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Kevin E. Taylor found a passion for church almost as early as he discovered an attraction to boys. Baptized at 10-years-old at a small Baptist Church in the Southwest section of Washington D.C., he fondly remembers the congregation’s blind, piano-playing pastor, who preached about God’s love with the fervor of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. […]

Six months ago, there were more black Republicans running for Congress than there had been since Reconstruction. On Monday there were a dozen. Today there are but two left, and they’re not candidates — they’re congressmen-elect: Tim Scott, from South Carolina’s 1st District, and Allen West, from Florida’s 22nd. Both are the first African-American Republicans […]

Aimee Michael was sentenced to 36 years in prison for causing a crash on Easter Sunday that killed five people.

If President Obama wants to pursue a progressive agenda in the next two years, there are plenty of ways he can do that even without any help from Capitol Hill.

A young Democratic president comes into office with big ambitions, gets knocked back on his heels by Republicans in the mid-term elections, then makes some deft moves to recapture the center and waltzes to re-election two years later.

Republicans see Tuesday’s elections as a mandate – an unequivocal message from the voters that they want the Obama administration’s policies reversed. But the GOP had better be careful — because it is not a Republican mandate.

According to a statement from Aretha Franklin’s camp, the Legendary Queen Of Soul was released from Sinai Grace Hospital over the weekend following a brief stay. The Grammy Award-wining singer was admitted upon the recommendation of her doctors. Franklin is currently at home resting comfortably and released this statement to her fans. “I would like […]

President Obama said Wednesday that Congress should reauthorize extended unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless.

Based on CBS News’ preliminary national exit polling, Republicans are poised for significant gains in Congress. The youth vote–18-to-29-year-olds–who helped catapult President Obama into office makes up an estimated 9 percent of voters this year, compared to 18 percent in 2008. About 58 percent of the youth vote favors Democratic candidates.

A late overnight surge in votes that carried San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris into the lead in the race for state attorney general has her campaign declaring victory today.