Lawmakers propose bills to combat voter lines
theGRIO REPORT - Members of Congress have introduced election reform bills that would aim to reduce long waits at the polls and clear confusion around the voting process...
Mayo Clinic: Jesse Jackson Jr. continues medical treatment
CHICAGO (AP) - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. remains under the care of physicians for bipolar disorder, although he's no longer a patient at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic...
Michael Steele: Current RNC chair 'an absolute failure'
theGRIO REPORT - With the 2012 election in the history books, Michael Steele may be having the last laugh...
Jackson Jr. exits Mayo, enters world of trouble
theGRIO REPORT - Jesse Jackson Jr., who handily won re-election last week despite being on medical leave since June, has left the Mayo Clinic, a spokesman for the hospital said Tuesday...
Georgia GOP courts Allen West
theGRIO REPORT - According to Politico, the southern state's GOP wants to recruit West to run for election there at some point...
It's official: Allen West loses congressional seat
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Firebrand Republican Rep. Allen West was defeated by Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy, according to the state's vote count Saturday...
Judge denies Allen West's motion to impound ballots in Florida
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A Florida judge has denied Republican Rep. Allen West's request to impound ballots and voting machines, dealing a blow to West's re-election chances...
What is the 'fiscal cliff' anyway?
WASHINGTON (AP) - So just what is this 'fiscal cliff' that has the financial markets rattled and economists and policymakers alike in a tizzy over the potential for sending the economy into another tailspin?...
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. possibly in plea deal talks
theGRIO REPORT - Jesse Jackson Jr. may have reclaimed his post by a landslide without any noticeable campaign efforts, but he may also be working on a plea deal with federal prosecutors who are investigating him for possible misuse of campaign funds...
Allen West won't concede race, cites 'disturbing irregularities'
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Conservative Republican Rep. Allen West is still fighting for votes two days after Election Day. But now he's doing it in the courtroom...
