This Week in Washington: July 19, 2010

The White House: President Obama used his weekly address to go after Congressional Republicans preventing the passage of unemployment benefits for the jobless.  This week, President Obama will sign Wall $treet Reform legislation into law. The U.S. Senate:   After swearing in new West Virginia Senator Carte Goodwin (D-WV), the Senate is likely to vote on [...]

African American Columnists Roundup

Bob Herbert discusses depressing plight of the City of Detroit, once one of America’s great cities: The city of Detroit is using federal money to destroy thousands upon thousands of empty homes, giving in to a sense of desperation that says there is no way to rebuild the city so let’s do the opposite: let’s [...]

This Week in Washington: June 21, 2010

The White House:  After a not so stellar speech to the nation, President Obama bounced back this week after securing a $20 billion (yeah, that’s with a B) escrow account from BP to make gulf coast residents whole.  The President used his weekly address to rail against Republicans blocking progress.  Something tells us we’ll hear [...]

This Week in Washington: June 14, 2010

The White House:  The President used his weekly address to discuss doctors facing deep cuts in their reimbursements from Medicare and encourage Congress acts to correct long-standing problems.  This week, the President will travel to the Gulf Coast states to oversee the BP oil spill cleanup. The U.S. Senate: The Senate will continue work on [...]

This Week in Washington: June 7, 2010

The White House: President Obama taped his weekly address live from Louisiana as frustration grows over the continuing BP oil spill.  This week, President Obama will travel to Kalamazoo, Michigan (Yes!  There really is a Kalamazoo) to give the commencement address for Kalamazoo Central High School.  Kalamazoo Central was the winner of the White House [...]

This Week in Washington: May 31, 2010

The White House:  President Obama used his weekly address to remind us why we get Memorial Day off, to remember and honor our men and women in uniform who have died in service to the country.  So think about that as you’re eating BBQ and sipping on beers today.  This week, President Obama will focus [...]

This Week in Washington: May 24, 2010

The White House: President Obama used his weekly address to announce an independent commission to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.  This week, President Obama will meet foreign dignitaries from Lebanon and Italy, host a reception for both Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month, and travel [...]

This Week in Washington: May 3, 2010

The White House:  Over the weekend, President Obama gave the commencement speech at the University of Michigan, gave a comedic speech at the annual White House Correspondent’s Dinner and visited the Gulf to witness first-hand the damages from the BP oil spill. This week, President Obama will give remarks on the economy and host a [...]