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Cleveland Foodbank president and CEO Anne Goodman objects to potential food stamp cuts, appearing at a Capitol Hill press conference on May 16, 2013 As disparate as these morsels appear, they are related.

Excerpts from letters to U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Wilkins, regarding the sentencing of Jesse and Sandi Jackson: "I have known Jesse Jr.

Bad jokes and good karaoke are among the reasons a federal judge should show former U.S. Rep.

And thank you so much for that incredibly kind introduction. That's the type of thing that my husband appreciates and my mother actually believes.

President Obama has nominated former Congressional Black Caucus Chair Mel Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency , which regulates government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Rep. Marcia Fudge asked a judge to go easy on Jesse Jackson Jr. WASHINGTON -- Rep.

Blacks have fallen behind in their efforts to reach parity with whites in several key areas since 2010, according to the National Urban League's new "State of Black America" report.

President Obama has nominated former Congressional Black Caucus Chair Mel Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency , which regulates government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Members of Congress nowadays use numerous tools to inform the voting public about their opinions and activities.

President Obama has made his first nomination of an African-American to his cabinet this term, winning accolades from some African-American leaders.

President Obama announced Monday his choice of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be his next Transportation secretary, heralding the young mayor for revitalizing his city with critical investments in its transportation infrastructure.

TODD SUMLIN - tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com WASHINGTON President Barack Obama will tap Charlotte, N.C., mayor Anthony Foxx as the new secretary of transportation on Monday, a White House official said Sunday, speaking anonymously because the announcement is not yet official.

Seeking to end flight delays that jammed airports nationwide, the House approved legislation yesterday that will stop the furlough of air-traffic controllers.

A contractor proposes charging 25 cents per minute for inmates to make phone calls from Cuyahoga County's juvenile detention center -- but that fee could drop if county officials agree to no longer take a share of the profits.

Republicans and Democrats who haven't agreed on much lately were able to find bipartisan harmony at a Thursday night reception honoring the House Rock and Roll Caucus' second year.

Today in series of events in Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Ed FitzGerald made official what has been obvious for a while: he's going to take on Taxin' John Kasich for the governor's office.

In an unprecedented move, Ohio swore in its first African-American County Treasurer.

The Congressional Black Caucus pressed the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to move swiftly to cut the costs that prison inmates and their families are paying for phone calls, an issue that has been tied up with the regulatory panel for a decade.

Leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus this week hounded a top Democratic negotiator in the immigration debate, urging Rep.

Rep. Marcia Fudge Wedged between April Fools Day and the April 15 tax filing deadline is a lesser- known April milestone that feminist and labor groups, the U.S. Department of Labor and the White House are eager to publicize.