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September 20, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee will hold a hearing Friday in the case of Rep. Maxine Waters, a…
September 19, 2012
Jesse Jackson Jr. has put his Washington D.C. home on the market, raising new questions about his future in Congress…
September 14, 2012
WASHINGTON - A Republican member of Congress equated Planned Parenthood to 'slavery forces' and called it a 'racist organization' that…
September 9, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he expects his congressman son to take his time in getting back…
September 8, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has returned to his home in Washington after treatment for depression at…
September 6, 2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus says the divisiveness on Capitol Hill has weakened the…
August 30, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott didn't join the Congressional Black Caucus because his goal is to impact…
August 29, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Mia Love, the 36-year-old black Mormon woman running for a U.S. House seat in Utah, officially launched…
August 28, 2012
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A federal court has found evidence of discrimination in Texas voting maps drawn by the state's…
August 17, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is in a 'deep' depression and has 'a lot of work' ahead…
August 14, 2012
OPINION - Looking at this on a purely political level, Rep. Jackson’s absence generated a great deal of speculation, even…
August 13, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - Doctors say Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is under treatment for bipolar disorder...
August 13, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-run House has asked a federal court to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General Eric Holder.…
August 10, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who disappeared on a secretive medical leave two months ago, is expected…
August 9, 2012
CHICAGO - Political science professor Dick Simpson believes when the House Ethics Committee completes its investigation into Jesse Jackson Jr.…
August 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Family and staffers to Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. strongly refuted a New York Post report saying Rev.…
August 6, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is suffering from debilitating depression and even collapsed at his home in Washington…
August 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with HuffPost Live, Rev. Jesse Jackson opened up about his son, Rep. Jesse…
August 2, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson took to the House floor today to support the Affordable Care Act, and…
July 30, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson said there is 'no timetable' as his son, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.,…