Black Women for Positive Change Announces 2018 Week of Non-Violence October 13-21, 2018

Black Women for Positive Change, in affiliation with the Positive Change Foundation, announces the Sixth Annual 2018 Week of Non-Violence, Justice and Opportunities, . In a joint statement, Daun S. Hester and Dr. Stephanie E. Myers, National Co-Chairs of Black Women for Positive Change said, "We are reaching out to leaders around the United States and the World, to join us in the sixth annual Week of Non-Violence, Justice and Opportunities.

The Latest: Charles Barkley slams Moore, Bannon in Alabama

Former professional basketball star Charles Barkley says Alabama voters must send Democrat Doug Jones to the Senate to assure the rest of the nation "we're not a bunch of damn idiots." An Alabama native, Barkley says Republican Roy Moore would continue to embarrass a state that has a history of politicians garnering negative attention.

This Democrat Is About To Give Payday Lenders A Big Boost

Sen. Mark Warner in July introduced a bill that would give payday lenders a way to ignore state interest rate caps on consumer loans. A little over a year ago, Sen. Mark Warner addressed a small audience of political insiders at the Brookings Institution, one of the most prestigious think tanks in the nation's capital.

Rep. Moore calls for impeachment

U.S. Representative Gwen Moore [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons). The Democrat from Milwaukee issued a statement blasting Trump for defending neo-Nazis and the KKK for "the deadly riot in Charlottesville," adding "for the sake of the soul of our country, we must come together to restore our national dignity that has been robbed by Donald Trump's presence in the White House."

House approves GOP bill outlawing most late-term abortions

Most late-term abortions would be outlawed under legislation Republicans pushed through the House on Tuesday, a major priority of the GOP and conservative groups that won't reach an eager President Donald Trump because it faces certain Senate defeat. The House approved the measure by a near party-line 237-189 vote.

Bipartisan Group Of 51 U.S. House Members Urges DEA To Delay “Hasty” Ban…

More than 50 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency urging the federal agency to halt an emergency push to ban the coffee-related herb kratom by as early as Friday ). A related letter by the 51 U.S. House Members also has been sent to the Office of Management and Budget .

With Wisconsin primary over, focus shifts to November races

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Ryan challenge leads quiet Wisconsin primary slate

Political rookie Paul Nehlen's longshot bid to unseat House Speaker Paul Ryan will be the unexpected highlight of the Wisconsin primary. Ryan rarely even has a primary challenger, but Nehlen's unexpected boost from Donald Trump made the race one to watch just in case the unthinkable happens and Ryan on Tuesday becomes the first House speaker to lose a primary.