“I have concluded it has closed,” said Vice President Biden. The Vice President announced today that he would not run for President in 2016, feeling that he had waiting too long and that the window of opportunity had passed. The White House hastily threw together a press conference around noon […]
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced privately earlier on Friday that he will step down from his role in December. President Obama then officially announced the resignation during a Friday afternoon press conference. Deputy Secretary John King, Jr. will become acting Secretary and President Obama will be keeping King in […]
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that he will support President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal. The former Senate Majority Leader is the 27th Senate Democrat to support the deal. Reid’s office says that he will begin a whipping operation to get other Senate Democrats to support the deal. Currently, […]
President Barack Obama, on his trip to Kenya, spoke about Kenyan LGBT rights while appearing with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. LGBT rights in Kenya are limited and sex between men is a criminal activity. Punishment includes jail time of up to 14 years. Obama compared legalized discrimination towards gays to legalized racial discrimination. “When […]
The White House announced today that President Obama has ordered federal government flags to fly at half-staff in memory of the five people who died in the Chattanooga terrorist attack. Many had called on President Obama to do this and he was criticized for the amount of time that it […]
