Obama nominates John Kerry for secretary of state
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior administration official says President Barack Obama on Friday will nominate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as his next secretary of state...
A black man to be Treasury Secretary?
theGRIO REPORT - Obama administration officials have approached American Express chief executive Kenneth Chenault about joining the administration in either a Cabinet post or as a White House adviser, according to Bloomberg News...
Rice could become National Security adviser later in Obama's 2nd term
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama was meeting privately Friday with Susan Rice, the embattled U.N. ambassador who abruptly withdrew from consideration to be the next secretary of state after a bitter, weeks long standoff with Republican senators..
Susan Rice withdraws as secretary of state candidate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Susan Rice has withdrawn her name from consideration to be the next secretary of state after the embattled U.N. ambassador ran into a standoff with Republicans over an attack on Americans in Libya...
Obama's 2nd inaugural seems almost an afterthought
WASHINGTON (AP) - Four years ago, Barack Obama's swearing-in drew a record crowd to the National Mall. There were 1.8 million people eager to witness history: the country's first black president taking the oath of office...
White House previews holiday decor, 2nd term agenda
WASHINGTON – On Friday, the White House Office of Digital Strategy Invited fourteen online women-focused magazines and publications to an exclus…
Why black women must stand up for Susan Rice
OPINION - Let’s be real about the hoops that Susan Rice finds herself now navigating in order to save her potential nomination for the position of Secretary of State...
Why we can't keep hope alive for Jesse Jackson
OPINION - Ethics scandals, personal failings and a political rise cut short threaten to cloud the Jackson family legacy...
Susan Rice continues push to win over Congress skeptics
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice continued her fight Wednesday to win over skeptics in the Senate who could block her chances at becoming the next U.S. secretary of state..
The GOP's anti-Susan Rice campaign
ANALYSIS - Why are Republicans so focused on preventing Susan Rice from becoming the next Secretary of State?...
