Andre Carson

Friday Talking Points -- Labor Daze

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.02.2011

Chris Weigant

It surpasses all irony and actually enters into the realm of bitter humor that we're about to celebrate Labor Day when the unemployment rate remains at the sky-high level of 9.1 percent.

Top 10 Ways the Congressional Black Caucus Should be More Like Allen West

Katie Halper | Posted 11.01.2011

Katie Halper

I doubt that any members of the Congressional Black Caucus got any sleep last night. I'm sure they were tossing and turning, sick with worry and regret, trembling in fear over Allen West's threat to leave the caucus.

When Democratic Rhetoric Goes Too Far

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.31.2011

Chris Weigant

The history of lynching should not be abused and belittled by politicians in hyperbolic fashion to make a much smaller point. Even if, or perhaps especially if, the politician in question is black.

Jennifer Bendery

WATCH: Allen West: I Might Leave Black Caucus Over Lawmaker's 'Lynching' Comment

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 10.31.2011

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) said Wednesday he is considering leaving the Congressional Black Caucus after one of its leaders said Tea Party...

West Threatens To Quit Black Caucus After Fellow Member Bashed Tea Party

Posted 10.31.2011

Allen West, a Republican congressman from Florida and a champion of Tea Party groups, said he was mulling quitting the Congressional Black Caucus afte...

Christina Wilkie

Obama Hosts Ramadan Dinner

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 10.10.2011

President Obama honored the sacrifices that Muslim Americans have made for the country on Wednesday night at the White House's annual Ramadan dinner. ...

Christina Wilkie

Obama To Host Ramadan Dinner

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 10.10.2011

The two members of Congress who practice Islam will attend President Obama's annual Ramadan dinner at the White House Wednesday night, along with a nu...

Keith Ellison and the Tea Party's View of Sharia

Sumbul Ali-Karamali | Posted 05.25.2011

Sumbul Ali-Karamali

Mainstream Islam does not advocate fighting except in self-defense.

Republican Campaign Manager to Be Fired for Anti-Gay Tweets?

Bil Browning | Posted 05.25.2011

Bil Browning

The Marvin Scott campaign, long mired in anti-Muslim bigotry itself, has indicated they are considering cutting gay-basher Stan Solomon loose.

Tea Party Health Care Protests: N-Word Feud Still Rages After Video Discredited

AP | JESSE WASHINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

Three Democratic congressmen – all black – say they heard racial slurs as they walked through thousands of angry protesters outside the U....

Sam Stein

Tea Party Protests: 'Ni**er,' 'Faggot' Shouted At Members Of Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Abusive, derogatory and even racist behavior directed at House Democrats by Tea Party protesters on Saturday left several lawmakers in shock. Prece...

LIVEBLOG: 2010 Indiana Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner

Bil Browning | Posted 05.25.2011

Bil Browning

Welcome to Bilerico Project, Blue Indiana and the Huffington Post's liveblog of the 2010 Indiana Democratic Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner. Feel free t...

Congress Hack Attack: House Member Web Sites Hacked With Anti-Obama Language

Posted 05.25.2011

Several House members had their websites hacked overnight after President Obama's State of the Union Address. Around 6:30 a.m. Eastern, the sites of J...

Obama Volunteer Rewarded With "VIP Seating" In Mud

Chuck Lasker | Posted 05.25.2011

Chuck Lasker

I looked for the "VIP" seats, but there were no seats. Further and further we were sent, until in the rain, we entered a muddy open-air pen where we couldn't even see the stage.

2008 Indiana CD-07 General Election:
Campo (R) vs Carson (D-i)

Posted 05.25.2011

IN-07: Campo vs Carson

Second Muslim Elected To Congress

AP | CHARLES WILSON | Posted 05.25.2011

INDIANAPOLIS — Democrat Andre Carson won't have much time to bask in his special election victory. In just eight weeks, he faces another vote fo...