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July 4, 2014

'First kid' Malia Obama celebrates Sweet 16

theGRIO REPORT - Malia Obama celebrates her sweet sixteen Friday, July 4.
July 3, 2014

Obama suggests Tim Howard shave his beard during congratulatory call

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel took a couple moments out of their busy schedules…
July 1, 2014

President Obama jokes there is crack in White House pies

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama joked that the White House Executive Pastry Chef makes pies so good, he wonders if…
June 26, 2014

Supreme Court rebukes Obama on recess appointments

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the president's power to fill high-level vacancies with temporary appointments, ruling…
June 24, 2014

President Obama leans over Chipotle 'sneeze guard' because he can

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama has Twitter users up in arms after a photo of him leaning over a Chipotle…
June 19, 2014

Congresswoman Barbara Lee: Military action is not the answer in Iraq

OPINION - In 2002, President Bush and his Administration misled the American people by claiming Iraq possessed weapons of mass…
June 19, 2014

President Obama says US is prepared to send military advisors to Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. is prepared to take targeted military actions in…
June 17, 2014

There’s nothing wrong with Malia Obama using ‘connections’ for her ‘job’

OPINION - I am not mad at the fact that Malia Obama’s first gig is way doper than most of…
June 14, 2014

President Obama: I'm a 'fun dad who teeters on the edge of being embarrassing'

TODAY - As Father’s Day approaches, President Obama shared his thoughts about fatherhood and raising kids in the White House.
June 9, 2014

We need more action, less talk from Obama administration on veterans health

OPINION - The incredible neglect, abuse and deaths of patients in Veterans Affairs hospitals, along with the stonewalling of information…
June 8, 2014

Bowe Bergdahl: Guilt by association with Obama

OPINION - The Republican furor over the release of American POW Bowe Bergdahl just doesn’t make any sense — that…
June 4, 2014

President Obama gets in ‘unscheduled’ workout session in Poland

VIDEO - It's not everyday you get to workout next to President Barack Obama. But that's exactly what happened for…
May 31, 2014

President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative takes crucial next step

MSNBC - Obama assembled the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force and charged them with spending the next few months combing…
May 30, 2014

Obama reveals daughter Malia attended first prom

WASHINGTON (AP) — A teenage rite of passage has come to the White House, with President Barack Obama revealing that…
May 28, 2014

Flashback: President Obama awards Maya Angelou a Medal of Freedom

theGRIO VIDEO - On February 15, 2011, President Barack Obama awarded Dr. Maya Angelou's with America's highest civilian honor -…
May 27, 2014

Obama says US finishing the job in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to turn the page on more than a decade of war, announced plans…
May 25, 2014

President Obama pledges 'responsible end' to Afghanistan war

(AP) — On a surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to bring America's longest war to a…
May 24, 2014

The Commander-in-Chief's Memorial Day message

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama today reminded all Americans to pay homage to our fallen patriots and heroes who have…
May 22, 2014

President Obama takes a stroll, surprises a lot of people

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a rare view of President Barack Obama: strolling along the National Mall with suit jacket…
May 22, 2014

Obama on VA scandal: 'I will not tolerate it!'

VIDEO - Increasingly under fire over veteran's health care neglect, President Obama declared he will not stand for misconduct at…