Congressman compares town halls to cleansing by orientals

He compared the raucous events to 'struggle sessions' - a brutal practice carried out by the Chinese Communist Party under Chairman Mao Zedong 'You know the cleansing that the Orientals used to do where you'd put one person out in front and 900 people yell at them?' Bost said The government moved to stop using the terms 'oriental' and 'negro' after former President Barack Obama signed the change into law Rep. Mike Bost was discussing his poor attendance at raucous town hall events, which he described as counterproductive, when he used the racial slur. 'The amount of time that I have at home is minimal, I need to make sure that it's productive,' Bost told the editorial board.

Obama, Organizing for Action, and the Death Throes of the Democratic Party

If you think you're going crazy from nonstop news coverage of unruly behavior and disruptive protests across the country since Donald Trump was elected president, rest assured there are veiled reasons for the current madness. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Goodwin asserts the 'Trump Derangement Syndrome,' is no temporarily insane reaction, but rather "a calculated plan to wreck the presidency, whatever the cost to the country."

Shea: What happened to our capacity for love and tolerance?

LESS THAN AN HOUR after Barack Obama was elected president for the first time, I was standing outside our former building at Broad and Callowhill streets and watched as hundreds of young people marched toward City Hall. They were black, brown and white, waving their cellphones, chanting and cheering Obama's victory.

Barack Obama named recipient of JFK Profile in Courage Award

Former President Barack Obama was named the 2017 winner of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Thursday for carrying on his fellow Democrat's legacy. "President Kennedy called on a new generation of Americans to give their talents to the service of the country," Kennedy's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, said in a statement.

US House, Senate letter backs proposal for $7.5 billion Asia-Pacific military funding

U.S. Senator John McCain takes his seat before hearing testimony to the Senate Select Intelligence Committee on the nomination of former U.S. Senator Dan Coats to be Director of National Intelligence in Washington, U.S., Feb 28, 2017. Pic: Reuters A BIPARTISAN group of U.S. members of Congress has backed a proposal for $7.5 billion of new military funding for U.S. forces and their allies in the Asia-Pacific region, where tensions have risen over China's territorial ambitions and military buildup.

Obama admin scrambled to preserve evidence of meetings between…

President Barack Obama's administration hastily tried to disseminate information about Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election and potential ties between Russia and the incoming Trump administration, the New York Times reports . According to former U.S. intelligence officials, European allies of the United States provided the former administration with information regarding meetings in Europe between Russian officials and associates of Trump.

Barack and Michelle Obama sign Penguin Random House book deal

As reported by Bloomberg , Penguin Random House will publish separate books from the Obamas and their payment is more than another any other USA presidential memoirs. He further added that "Now, we are very much looking forward to working together with the former president and his wife to make each of their books global publishing events of unprecedented scope and significance".

Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise

In his address to a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump revived a theme he had unveiled less than two weeks earlier, when he said at a marathon press conference that he'd inherited "a mess" from his predecessor, Barack Obama. Speaking in the House chamber on Feb. 28, Trump offered a series of statistics that collectively painted a dire picture of the U.S. economy.

Interview: Activist, educator and author Bill Ayers

Bill Ayers first achieved notoriety as a leading voice in 1960s radical-left groups such as Students for a Democratic Society and the Weather Underground. Now 72, he's spent his life involved in activism, particularly eduction reform, while teaching at the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Kellyanne Conway Finally Speaks Out About That Viral Photo Of Her In The Oval Office

In case there's some way you missed it, POTUS' counselor was photographed kneeling on the Oval Office couch , with her high heels digging into the cushions, as she tried to get "a certain angle" for a photo of Donald Trump with leaders from historically black colleges and universities on Monday. After the pic went viral, the 50-year-old *tried* to defend herself while speaking with Lou Dobbs on FOX News .

President Trump, do you support rehabilitation or incarceration for nonviolent drug offenders?

In 1999, Aaron Glasscock was just 22 and two months shy of graduating from college when he was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for a nonviolent drug offense: conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Nearly 20 years later, Glasscock is out of prison, as his sentence was commuted by President Barack Obama.

Press vital, but no Trump dig intended, Bush says

Former President George W Bush speaks during a preview of an exhibition of his paintings of U.S. military veterans in Dallas, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. NEW YORK -- Former President George W. Bush said he didn't intend to criticize President Donald Trump when he said recently that a free press is essential to democracy Bush said Tuesday that he was simply responding to a reporter's question about the role of journalism.