This Week in Washington: July 5, 2011

The White House: On Wednesday, the President will host his first ever Twitter Town Hall at 2PM ET in the East Room of the White House. Twitter co-founder and Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey will moderate a conversation between President Obama and Americans across the country about the economy and jobs. The U.S. Senate: Previously scheduled [...]

This Week in Washington: May 31, 2011

The White House:  This week, President Obama will meet separately with the House Republican Conference and House Democratic Caucus at the White House.  Later tis week, the President will visit a Chrysler plant in the Toledo, Ohio, area. U.S. Senate: The Senate is in a weeklong recess, holding a series of pro forma sessions. U.S. House of [...]

This Week in Washington: May 2, 2011

The White House: Over the weekend, President Obama gave remarks at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner.  This week, President Obama will hold a Cabinet meeting at the White House. Also, the President will honor the 2011 National Teacher of the Year and State Teachers of the Year at the White House, thanking them for [...]

This Week in Washington: March 7, 2011

The White House:  This week, President Obama will welcome Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia to the White House, travel to Boston to visit the TechBoston Academy, and host a conference at the White House on Bullying Prevention.  Ending the week, President Obama will welcome the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks to the White House [...]

This Week in Washington: February 28, 2011

The White House:This week, President Obama will host the nation’s governors, meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on the escalating instability in Libya, and award the 2010 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal in a ceremony at the White House.  The President will also travel to Miami, Florida to discuss his plan [...]

So What Happens if the Government Shuts Down?

I was in college when the government shut down in 1996.  I remember being in this frenzy, why I’m still not quite sure.  Perhaps it was all the notices suggesting my student loans or grants wouldn’t be paid out for the current semester.  Fortunately, there was a quick resolution in Washington and my tuition got [...]

This Week in Washington: January 31, 2011

The White House: President Obama used his weekly address to underscore his agenda for America to “win the future” spelled out in the State of the Union Address. This week, President Obama will focus his attention on the growing unrest in Egypt, convene a meeting of his Cabinet, and give remarks at the National Prayer [...]

This Week in Washington: January 18, 2011

The White House:  This week, President and First Lady Obama will host President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China for a state visit.  President Obama will also host a reception for mayors at the White House and travel to Schenectady, New York to visit the birthplace of General Electric. The U.S. Senate: The [...]

This Week in Washington: January 3, 2011 (New Congress)

First and foremost, blackgirlgrown turns two today! Okay, back to our regularly scheduled post. The White House: The President used his first weekly address of the new decade to encourage Republicans and Democrats to work together in Washington to solve the nation’s problems.  The President and First Lady will return from their Hawaiian vacation mid-week.  [...]

Understanding Reapportionment

Remember the U.S. Census? And how everyone was saying how important it was for you to fill it out and return? One of the important reasons the census exists is to determine how many representatives each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. Remember, each state, no matter the size, has two Senators. Thus [...]

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