Thursday, June 26, 2014

Race is over in Harlem

Rep. Charlie Rangel’s (D-N.Y.) primary challenger, state Sen. Adriano Espaillat, conceded to the congressman on Thursday, a day after the race was called for Rangel.

Voting !!

In its 5-4 Shelby decision, the Supreme Court found that, while Congress has the power to monitor elections for fairness, the VRA formula dictating which states must get federal pre-clearance before altering their voting rules is outdated and therefore invalid. 



Holder!

Why the hell is Eric Holder still around? That's a question many of Barack Obama's political advisers have asked at various points throughout Holder's tumultuous five years at the helm of the Justice Department.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Congressman Rangel

The board of elections is trying to avoid a reprise what happened in 2012, when it came under fire for its handling of a recount between Rangel and Espaillat.