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As part of a new initiative, President Obama plans to dramatically increase the number of drug offenders he considers for clemency.  According to White House spokesman Jay Carney, the president has requested that the Justice Department set up a process to ensure that anyone who has a good case for commutation has their application evaluated.

The last six years of the Obama presidency has been a lesson in what team work does not look like. Republicans and Obama have butted heads on many policy initiatives, the most divisive of them all being our yearly budget planning and increasing our debt limit, which saw a 16 day government shutdown. As a […]

The adorable child we’ve grown to know and love as the Kid President will be getting his own television show. 10-year-old Robby Novak, known for his inspirational viral videos, will be featured on the Hub Network’s “Kid President: Declaration of Awesome.” 

A Belgian newspaper has apologized after outcry over an image depicting President Barack Obama and the First Lady with their faces photoshopped to look like apes. The image appeared in Flemish newspaper De Morgen’s Saturday edition in a satire section called “The Obama Herald.”

President Obama signed an executive order raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour for U.S government contract workers. In his State of the Union address, the president mentioned his push for a higher minimum wage for federal contract workers, and the move fulfills his promise. 

The GOP candidate who publicly called for President Obama to be hanged got a visit from the Secret Service. House candidate Joshua Black took to Twitter to voice his opinion on what should happen to the president a couple of weeks ago. 

  In tomorrow’s annual State of the Union address, President Obama is expected to outline details of an economic strategy to help those struggling with long-term unemployment. 

It turns out that a former chief judge who retired after a racist email comparing President Obama’s conception to sex with a dog was sent from his account passed along a number of racist emails. Richard Cebull admitted to sending the email, which contained a picture with the caption, “A Little boy said to his […]

An Ohio high school teacher accused of making a racist remark to a black student will fight the complaint. Gil Voigt, who teaches at Fairfield Freshman School, has requested a hearing to defend himself against the accusations. 

Clarence Aaron is one of 8 prisoners whose sentences were pardoned by President Obama on Thursday. Aaron is one of many first-time nonviolent drug offenders sentenced to life without parole. His story was widely used as a prime example of injustice within the prison system. 

President Barack Obama has announced a new initiative to combat the spread of the HIV virus.  His administration is redirecting $100 million into the project which will live at the National Institutes of Health.

By Rashad J. Smith First Lady Michelle Obama was the guest of honor on BET’s 106 & Park Tuesday evening. When introduced by host Bow Wow and Keshia Chante, FLOTUS came out grooving to Beyonce’s “Get Me Bodied” hit song, the same song used for the Lets Move Campaign.