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February 12, 2014

Republicans avoid showdown in debt ceiling vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in the House of Representatives avoided another politically damaging standoff with Democrats over federal spending by…
December 27, 2013

theGrio's biggest stories of 2013 in black America

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Take a trip down memory lane we recognize the 10 biggest stories of the year in black…
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 8, 2013

204,000 US jobs created in October, unemployment hits 7.3 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 204,000 jobs in October, an unexpected burst of hiring during a month in which…
November 5, 2013

Surprise! Michelle Obama welcomes guests as White House tours resume

TODAY - Joined by first dogs Bo and Sunny (and, for a little bit, the president, too), the first lady…
October 29, 2013

Business, GOP establishment: Tea party is over

WASHINGTON (AP) — A slice of corporate America thinks tea partyers have overstayed their welcome in Washington and should be…
October 24, 2013

Republicans, White House deny ‘can’t stand to look at you’ Obama insult

theGRIO REPORT - Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) ignited a firestorm with a Facebook post this week alleging that an unnamed…
October 22, 2013

Sen. Dick Durbin: GOP House leader told Obama ‘I cannot even stand to look at you’

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama is often chided, especially by pundits and critics on the right, for not doing…
October 21, 2013

theGrio and CNBC Market Update: 10/21/13

CNBC - Last week investors cheered the end of the government shutdown with the S&P 500 reaching a new record…
October 18, 2013

Allen West calls Obama ‘a tyrant, not a president’

theGRIO REPORT - Former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) took to his Facebook page Wednesday and referred to President Obama as…
October 18, 2013

The Tea Party isn’t over: Why crisis politics is here to stay

OPINION - With the government reopened and a deal to avert a debt default in hand, some in Washington are…
October 17, 2013

‘And we’re back’: Washington reboots itself after Congress ends shutdown

NBC NEWS - The federal government blinked back to life Thursday, hours after Congress swerved at the last minute to…
October 17, 2013

White House: Furloughed workers can return to work

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration changed the government's status to 'open' early Thursday, more than two weeks after a…
October 16, 2013

Congress votes to end shutdown, avoid US default

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night…
October 16, 2013

Obama’s big triumph on the shutdown, debt ceiling

ANALYSIS - if the country, congressional Republicans, congressional Democrats and President Obama all suffered from this 16-day impasse, the Republicans…
October 16, 2013

John Boehner admits ‘we just didn’t win’ budget fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress raced Wednesday to approve a bipartisan deal to avert a U.S. default and reopen the federal…
October 16, 2013

In D.C., furloughed workers hope shutdown’s end means a return to normal

theGRIO REPORT - For some 800,000 federal employees, along with an unknown number of federal contractors, subcontractors and their employees,…
October 16, 2013

New Jersey Senate race a referendum on shutdown

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — The high-profile Democratic mayor of New Jersey's largest city was the favorite to win a…
October 16, 2013

US Senate reaches deal to avoid default, end shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders announced last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after…
October 15, 2013

America held hostage: From Somali pirates to House Republicans

OPINION - Like some of their Somali analogues, the Republicans have been ignorant about how to navigate the government shutdown...