All posts tagged "American"

After history was made Thursday with the announcement that the Catholic church had a new pope, users took to social media to express pride that Leo XIV was an American from Chicago.

"Holy smokes!! An American Pope! From CHICAGO!!!" wrote Democratic consultant David Axelrod.

Late Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) daughter Meghan McCain posted, "THE FIRST AMERICAN POPE!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS AMAZING!!!!"...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The numbers are devastating: almost 2,000 poor kids in Texas with cancer, another 18,000 with diabetes and more than 350,000 suffering from chronic lung disease, heart disease or stroke.

Former Obama adviser Van Jones came to the "Take Back The American Dream" summit in Washington, D.C. on Monday with one big message: stop being mad at the tea party, and started learning from them.

Kicking off the "Take Back The American Dream" summit in Washington, D.C., Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) told the crowd that "We must have in this country, once again, an FDR moment," in which the haves take more responsibility for the have-nots because, she said, "They have gained their wealth on the hard work of other Americans, and they have a responsibility."

At the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois' 2011 Bill of Rights Celebration in Chicago, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) applauded the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," but warned that other civil rights issues needed to be addressed.

Three nonprofit groups have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice, claiming that non-English speaking residents are not getting equal access to North Carolina courts.