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March 8, 2014

At CPAC, a Ben Carson lovefest

theGRIO REPORT - Conservatives packed in to hear Ben Carson, the renowned heart surgeon who has emerged over the last…
March 5, 2014

Elijah Cummings leads Democratic coalition against Darrell Issa oversight overreach

theGRIO REPORT - The veteran Maryland congressman's outburst after his microphone was turned off at a Wednesday hearing on the…
March 3, 2014

President Obama tries to build international coalition against Russia

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama, as he has done in virtually every foreign policy conflict since he entered office, is…
March 3, 2014

Is President Obama out-of-order on his judicial picks?

theGRIO REPORT - Perhaps more than any issue during his six years in office, some of Obama's strongest black and…
February 27, 2014

President Obama gets personal in launching new program 'My Brother's Keeper'

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama on Thursday spoke in deeply personal terms about growing up without a father and urged…
February 27, 2014

With 'My Brother's Keeper,' President Obama looks beyond the White House

theGRIO REPORT - The 'My Brother’s Keeper'initiative to help young black and Hispanic men that President Obama will unveil on…
February 26, 2014

Is Bill Clinton the answer to Southern Democrats' prayers?

theGRIO REPORT - On Tuesday former President Bill Clinton started his personal campaign to elect Democrats in the South and…
February 21, 2014

What's behind Rand Paul's blunt talk on race?

ANALYSIS - Paul is becoming an increasingly influential figure in the intersection between race and politics in America...
February 19, 2014

Rand Paul joins Eric Holder's cause on felon voting rights

theGRIO REPORT - Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) today urged lawmakers in Kentucky to change the state's laws and allow convicted…
February 15, 2014

The Republicans’ gay marriage conundrum

OPINION - The Republican Party has a sizable, influential bloc of both older voters and religious conservatives, two groups who…
February 12, 2014

A closer look at Eric Holder’s comments on allowing felons the right to vote

theGRIO REPORT - Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a high-profile speech on Tuesday, urging states to roll back laws that…
February 11, 2014

President Obama to launch new initiative to address challenges facing young black and Latino men

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama will unveil this week a new program to address specific challenges facing black and Latino…
February 10, 2014

In Kentucky, voters complain about Obama, but take his care

theGRIO REPORT - While officials in many states and the federal government have struggled to roll out the Affordable Care…
February 4, 2014

‘Ready for Hillary’: Clinton allies launch black outreach program

theGRIO REPORT - 'Ready for Hillary' hopes these moves both illustrate to Clinton that she people truly want her to…
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Rick Wade, taking on Tim Scott in South Carolina

theGRIO'S 100 - The veteran political operative, who ran Obama's black vote program in 2008 and then worked in the…
January 29, 2014

What President Obama can accomplish in 2014 from his State of the Union

ANALYSIS - President Obama's speech on Tuesday night, like most State of the Union addresses, covered nearly every major issue.…
January 28, 2014

President Obama declares his independence from Congress in State of the Union address

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama had a message for Republicans in his State of the Union address: he's not letting…
January 28, 2014

President Obama to tout his ‘pen’ and ‘phone’ in State of the Union

ANALYSIS - President Obama will use the State of the Union address on Tuesday to emphasize his willingness to work…
January 27, 2014

Jason Collins to sit in Michelle Obama’s box at State of the Union

theGRIO REPORT - NBA player Jason Collins, who last year became one of the first athletes in any major sport…
January 24, 2014

Marijuana decriminalization goes mainstream

theGRIO REPORT - We've finally found an issue on which even President Obama and Texas Gov. Rick Perry can agree:…