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July 25, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House narrowly rejected a challenge to the National Security Agency's secret collection of hundreds of millions…
July 24, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of Trayvon Martin told black lawmakers Wednesday he is now dedicated to making sure people…
July 24, 2013
GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - The president's attempt to refocus on the economy comes amid some hopeful signs of improvement, with…
July 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A series of surveys released in the past three days illustrate a striking racial divide in perceptions…
July 22, 2013
NBC NEWS - Tonight, Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will continue the national dialogue on the state of…
July 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Darrell Issa, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, used an unfortunate turn-of-phrase to refer to…
July 18, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner and Democratic Rep. John Lewis are men of a certain age and experience…
July 17, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republican sponsor of the Voting Rights Act updates said Wednesday that Congress must pass a…
July 15, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Michele Bachmann (R - Minn.) said in a recent interview with World Net Daily that President…
July 15, 2013
MSNBC - Just 22 days after the Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act (VRA),…
July 12, 2013
NBC News - The onslaught of gun crime in Chicago has spurred members of Congress to convene a summit on…
July 11, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a scaled-down version of a massive farm bill, putting off a fight over…
July 11, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bruised from the defeat of a massive farm bill last month, Republicans are giving the legislation another…
July 10, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic-led effort to keep interest rates on student loans low failed Wednesday to move forward in…
July 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen joined MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning to discuss testifying tomorrow before…
July 5, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) — When the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights act last week, it handed Republicans tough questions…
July 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C,), the man House Democrats have tapped to lead their push for revising the…
July 1, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A range of politicians, from civil rights legend John Lewis to President Obama to Rep. Eric Cantor…
June 28, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Republicans are divided on how to handle both the Voting Rights Act and immigration, two politically-charged issues…
June 27, 2013
NBC NEWS - In a bipartisan vote, the Senate on Thursday passed a sweeping, historic overhaul of the nation’s immigration…