Michael Steele: GOP at a crossroads
OPINION - For the party to survive it was time to turn the elephant to face its future. But have you ever tried to turn an elephant?
In 2012 election, black voter turnout was higher than any group
WASHINGTON (AP) - Making history, America's blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to victory amid voter apathy...
Will GOP opposition stop Mel Watt's confirmation?
theGRIO REPORT - Watt’s nomination still has to be approved by the Senate. When I spoke with him the day after his White House appearance with the president, he was ready...
Christie: Obama 'kept every promise'
HIGHLANDS, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama "has kept every promise he's made" about helping the state recover from Superstorm Sandy.
What do Bush and Obama have in common?
OPINION - George W. Bush and Barack Obama, neither of whom was considered an ideologue before they entered office, have presided over the most politically divisive time in modern American history...
Boy, 15, found shot near Obama's home in Chicago
NBC Chicago - At least seven people were injured and a 15-year-old boy was killed in overnight shootings in Chicago...
How Obama is wisely navigating Washington
ANALYSIS - Two weeks ago, President Obama was getting criticism from all sides, with liberals arguing he was squandering an opportunity to pass major gun control legislation and centrists and conservatives casting him as not providing enough leadership on deficit reduction...
Watered-down gun control legislation may still reduce violence
theGRIO REPORT - The gun control legislation being considered in Congress could still play a key role in reducing gun violence, particularly in urban communities, even if does not include bans on high-capacity magazines or assault weapons...
The two key provisions that could be approved in the legislation are increased background checks and stiffer penalties for "straw purchases," when a person buys a gun for someone who is not legally allowed to have one. Under the legislation being considered by the Senate, straw purchasers could be subject to up to 20 years in prison.
Obama's background checks proposal challenged
ANALYSIS - In his remarks on gun control on last week, President Obama emphatically highlighted the number 90, the percentage of Americans in polls who say they support background checks for all gun purchases...
Fiery Obama says 'shame on us if we've forgotten' Newtown victims
theGRIO REPORT - A fiery President Obama pointedly urged Congress to pass gun control legislation in a speech Thursday, repeatedly referring to the shooting of 20 children in Newtown, Connecticut in December, and declaring, 'I haven't forgotten those kids'...
