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Survey: Washington Gridlock Clouds Wealthy Outlook On Economy

PHILADELPHIA, The increasingly optimistic mood of America’s affluent on the economy darkened in the aftermath of the U.S. government shutdown and near default, according to survey findings by PNC Wealth Management, a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC).

WASHINGTON, Last week, Freedom Watch, led by chairman and former prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice, Larry Klayman, released in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit

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NEW YORK, Summer time in DC is not always the best, weather-wise. Our nation’s capital sits on a swamp, and as the humidity rises, sometimes so too do the tempers and the inability to get along.

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HELENA, Mont., On Tuesday, July 23rd, the sister of a Newtown victim, families of gun violence victims, gun owners, elected officials, faith leaders, retired law enforcement, and advocates will hold a rally in Helena, Montana

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TUCSON, Ariz. — The father of a 6-year-old Newtown victim, survivors of the 2011 mass shooting in Tucson, Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, City Council members, law enforcement, faith leaders

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WASHINGTON, — In a sharply worded statement, The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc. (BWA) denounced the Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, which establishes the formula that determines which states need pre-clearance from the federal government before changing voting procedures.

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HOUSTON, — The University of Houston Law Center professor who helped draft Texas’ top 10 percent admissions policy says he expects a federal appeals court to uphold the plan in the wake of today’s U.S. Supreme Court order calling for further review.

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WASHINGTON, — The Supreme Court’s decision today to strike down a key part of the Voting Rights Act is an act of extraordinary judicial overreach. The Supreme Court ruling takes the most powerful tool our nation has to defend minority voting rights out of commission.

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White House officials said Donilon’s resignation will take effect early next month. A seasoned Washington insider, Donilon has held senior national security posts in the administration since Obama took office, rising from the principal deputy national security adviser to his current job.

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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Tuesday the military jail at Guantanamo Bay is damaging US interests and vowed a renewed push to close it, as around 100 prisoners take part in a hunger strike ther

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