Congress Leaves Town With Unfinished Business (The Note)
By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES ALL A-LOAN: Congress has blown another deadline. Before they left for recess, lawmakers in Washington failed to head off an increase in interest rates on certain types of student loans, meaning rates on those loans are going to double today —… Read More »
EmailThe Note’s Must-Reads for Monday July 1, 2013
The Note’s Must-Reads are a round-up of today’s political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News’ Carrie Halperin, Amanda VanAllen, Will Cantine and J.P. Lawrence NSA ABC’s Kari Rea: “Julian… Read More »
Obama Urges African Youth to Live Up to Mandela’s Legacy: ‘The World Will Be Watching What You Do’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — President Obama today urged South Africa’s youth to continue the fight for equality and opportunity, as he challenged them to live up to the legacy of ailing civil rights icon Nelson Mandela. “Nelson Mandela showed us that one man’s courage… Read More »
Obama Advises Young Rapper to ‘Drop The Mic’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — President Obama was treated to an impromptu rap performance today as he toured a classroom at Desmond Tutu’s HIV Foundation Youth Center. “This is a pretty cool place to be,” the president said, before sitting down and asking two boys… Read More »
Obama Visits Mandela’s Robben Island Cell
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — With the world’s eyes on the ailing Nelson Mandela, President Obama today walked in the footsteps of the man he’s called his personal hero. Touring the prison on Robben Island, Obama stood alone in the stark “7B” cell where Mandela… Read More »
Obama Toasts Mandela, ‘The Master of His Fate’
PRETORIA, South Africa — Speaking at an official dinner in Pretoria tonight, President Obama offered a moving toast to Nelson Mandela, “a man who has always been the master of his fate, who taught us that we could be the master of ours.” “Our minds… Read More »
Obama to Meet With Mandela Family
PRETORIA, South Africa — President Obama will not visit the hospital to meet with ailing civil rights icon Nelson Mandela, the White House announced today. “Out of deference to Nelson Mandela’s peace and comfort and the family’s wishes, [the president and first lady] will not… Read More »
GOP’s Push to Woo Female Candidates, Voters
WASHINGTON–Calling it a “historic commitment” the Republican National Committee and five other GOP committees launched several new initiatives Friday aimed at recruiting more female candidates and courting more women to join the party. “We are not a coalition, we are not an outreach group,” RNC co-chair Sharon… Read More »
Analysis: What’s Next For Immigration Reform?
Analysis by Jim Avila & Serena Marshall The Senate passed immigration reform with an impressive 68-32 margin, including 14 Republican votes, hoping to pressure the GOP-led house to follow. “The strong bipartisan vote we took is going to send a message across the country. It’s… Read More »
IRS’ Lois Lerner Waived Right to Clam Up, Oversight Committee Finds
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed a resolution today finding that senior IRS official Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself at a hearing last month. Lerner, the IRS director of Exempt Organizations who is at the center of… Read More »
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