Jul 29 Thursday: Supporters, Opponents Gear Up for Arizona Immigration Fight; Foreclosures Rise Nationwide Supporters, Opponents Gear Up for Long Fight Over Arizona Immigration Law One day after a federal judge blocked key provisions of Arizona's new immigration law from going into effect, both supporters and opponents of the law are gearing up for… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch Pending Rangel Plea Deal Could Weigh Heavily in Midterm Elections Lawyers for Congressman Charles Rangel and the House ethics committee are working on a possible settlement of 13 alleged ethics violations facing the New York Democrat, including charges of tax evasion and inappropriate use of financial donations. Kwame Holman and… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Arizona Gov. Appeals Judge's Ruling on Immigration Law Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer made good on her promise to appeal a federal judge's decision to strike down parts of the immigration law she signed. Ray Suarez reports from Phoenix with the latest reactions. Continue watching
Jul 28 Democratic Party Chief Aims to Equate Republican Party With Tea Party Democrats Wednesday tried to paint Republicans and tea party supporters as members of the same political party, with a common goal: to move the country backward. Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine, flanked by six congressional Democrats, ticked off a… Continue reading
Jul 28 House Democrats Stage Silent Protest Over Jobs in Senate Chamber Six House Democrats entered the Senate chamber Wednesday afternoon and took seats on the backbench of the Republican side of the aisle. Rep. Donna Edwards of Maryland, Danny Davis of Illinois, Gwen Moore of Wisconsin, Carolyn Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ed… Continue reading
Jul 28 Arizona Dispatch: A Trip to the Border By Mike Fritz NOGALES, Ariz. | To everyone here, the border represents something different: a barrier to a better life, a reminder of harder times, childhood, a separation of family, access to cheaper goods, a gateway for the drug trade, security from… Continue reading
Jul 28 Judge Strikes Down Key Parts of New Arizona Immigration Law By News Desk Just a day before Arizona's controversial new immigration law is set to go into effect, a federal judge handed opponents a last-minute victory by blocking the most controversial parts from being enforced. The law will still go into effect… Continue reading
Jul 28 In Arizona, Posters of Protest Against Immigration Law As soon as Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070 into law in April, grassroots groups started protesting. One of the main organizers is 23-year-old artist and activist Ernesto Yerena, who, growing up, didn't have to look very far… Continue reading
Jul 28 Hardship Index: Pain in the 'Burbs Means Pain for Democrats in the Fall By Dante Chinni Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election was broad-based, but when you look closely, it was mostly about the 'burbs. President Obama's margin of victory in the suburban counties Patchwork Nation calls the Monied 'Burbs was 12 percent. Continue reading
Jul 28 The Morning Line: Taking Care of Small Business By Terence Burlij President Obama will meet with small business owners at the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, N.J., this afternoon, hoping to put a human face on his effort to get the Senate to pass a small business jobs bill before… Continue reading