morning at 3 a.m. The discovery was confirmed by Josh Earnest, the…
Barack Obama’s time before becoming America’s first Black president was full of memories, according to a new book from his former personal aide. In his memoir, titled Power Forward: My Presidential Education, Reggie Love reportedly discusses coming of age on the campaign trail, politics, and basketball, according to the Washington Post. The former Duke University basketball […]
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — The White House on Sunday confirmed the death of U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig, a former soldier who tried to help wounded Syrians caught in a brutal civil war but ended up dying himself at the hands of Islamic State militants. President Barack Obama, in a statement issued as […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under withering criticism from Congress, the director of the Secret Service on Tuesday admitted failures in her agency’s critical mission of protecting the president but repeatedly sidestepped key questions about how a knife-carrying intruder penetrated ring after ring of security before finally being tackled deep inside the White House. Despite the extraordinary […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says requiring police officers to wear body cameras is one potential solution to the mistrust between police and their communities that fueled unrest last month in Ferguson, Missouri. More than 150,000 people signed an online White House petition urging President Barack Obama to “create a law” requiring all police […]
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — The “vacation” is over and it’s back to the White House for President Barack Obama. The president headed for Washington late Sunday after spending two weeks with his family on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. He will soon have to decide whether the beheading of an American by Islamic State militants […]
