Anthony Weiner vowed Sunday to stay in the New York City mayor’s race, as he confirmed his campaign manager quit and his top rival said he was not qualified to lead the nation’s most populous city, reports USA Today. Weiner admitted that campaign manager Danny Kedem resigned after revelations came out last week that he continued to send […]

The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will attempt an aggressive end-run around the Supreme Court’s recent ruling striking down a key part of the Voting Rights Act, Politico reports. In a speech before the National Urban League in Philadelphia, The New York Times reports Attorney General Eric Holder indicated that the court motion was most likely just an opening salvo […]

President Obama sought to resuscitate his second-term by pivoting back to the economy, an issue a majority of Americans feel most acutely in their daily lives, reports Politico. Reuters reports Obama suggested new and additional spending on infrastructure and education were needed to boost the economy. But beyond blaming Republicans for general obstruction, the speech […]

ObamaCare is at the center of a rapidly escalating fight that threatens to shut the government down this fall. The Hill reports Senate Republicans, including two members of the leadership, are coalescing around a proposal to defund the 2010 healthcare law. In fact, Roll Call is reporting Sen. Mike Lee says he has already signed […]

President Obama’s economic agenda has been knocked off course in the first six months of his second term, and he’ll try to redirect efforts starting this week, ahead of budget battles this fall, Roll Call reports. The new public relations effort, which begins with a major address Wednesday, is designed to give Obama a chance […]