Congress

As the 114th year of Congress assembles this Tuesday, it’ll have its biggest number of women and minorities on board in history! In 2015, 84…

You may not know Chaka Fattah but you should. Fattah has helped more than 25 million individuals through programs and initiatives he has created since…

The Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to slash food stamps for 850,000 households across the nation, resulting in an average $90 per month loss in…

To high acclaim, President Barack Obama renewed the White House Initiative on Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in 2010. The initiative proposed nearly $100…

HOUSE APPROVES BACK PAY!!!! Furloughed government workers can smile now because it looks like they will be getting paid for their days off!   NBCNews reports: The House on Saturday unanimously approved legislation to guarantee retroactive pay for furloughed federal workers after the government shutdown ends. The vote was 407-0. The back pay measure was […]

As the “Government Shutdown” continues to affect thousands around the country, dozens of DC area businesses are taking this opportunity to help out federal workers that have been furloughed by offering free food, discounts and other great deals!! Check out some of the many deals below (as reported by ABCNEWS.COM) FOOD Z-Burger– The burger chain […]

A recent poll taken by the group Public Policy Polling found that folks across the country actually like cockroaches — among other disturbing things — more…

            VIA NEWSONE.COM: When the Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) disrupted the President’s healthcare address before a joint session of Congress,…