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January 23, 2014

Obama’s ex-campaign manager joins pro-Hillary group

theGRIO REPORT - The move is the only the latest sign that key Democrats are organizing to anoint Clinton as…
January 23, 2014

Mike Huckabee: Democrats think women ‘can’t control their libido’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Huckabee told fellow Republicans on Thursday that rival Democrats were trying to win over female voters by…
January 22, 2014

Can this ‘do-nothing’ Congress pass a new Voting Rights Act?

ANALYSIS - Can this actually be passed in a Congress divided by partisanship on nearly every issue? Here's a closer…
January 7, 2014

Unemployment benefits bill clears Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to renew jobless benefits for America's long-term unemployed has cleared an initial Senate hurdle, but the…
December 20, 2013

President Obama: 2014 can be a 'breakthrough year' for America

WASHINGTON (AP) - Praising Congress for a recent, relatively modest budget compromise, the president said, 'It's probably too early to…
December 18, 2013

Congress passes bipartisan budget agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has sent President Barack Obama a modest, bipartisan budget pact designed to avert another U.S. government…
December 16, 2013

Senate confirms Jeh Johnson as homeland security secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats used their newly initiated lower threshold for defeating filibusters Monday to win Senate confirmation of President…
December 12, 2013

President Obama's shift from compromise to confrontation is paying dividends

ANALYSIS - President Obama decided to embrace confrontation in the last months of 2013, and it has worked...
December 6, 2013

Does Obama have a youth problem?

theGRIO REPORT - A poll of 18-29 year-olds released by Harvard University's Institute of Politics showed some troubling numbers for…
December 5, 2013

President Obama: GOP should be 'embarrassed' by low productivity in Washington

MSNBC - In an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, the president said Republicans shouldered most of the blame for gridlock…
December 2, 2013

Why Hillary is courting African-Americans so early

theGRIO REPORT - Clinton aides aren't saying why publicly, but there is one obvious reason: preventing the emergence of another…
November 22, 2013

Democrats shake up Senate with filibuster rule change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats quickly enjoyed the first fruits of a vote that has upended the way the Senate does…
November 22, 2013

Bill de Blasio says he's 'cleared the air' with NYPD

NEW YORK (AP) - Democratic hopefuls repeatedly bashed the police's use of stop-and-frisk during the hard-fought mayoral primary, and it…
November 21, 2013

Senate filibuster rule change breathes new life into President Obama's 2nd term

ANALYSIS - This change is a huge boon to Obama now, potentially allowing him to reshape the federal judiciary in…
November 18, 2013

The silver lining of the Obamacare meltdown

MSNBC - Having watched their party descend into chaos over the government shutdown, Republicans aren’t likely to let the fiscal…
November 18, 2013

The anointing of Hillary: Obama Democrats line up behind likely nominee

theGRIO REPORT - Hillary Clinton has not officially said she will even run for president, but a broad coalition of…
November 14, 2013

Can Obama recover from his health care crisis?

theGRIO REPORT - The president's approval ratings have tumbled to their lowest ever, with President Obama's support down to 40…
November 12, 2013

Obamacare enrollment falls short of expectations

MSNBC - Health care enrollment numbers fell far below the expected outcome during the first month of website sign-ups, according…
November 12, 2013

Beyond Christie and Clinton: Who's bringing diversity to the 2016 field?

theGRIO REPORT - In an increasingly diverse America, it is possible both parties will have a minority on their ticket,…
November 8, 2013

In Virginia, good signs for Democrats in maintaining black vote post-Obama

theGRIO REPORT - One of the most interesting results from Tuesday night's elections was this: Virginia's Democratic candidate for governor,…