by Carol Thompson President Obama recently announced that the Department of Defense (DOD) is finalizing updated Military Lending Act rules that close harmful loopholes to better protect our troops and their families from financial abuse. For too long, predatory loans...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is suspicious that U.S. intelligence agencies might be listening in on her cell phone conversations and that, if true, it would constitute a “… serious breach of trust.” White House spokesman Jay Carney was quick to say that the...
by Derek Dowell It’s no secret that the technical side of the rollout of President Obama’s landmark health care legislation has been, to put it kindly, a disaster. In an effort to seize control of the issue, the president plans to address the nation on the topic from...
Though both sides are still talking tough in the economic impasse that has resulted in a nine-day-long partial government shutdown, President Barack Obama has plans to hold talks at the White House with Republican lawmakers in the coming days. Such a conversation...
As the partial government shutdown enters its first weekend, Congress is scheduled to meet Saturday to approve legislation that allows for back pay to the 800,000 government workers who have been adversely affected by the recent partisan activity. Unlike other partial...
