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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.,…
July 28, 2012
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., whose whereabouts haven't been disclosed since he quietly took a medical…