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March 8, 2014

How the Republicans are still blocking a key plank of Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - Seventeen states, most in the South or Mountain West, are unabashedly rejecting any consideration of expanding their…
March 8, 2014

At CPAC, Obama's potential successors try to position themselves for the future

theGRIO REPORT - In their speeches at the Conservative Political Action Committee's annual conference, Republican 2016 candidates unsurprisingly bashed President…
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 8, 2014

President Obama warns party to focus on 2014, not 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats could get walloped in the November elections. The party gets sleepy and distracted in the midterms.…
March 7, 2014

Darrell Issa apologizes to Elijah Cummings and he accepts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elijah Cummings said Thursday night that California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa called him and apologized for…
March 7, 2014

President Obama shows his R-E-S-P-E-C-T for 'women of soul'

WASHINGTON (AP) — He bobbled the spelling, but President Barack Obama had nothing but R-E-S-P-E-C-T for the "women of soul"…
March 7, 2014

Darrell Issa's disrespect of Elijah Cummings has real repercussions

OPINION - The Republican chairman House Oversight Committee who has spent the better part of three years play acting every…
March 6, 2014

Sen. Tom Harkin: Civil rights nominee would have been confirmed if he were white

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's nomination of civil rights lawyer Debo Adegbile to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division…
March 6, 2014

Black Caucus calls for removal of Darrell Issa from Oversight Committee

theGRIO REPORT - House Committee hearings are rarely must-see television, but a heated exchange between Oversight chairman Rep. Darrell Issa…
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 5, 2014

NYC mayor Bill de Blasio drops lawsuit over anti-profiling law

NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City will stop challenging a law making it easier…
March 5, 2014

NYC mayor Bill de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, to lobby Albany

NEW YORK (AP) — Chirlane McCray, who already wields more influence than any New York City first lady in recent…
March 5, 2014

Senate blocks President Obama's pick for civil rights post

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's choice to head the Justice Department's civil rights division has failed a Senate test…
March 5, 2014

First lady Michelle Obama bringing soul singers to White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama is bringing together an impressive group of female artists for a White House…
March 5, 2014

What’s the deal with Kesha Rogers? Democratic Senate candidate compares Obama to Hitler

OPINION - Rogers has compared President Obama to Hitler, complete with a Hitler mustache, and likened Obamacare to the policies…