Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Texas Affirmative Action Case
In a 7-1 decision made on June 24, the Supreme Court declined to rule on the constitutionality of the affirmative action policy at the University of Texas and returned the case...
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Supreme Court to Rule on Obama Recess Appointments
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on June 24 to hear a case involving the validity of three recess appointments President Obama made to the National Labor Relations Board in January 2012....
Sen. Ted Cruz Launches Petition Against Gang of Eight
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) launched a national petition on June 20 to oppose the bipartisan Senate Gang of Eight’s immigration bill. His e-mail to supporters read: "This is urgent. We must stop...
U.S. to Begin Talks With Taliban; Karzai Balks
Obama administration officials said on June 18 that representatives will begin formal talks with the Taliban “within a few days" at a new office in Doha, Qatar. The officials, speaking on...
Rand Paul Defends Life From Conception to “Last Natural Breath”
Speaking at the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference and Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles forum at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington on June 12, Sen. Rand Paul (R.-Ky.) said he...
Anti-Government Protests Continue Across Turkey
As anti-government protests that began on May 28 continued in Istanbul on June 11, hundreds of riot police breached barricades set up by protesters in the Turkish city’s Taksim Square, using...
Obama Picks Jason Furman as Top Economic Advisor
President Obama will announce the appointment of Dr. Jason Furman to chair the White House's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) Monday afternoon, according to a White House statement. Furman has a Ph.D....
President Promotes ObamaCare During California Fundraising Trip
President Obama used his fundraising trip to California today to promote the Affordable Care Act — popularly known as ObamaCare. Obama arrived in California on Thursday evening, June 6, to attend Democratic...
Susan Rice to Replace Tom Donilon as National Security Advisor
National Security Advisor Thomas E. Donilon will resign his post next month and will be replaced by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan E. Rice, White House officials announced on June...
N.J. Senator Lautenberg Dies at 89
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), who was the oldest member and last World War II veteran in the Senate, died Monday following complications stemming from viral pneumonia. He was New Jersey’s longest...
GOP Opposes Obama Labor Secretary Nominee Perez
As the Senate awaits a vote on the confirmation of President Obama’s nominee for secretary of labor, Thomas Perez, it is uncertain as to whether strident Republican opposition to the nominee...
Obama Administration Warns U.K. of Economic Loss if it Exits EU
The Obama administration has warned British officials that if the U.K. leaves the European Union, it will exclude itself from the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which may cost...
Minnesota Approves Same-sex Marriage
The state Senate of Minnesota voted 37 to 30 on May 13 to allow same-sex marriages, following earlier passage of the legislation by the state’s House of Representatives on May 9...
Afghanistan Watchdog Says Officials Blocking His Reports
John Sopko, the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), said in a speech delivered to the New America Foundation on May 8 that government “bureaucrats” have told him to stop...
Calif. Assembly Passes Bill to Allow Non-citizens to Serve on Juries
California’s Assembly passed a bill on April 25 that would permit non-U.S. citizens to serve on juries. If the bill, AB1401, passes the Senate and is signed into law by Governor...