Senators unveil sweeping US immigration bill

Erica Werner, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. lawmakers formally unveiled a sweeping immigration bill at a news conference Thursday attended by traditional opponents from big business and labor, and conservative and liberal groups...

Congress kills gun control, despite public support

Perry Bacon Jr.

theGRIO REPORT - A few months ago, politicians in both parties were declaring everything had changed involving gun policy in America after the Newtown shooting. They were wrong...

Obama calls out senators who shot down gun bill

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the Senate's opposition to a bill that would have expanded background checks for gun buyers marks a 'shameful day' in Washington...

The Tea Party 4 years later: Did it really change US?

Mark Murray, Senior Political Editor, NBC News

NBC NEWS - When the Tea Party movement made its official debut on April 15, 2009, it made quite a political splash with events across the country protesting President Obama's policies on that Tax Day...

How Obama is wisely navigating Washington

Perry Bacon Jr.

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...

Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate

Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control supporters won the first Senate showdown Thursday over how to respond to the December carnage in Newtown...

Rand Paul fails black history at Howard

Joy-Ann Reid

OPINION - During a speech at Howard University, Rand Paul made his case for blacks supporting the Republican Party. Unfortunately, he was pitching a GOP that hasn't existed for more than 100 years...

Jay-Z addresses critics of Cuba trip in new track ‘Open Letter’

Kyle Harvey

theGRIO REPORT - After a week of making headlines for both his business and personal life, rapper Jay-Z clearly had to get some issues off his chest...

Dem, GOP senators reach deal on gun background checks

Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Subjecting more firearms purchases to federal background checks has been the chief goal of Obama and gun control supporters...

Can Raffi Williams win the minority vote for the GOP?

Mary C. Curtis

theGRIO REPORT - Raffi Williams has a tough job ahead of him. He’s just been named deputy press secretary at the Republican National Committee, tasked with taking the party’s message to young and African American voters and black media...

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