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January 22, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is praising Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as an 'inspiration' and 'the very best of…
January 18, 2012
The District's lone (non-voting) representative in Congress is suing the city government over a fender bender...
January 12, 2012
OPINION - Allen West has become known for over-the-top, even violent, rhetoric. Now, his caustic statements, and a change in…
January 10, 2012
VIDEO - Tea Party-backed Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) predicted in a recent interview that President Obama would lose in a…
January 6, 2012
House Republicans on Friday morning blocked Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (S.C.) from speaking on the House floor during a…
January 4, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a defiant display of executive power, President Obama on Wednesday will buck Republican opposition in a…
December 30, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Although some workers are worried about their paychecks for the next year, more than a million other…
December 21, 2011
A police precinct in Detroit used to have a space in the basement for officers to practice their shooting. That…
December 21, 2011
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to…
December 20, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Tuesday defeated a resolution to criticize a Florida Republican who compared Democrats' political messaging…
December 17, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama, rebuffed by Congress on a yearlong extension of a Social Security payroll tax cut, said Saturday…
December 16, 2011
TheGrio REPORT -- A highly controversial bill that could radically alter the Internet as we know it is being debated…
December 9, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - For Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., however, his troubles in connection with Blagojevich are just beginning...
December 1, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - A leaked photo of actor Daniel Day-Lewis on the set of an upcoming Steven Spielberg-directed biopic of…
November 29, 2011
OPINION - With so many members in safe districts where they can be re-elected repeatedly without much of a struggle,…
November 22, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) - His troubles have been tied to the investigation of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich...
November 17, 2011
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says Republicans took back control of the House in…
October 28, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has given final approval to a $1.2 billion government settlement with black farmers...
October 25, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's first black Marines received a rare national tribute Tuesday as the House voted to award…
October 19, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Ethics Committee said it would move ahead with an investigation into whether Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.…