Washington, DC…As Prepared for Delivery – Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people. Together, we […]
Washington, DC…With a boost from El Nino, 2016 began with a bang. For eight consecutive months, January to August, the globe experienced record warm heat. With this as a catalyst, the 2016 globally averaged surface temperature ended as the highest since record keeping began in 1880, according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental […]
Cambridge, UK…It’s long been associated with anger and coarseness but profanity can have another, more positive connotation. Psychologists have learned that people who frequently curse are being more honest. Writing in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science a team of researchers from the Netherlands, the UK, the USA and Hong Kong report that people […]
Washington, DC…On January 17, 2017, the Obama administration announced that Manning would be freed on May 17, 2017, under a commutation of her sentence granted by President Obama. The following is the statement from the White House on The President’s pardons and commutations so far. “Today, 273 individuals learned that the President has given them […]
Washington, DC…The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) released the schedule of official events for the 58th Presidential Inauguration. The official portion of the inaugural will begin with the President-elect and Vice President-elect laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery, continue with a welcome concert on Thursday, January 19th, and end with the National Prayer Service on […]
Washington, DC…As we celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s. federal holiday we thought it was appropriate to share with you his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. It was delivered on August 28, 1963. We have the full text of the speech and video as well. “I Have a Dream” Speech Text…..I am happy […]
Washington, DC…The Justice Department announced today that it has found reasonable cause to believe that the Chicago Police Department (CPD) engages in a pattern or practice of using force, including deadly force, in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. The department found that CPD officers’ practices unnecessarily endanger themselves and result in unnecessary […]
New York, NY… President-elect Donald J. Trump today announced his intention to nominate Dr. David J. Shulkin as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. As the current Undersecretary for Health at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Shulkin leads the nation’s largest integrated healthcare system, currently serving 8.76 million veterans every year at over 1,700 locations. Dr. Shulkin […]
Charleston, SC….Earlier today Dylann Storm Roof was unanimously sentenced to death by a jury of his peers as opposed to life imprisonment. Dylan roof is an avowed white supremacist who is responsible for murdering nine black church members in the Charleston Church shooting on June 17th, 2015 in hopes of starting a race war. After […]
New York, NY… Fox News Channel (FNC) has named Tucker Carlson host of the 9PM/ET timeslot beginning Monday, January 9th, announced Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman of 21st Century Fox and Executive Chairman of FOX News. The program will continue as Tucker Carlson Tonight and will broadcast live from FNC’s Washington, DC bureau. After a record-breaking […]
