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November 1, 2013

The GOP’s unprecedented blocking of Mel Watt

OPINION - The blocking of Rep. Watt is significant because it speaks volumes about Republican opposition to President Obama...
November 1, 2013

Is there a glass ceiling for black senators?

VIDEO - Cory Booker, former mayor of Newark, was sworn in as the country's ninth black senator. Steve Kornacki looks…
November 1, 2013

Michael Bloomberg: Officers' names 'dragged through mud'

NEW YORK (AP) - Bloomberg made the comments Friday, a day after an appeals court blocked a judge's order requiring…
November 1, 2013

Joe Lhota denies 'race-baiting,' defends stop-and-frisk

theGRIO Q&A - TheGrio sat down with Lhota days before the final mayoral debate to discuss the controversial ad, his…
October 31, 2013

David Dinkins, former NYC mayor, hospitalized with pneumonia

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins has been hospitalized with pneumonia...
October 31, 2013

Mel Watt becomes first sitting member blocked for nomination since 1843

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked President Barack Obama's nominees to an influential federal court and a housing agency on…
October 31, 2013

Newark council to meet over replacing Cory Booker

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Now that Mayor Cory Booker, who brought a worldwide spotlight and hundreds of millions of dollars…
October 31, 2013

Ted Nugent compares himself to Rosa Parks…again

theGRIO REPORT - Outspoken right wing gun advocate Ted Nugent has not been shy about linking his cause to the…
October 31, 2013

Michigan: Lose job over failed drug test, no unemployment benefits for you

OPINION - This unfair stigmatization of the poor is becoming more commonplace as Republicans on all levels cut back on…
October 31, 2013

Cory Booker sworn in as newest US Senator

WASHINGTON (AP) - The former mayor of Newark, New Jersey, becomes the second African American in the Senate. The other…
October 31, 2013

Sen. Ted Cruz's father: President Obama should 'go back to Kenya'

theGRIO REPORT - Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) may be able to distance himself from the Tea Party if he runs…
October 31, 2013

Food stamp cuts kick in as Congress debates more

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 47 million Americans who receive food stamps will see their benefits go down starting Friday,…
October 31, 2013

Booker to join Senate, have meeting with President Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Booker will officially join the U.S. Senate today at a noon swearing-in ceremony, becoming the second black…
October 30, 2013

Kathleen Sebelius apologizes for Obamacare site

WASHINGTON (AP) — Partisan sparks were flying in Congress on Tuesday as President Barack Obama's top health official apologized for…
October 30, 2013

After 'snafu,' Jesse Jackson Jr reports to federal prison

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. entered a North Carolina prison Tuesday to begin serving a…