On debt ceiling, Obama forces Republicans to blink
ANALYSIS - President Obama has forced congressional Republicans to abandon long-held positions and accept Obama's in a major fiscal debate for the second time in less a month...
US Trade Rep. Ron Kirk to step down
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, who worked to get trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama through Congress, is leaving the Obama administration next month...
House to vote Wednesday on raise in debt limit
WASHINGTON (AP) - House leaders on Monday unveiled legislation to permit the government to continue borrowing money through May 18 in order to stave off a first-ever default on U.S. obligations...
MLK's road map for Obama's new term
OPINION - There is still much to do, and President Obama remains uniquely positioned to help our nation achieve the tenets of humanity and equality of which Dr. King could only dream...
Obama's gun measures face difficulties in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's sweeping gun-control package faces an uncertain future in Congress, where majority Republicans in the House of Representatives are rejecting his proposals...
theGrio's 100: Steven Horsford, congressman making history in Nevada
theGRIO'S 100 - Elected last November, the Las Vegas Democrat became the first black member of Congress ever from Nevada...
GOP rep threatens Obama impeachment on guns
theGRIO REPORT - Conservative rage over gun control has reached a fever pitch before any new legislation or executive orders have even been put on the table...
NRA says Congress will not pass weapons ban
WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Rifle Association president says Congress is not likely to pass a new ban on assault weapons...
Can Obama raise the debt limit with a trillion dollar coin?
theGRIO REPORT - Since the White House did not emphatically reject the coin option. The debate rages on...
Candidates file to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress
theGRIO REPORT - By early Monday evening, 22 candidates made the deadline to file nominating petitions announcing their candidacy for the 2nd Congressional District Seat, formerly held by Jesse Jackson Jr....
