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October 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Embattled Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who is still under investigation for ethics violations, has now been accused…
October 12, 2012
CHICAGO - Federal investigators are looking into possible inappropriate expenditures related to one of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Congressional spending…
October 9, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mervyn Dymally, the former California assemblyman, senator and lieutenant governor who also served in Congress for…
October 3, 2012
ANALYSIS - The rising star in the GOP, fresh off her prime-time convention speaking spot, could find herself fighting off…
October 3, 2012
OPINION - The curious case of Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. appears to grow more curious by the day...
October 2, 2012
NBC NEWS - A Republican candidate for Congress says his Facebook post featuring a photo of his gun and a…
October 2, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Is Tea Party Rep. Allen West's House seat in jeopardy? It depends on which polls you believe...
September 29, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) - Election Day is five weeks away, and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. remains out of sight...
September 28, 2012
The wife of embattled Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) has no patience for the local media...
September 28, 2012
Police had to intervene at a Wednesday night campaign event for Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) after protesters unfurled a giant…
September 27, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Police are investigating disturbing photos that were sent to Utah Republican congressional candidate Mia Love Tuesday...
September 21, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters will not be charged with ethics violations...
September 20, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans on Thursday followed up Mitt Romney's remarks about people who get federal aid with a…
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…