BET Wire: More Than One Million to Lose Unemployment Benefits
Nancy Pelosi says restoring benefits must be a priority.
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In Case You Missed It - Long-term unemployment benefits will soon end for many Americans; the Moral Monday movement promises to be bigger and better in 2014; President Obama and the first lady wish you a Happy Kwanzaa – and more. – Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick)
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Immoral - More than one million people are set to lose their unemployment benefits on Dec. 28, a move that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says is both immoral and inexcusable. “The first item on Congress’ agenda in the New Year must be an extension of unemployment insurance. That must be our priority on day one," she said in a statement.(Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
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Signed and Delivered - Obama signed a bipartisan budget deal in one of his last official duties of the year, Associated Press reports. The bill reduces across-the-board cuts already scheduled to take effect, restoring about $63 billion over two years. It includes a projected $85 billion in other savings. (Photo: Kent Nishimura-Pool/Getty Images)
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Neck and Neck - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are widely viewed to be the frontrunners in the 2016 presidential race. In a CNN/ORC International poll released on Dec. 26, the two were virtually tied, with Christie at 48 percent to Clinton's 46 percent among registered voters, within the survey's margin of error.(Photos: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Malaria No More 2013; Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
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Mea Culpa - Former New York congressman and failed mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner apologized for his embarrassing campaign. "It certainly didn't go as I had hoped," Weiner wrote in a Facebook message to supporters. "I continue to be deeply sorry that my personal mistakes undermined an amazing campaign that included too many amazing staffers to mention and hundreds of volunteers and many of you who kept active from afar with ideas, contributions and encouraging notes." (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Revelations - In a video posted by her father's transition team, Chiara de Blasio, daughter of New York City's Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio, opens up about dealing with depression and past drug abuse. “Removing substances from my life has opened so many doors for me,” she says of her recovery. “I was actually able to participate in my dad’s campaign. Now I’m doing well in school and actually getting to explore things that aren’t just partying.” (Photo: Chiara de Blasio via YouTube)
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Justified - A second ruling on the government's controversial surveillance program was delivered on Dec. 27, this time in favor of NSA spying. "The collection of breathtaking amounts of information unprotected by the Fourth Amendment does not transform that sweep into a Fourth Amendment search,” wrote Judge William Pauley of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. (Photo: Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
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Happy Kwanzaa! - "To many, Kwanzaa serves as a time of reflection – taking lessons learned from our past and looking forward to a more promising tomorrow. It reminds us that though there is much to be thankful for we must recommit ourselves to building a country where all Americans have the opportunity to achieve their dream," said the president and first lady in a message celebrating the African-American holiday tradition. (Photo: Courtesy of WhiteHouse.gov)
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Once Was Enough? - A white public school teacher in Ohio was suspended on Dec. 23 and faces possible dismissal after making a racially insensitive remark. "We do not need another Black president,” Gil Voight, a science teacher at Fairfield Freshman School, told a student after the child shared his dream to one day become president.(Photo: AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)