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If President Obama wants to focus on the 2012 presidential campaign, he is going to have to shore up his base. Everyone keeps saying he has to move to the center in order to appeal to independents, to appeal to conservative Democrats. But Roland Martin says President Obama has to focus on his base. WATCH: […]

Congressman James Clyburn appears on Washington Watch to discuss the new political landscape in Washington DC, how Democrats can return to the majority and if Nancy Pelosi should  be the House Minority Leader. WATCH: James Clyburn: Road Back To The Majority Runs Through Minorities

Voters say they want officials in Washington to work together; yet, they elect officials from the extremes who will not work together. Is this a perfect example of the American voters saying one thing and doing another, or are they absolutely delusional when it comes to politics? WATCH:

The questions about Donovan McNabb’s future in Washington can end. The Washington Football Team agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Pro Bowl QB on Monday, ESPN and NFL.com reported. The deal is said to be worth $78 million with $40 million guaranteed. The agreement comes just two weeks after McNabb was benched for […]

YOKOHAMA, Japan – President Obama reacquainted himself with a piece of his childhood on Sunday before heading back to Washington at the end of his nine-day, four-country trip across Asia.

Congressman James Clyburn joins Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to discuss the battle for the Minority Whip position between him and Steny Hoyer. Congressman Clyburn told Roland that neither he nor Hoyer have enough votes to win the Minority Whip position. Roland asked Congressman Clyburn what does it mean to have an […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Almost 100 years after his death, a black Union Civil War vet from South Carolina finally has a veterans marker on his grave.

SEOUL (Politico)– In a Veterans Day speech delivered just miles from the demilitarized zone, President Obama sharply criticized North Korea for its pursuit of nuclear weapons and said Pyongyang still has the opportunity to fulfill its international obligations.

The election results on Tuesday are a bitter pill for the President and his supporters to swallow. To be essentially routed by the Republican Party from top to bottom goes beyond humbling; it’s a wholesale rejection of the Democratic Party and, by extension, many of the policies championed by President Obama. Roland Martin details four […]

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss what is next for  Democrats and Republicans. WATCH: What’s Next For Democrats And Republicans?