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January 22, 2013

US Trade Rep. Ron Kirk to step down in February

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, who worked to get trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama…
January 21, 2013

House to vote Wednesday on raise in debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) - House leaders on Monday unveiled legislation to permit the government to continue borrowing money through May 18…
January 20, 2013

Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy: A road map for President Obama's new term

OPINION - There is still much to do, and President Obama remains uniquely positioned to help our nation achieve the…
January 17, 2013

Obama’s gun measures face difficulties in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's sweeping gun-control package faces an uncertain future in Congress, where majority Republicans in the…
January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Steven Horsford, congressman making history in Nevada

theGRIO'S 100 - Elected last November, the Las Vegas Democrat became the first black member of Congress ever from Nevada...
January 15, 2013

GOP rep Steve Stockman raises Obama impeachment over gun control executive orders

theGRIO REPORT - Conservative rage over gun control has reached a fever pitch before any new legislation or executive orders…
January 13, 2013

NRA president says Congress will not pass weapons ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Rifle Association president says Congress is not likely to pass a new ban on assault…
January 10, 2013

Can Obama raise the debt limit with a trillion dollar coin?

theGRIO REPORT - Since the White House did not emphatically reject the coin option. The debate rages on...
January 8, 2013

Candidates officially file to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

theGRIO REPORT - By early Monday evening, 22 candidates made the deadline to file nominating petitions announcing their candidacy for…
January 5, 2013

Obama: Debt ceiling must be raised by Congress

HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama is hailing a last-minute deal that avoids the so-called fiscal cliff but says it's…
January 4, 2013

US House approves $9.7 billion in Sandy flood aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first large aid package for victims of the deadly Superstorm Sandy started moving through the U.S.…
January 3, 2013

House re-elects John Boehner speaker

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House and Senate ushered in a new Congress Thursday, re-electing embattled Republican John Boehner speaker and…
January 3, 2013

White men no longer majority in the House Democratic caucus

theGRIO REPORT - The 113th Conress is unlike any to come before it. For the first time in U.S. history,…
January 3, 2013

Crowded field of contenders fight to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

CHICAGO - The crowded field of hopefuls racing to replace embattled former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. will soon dwindle to…
January 2, 2013

Rep. Peter King: John Boehner promises Hurricane Sandy aid votes

WASHINGTON (AP) - The leader of the U.S. House has promised votes to aid victims of the superstorm that ravaged…
January 2, 2013

Obama, NY and NJ lawmakers press for Sandy aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and Democrats from New York and New Jersey lashed out at House Speaker John Boehner on…
January 2, 2013

Congress ends without move on Superstorm Sandy aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The current term of the U.S. Congress is set to end this week with no action on…
January 1, 2013

Fiscal cliff bill to House, but doubts on spending cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate-approved compromise to avert the 'fiscal cliff' ran headlong into opposition from the No. 2 House…
December 31, 2012

Deal to avert fiscal cliff appears within reach

NBC NEWS - An agreement in principle to avert broad tax increases and spending cuts appeared imminent Monday night...
December 30, 2012

Donne Trotter cites gun charges in ending House race

CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois state lawmaker who was a frontrunner to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says…