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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 11, 2013

Could Republicans really lose the House?

OPINION - A slew of new polls setting off alarms around Washington suggest that for Republicans, shutting down the government…
October 9, 2013

Poll: No heroes in shutdown, GOP gets most blame

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and lawmakers must rise above their incessant bickering and do more to end the…
October 8, 2013

Senate Dems to try for debt ceiling increase

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats controlling the Senate plan to move quickly toward a vote to allow the government to borrow…
October 7, 2013

Obama to Boehner: 'Hold a vote. Call a vote right now. Let's see what happens'

NBC NEWS - President Barack Obama again pressured House Republicans to put a 'clean' government spending bill up for a…
October 1, 2013

Government shutdown over 'Obamacare': What will happen next?

theGRIO REPORT - It's not clear how long the shutdown will last because that will depend on the leverage each…
October 1, 2013

Welcome to Obamacare: The president's health care reform law expands today

theGRIO REPORT - After surviving dozens of votes to repeal it in Congress, two elections fought over its existence, a…
September 30, 2013

Obama: Shutdown will 'throw wrench' into economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's 'not at all' resigned to a government shutdown. He says he expects…
September 30, 2013

Senate rejects House conditions on spending bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led Senate has rejected conditions that House Republicans attached to a temporary spending bill needed to…
September 29, 2013

Shutdown showdown intensifies over Obamacare delay

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and congressional Democrats say a House-approved delay in President Barack Obama's health care law…
September 19, 2013

House votes to cut $4 billion a year from food stamps

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders scrambled Thursday to line up support in advance of a late-afternoon vote on legislation…
September 4, 2013

Will House liberals stand with Obama on Syria?

theGRIO REPORT - The president's push for a military strike in Syria has divided Democrats in the House of Representatives,…
August 2, 2013

House to vote to repeal Obamacare for 40th time

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe the 40th vote to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law will be a charm for…
July 31, 2013

House passes student loan deal, bill goes to Obama

NBC NEWS - The House approved a measure Wednesday to link interest rates on student loans to financial markets, sending…
July 22, 2013

Black Caucus to discuss race on House floor tonight

NBC NEWS - Tonight, Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will continue the national dialogue on the state of…
July 18, 2013

Darrell Issa compares black congressman Elijah Cummings to ‘little boy’

theGRIO REPORT - Darrell Issa, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, used an unfortunate turn-of-phrase to refer to…
July 11, 2013

House OKs scaled-down farm bill sans food stamps

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a scaled-down version of a massive farm bill, putting off a fight over…
July 5, 2013

GOP has tough choices on Voting Rights Act

ATLANTA (AP) — When the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights act last week, it handed Republicans tough questions…
June 27, 2013

Senate passes sweeping immigration overhaul

NBC NEWS - In a bipartisan vote, the Senate on Thursday passed a sweeping, historic overhaul of the nation’s immigration…
June 20, 2013

Farm bill with food stamp cuts fails in the House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected a five year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that would have cut $2 billion annually…