Obama pledges urgent aid to Oklahoma town
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma, ordering federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts...
GOP nominee's anti-gay views stir controversy
OPINION - Virginia Republicans have selected a dyed-in-the-wool, black conservative minister and activist as their nominee for lieutenant governor. And he has drawn particular criticism for his homophobic views...
White House aides learned of IRS details in April, but didn't tell Obama
NBC News - The White House first learned of a draft report detailing abuses by IRS officials in targeting conservative groups in late April...
Obama to visit South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will visit three African nations this summer...
No 'excuse' for simplifying Obama's Morehouse message
OPINION - Interestingly enough, both the president’s detractors as well as his supporters will seize on the same soundbite from his address to the 2013 graduating class at Morehouse College...
Obama speech makes Morehouse grads 'proud'
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama delivered a fearless and passionate commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, which despite the steady rain, left the crowds captivated...
Obama to Morehouse grads: Set an example
ATLANTA (AP) -rically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college...
Black pastor vs. Obama at Morehouse
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama will deliver the commencement speech at Morehouse College -- the storied predominantly black men's college an alma mater of Dr. Martin Luther King -- on Sunday. But he won't find a total respite from controversy...
President, first lady address HBCU graduates
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Graduation season is underway and students and their families are joined by a few special guests as they celebrate their achievement...
Could GOP's Benghazi push benefit Susan Rice?
ANALYSIS - The release of e-mails related to the administration's response to the Benghazi attack show how little of a role United States Ambassador Susan Rice played in the entire controversy, making it easier for the President Obama to tap his longtime friend...
