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April 5, 2013

Eric Holder wants Voting Rights Act provision upheld by Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) - On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, Attorney General Eric Holder challenged the Supreme Court…
April 1, 2013

A post-racial US? Court poised to change race laws

WASHINGTON (AP) — Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind?
April 1, 2013

The challenge for Obama’s background checks proposal

ANALYSIS - In his remarks on gun control on last week, President Obama emphatically highlighted the number 90, the percentage…
March 27, 2013

Gay marriage movement makes gains, in and out of court

theGRIO REPORT - Advocates of gay marriage appear to have made gains both at the U.S. Supreme Court and in…
March 27, 2013

3 Black Caucus members still oppose marriage equality

OPINION - As up-and-coming black politicians with their eyes on CBC membership, look at the wave of public opinion, they…
March 25, 2013

Obama calls for April debate on immigration bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama challenged Congress Monday to 'finish the job' of finalizing legislation aimed at overhauling the…
March 13, 2013

Why the Republicans are still obsessed with repealing Obamacare

ANALYSIS - The inclusion of repeal in the House budget illustrates a broader problem for the GOP: a lack of…
March 8, 2013

Obama largely silent on campaign for gun control

WASHINGTON (AP) - Gun legislation is taking shape on Capitol Hill, but President Barack Obama has kept a low profile…
March 6, 2013

Eric Holder promises more openness on national security

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder promised the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that the Obama administration will share…
March 6, 2013

Republicans still struggling with their future

ANALYSIS - Five months after Election Day, the Republicans are still grappling with how they should reorient their party to…
February 26, 2013

Senate to vote on moving ahead on Hagel nod

WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Senate moved toward a vote Tuesday on President Barack Obama's contentious choice of Chuck…
February 26, 2013

Race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. enters home stretch

theGRIO REPORT - By the end of the day Tuesday, there will finally be a winner to one of the…
February 25, 2013

Why Republicans are fighting Obama on the sequester

ANALYSIS - The drama around the $85 billion in federal government cuts due to start on March 1, known as…
February 25, 2013

Obama urges Congress to compromise on cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing an end of the week deadline, President Barack Obama said Monday that Congress can avert sweeping…
February 22, 2013

Chicago district disappointed in Jesse Jackson Jr.

CHICAGO (AP) - Residents in this swath of sprawling Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs have brimmed with loyalty to Jesse Jackson…
February 18, 2013

Jesse Jackson Jr.'s downfall tied to objects, not power

CHICAGO (AP) - For all the talk of Jesse Jackson Jr. aspiring to be a U.S. senator or mayor of…
February 18, 2013

Toi Hutchinson exits race for Jackson's US House seat

CHICAGO (AP) - A well-known Illinois state senator dropped her bid Sunday for the U.S. House seat vacated by Jesse…
February 15, 2013

Jesse Jackson Jr., wife Sandi charged in federal cases

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been charged with spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal…
February 15, 2013

Sen. Mark Kirk wants to name new gun bill after Hadiya Pendleton

theGRIO REPORT - Illinois senator Mark Kirk (R) plans to name a new gun bill after slain Chicago teen, Hadiya…
February 13, 2013

Obama's State of the Union: 10 takeaways for black America

SLIDESHOW - President Obama hit the road Wednesday to stump for the ideas he outlined in his first State of…