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July 31, 2013

House passes student loan deal, bill goes to Obama

NBC NEWS - The House approved a measure Wednesday to link interest rates on student loans to financial markets, sending…
July 31, 2013

Congress commemorates 1963 March on Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans and Democrats are meeting in the grand Statuary Hall of the Capitol to commemorate the…
July 30, 2013

Congressmen introduce ‘End Racial Profiling Act of 2013’

theGRIO REPORT - Representative John Conyers (D-MI) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) held a press conference today to introduce the…
July 29, 2013

Longtime Tenn. lawmaker Lois DeBerry dies at 68

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Rep. Lois DeBerry, one of the longest-serving women lawmakers in the nation and a powerful…
July 26, 2013

What Obama wishes he could do on the economy

ANALYSIS - And some of these polities, particularly the health care law, will benefit middle-income Americans. But the broader economic…
July 25, 2013

In rebuke of Obama, most House Democrats back ending NSA phone collection program

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House narrowly rejected a challenge to the National Security Agency's secret collection of hundreds of millions…
July 24, 2013

Trayvon Martin’s dad adds voice to help black men, boys

WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of Trayvon Martin told black lawmakers Wednesday he is now dedicated to making sure people…
July 24, 2013

Obama: Washington took its eye off economic ball

GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - The president's attempt to refocus on the economy comes amid some hopeful signs of improvement, with…
July 24, 2013

Polls illustrate strong racial divide in Obama’s America

theGRIO REPORT - A series of surveys released in the past three days illustrate a striking racial divide in perceptions…
July 22, 2013

Black Caucus to discuss race on House floor tonight

NBC NEWS - Tonight, Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will continue the national dialogue on the state of…
July 18, 2013

Darrell Issa compares black congressman Elijah Cummings to ‘little boy’

theGRIO REPORT - Darrell Issa, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, used an unfortunate turn-of-phrase to refer to…
July 18, 2013

John Lewis and Jim Sensenbrenner: Political odd couple together again on voting rights law

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner and Democratic Rep. John Lewis are men of a certain age and experience…
July 17, 2013

House GOP sponsor Jim Sesenbrenner wants new voting rights law

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Republican sponsor of the Voting Rights Act updates said Wednesday that Congress must pass a…
July 15, 2013

Michele Bachmann: Congress should 'spank' Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Michele Bachmann (R - Minn.) said in a recent interview with World Net Daily that President…
July 15, 2013

As the Senate tackles voting rights, all eyes are on GOP lawmaker

MSNBC - Just 22 days after the Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act (VRA),…
July 12, 2013

Chicago 'mayhem' prompts Bobby Rush to call for National Guard

NBC News - The onslaught of gun crime in Chicago has spurred members of Congress to convene a summit on…
July 11, 2013

House OKs scaled-down farm bill sans food stamps

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a scaled-down version of a massive farm bill, putting off a fight over…
July 11, 2013

Republicans drop food stamp cuts from farm bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bruised from the defeat of a massive farm bill last month, Republicans are giving the legislation another…
July 10, 2013

Senate fails to keep student loan rates low

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic-led effort to keep interest rates on student loans low failed Wednesday to move forward in…
July 9, 2013

Ray Allen joins 'Morning Joe' to discuss Diabetes funding

theGRIO REPORT - Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen joined MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning to discuss testifying tomorrow before…