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June 18, 2013

Drug testing for food stamps, and 10 other GOP amendments to the farm bill

POLITICS NATION - The House of Representatives takes up debate on the Farm bill Tuesday, which in its current form…
June 17, 2013

White House threatens veto of House farm bill with food stamps cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is threatening to veto the House version of a massive, 5-year farm bill, saying…
May 15, 2013

House panel set to cut food stamps as part of farm bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Agriculture Committee is set to consider small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program…
April 24, 2013

Media declares Obama's second term DOA, but don't count him out yet

ANALYSIS - Looking forward, the future of Obama's agenda is not dependent on his leadership skills or his speeches, but…
April 2, 2013

Republican lawmaker defends Tenn. good grades for welfare bill

theGRIO REPORT - A Tennessee bill that would reduce welfare benefits to low-income families if their child performs poorly in…
February 26, 2013

Race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. enters home stretch

theGRIO REPORT - By the end of the day Tuesday, there will finally be a winner to one of the…
February 18, 2013

Jesse Jackson Jr.'s downfall tied to objects, not power

CHICAGO (AP) - For all the talk of Jesse Jackson Jr. aspiring to be a U.S. senator or mayor of…
February 18, 2013

Toi Hutchinson exits race for Jackson's US House seat

CHICAGO (AP) - A well-known Illinois state senator dropped her bid Sunday for the U.S. House seat vacated by Jesse…
January 25, 2013

Obama administration, senators starting push on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) -The White House and a bipartisan group of senators will launch separate efforts next week to jumpstart negotiations…
January 24, 2013

House votes to defuse debt limit crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday to permit the government to borrow enough money to avoid…
January 21, 2013

House to vote Wednesday on raise in debt limit

WASHINGTON (AP) - House leaders on Monday unveiled legislation to permit the government to continue borrowing money through May 18…
January 17, 2013

Obama’s gun measures face difficulties in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's sweeping gun-control package faces an uncertain future in Congress, where majority Republicans in the…
January 4, 2013

US House approves $9.7 billion in Sandy flood aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first large aid package for victims of the deadly Superstorm Sandy started moving through the U.S.…
January 3, 2013

House re-elects John Boehner speaker

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House and Senate ushered in a new Congress Thursday, re-electing embattled Republican John Boehner speaker and…
January 3, 2013

White men no longer majority in the House Democratic caucus

theGRIO REPORT - The 113th Conress is unlike any to come before it. For the first time in U.S. history,…
January 3, 2013

Crowded field of contenders fight to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

CHICAGO - The crowded field of hopefuls racing to replace embattled former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. will soon dwindle to…
January 2, 2013

Obama, NY and NJ lawmakers press for Sandy aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and Democrats from New York and New Jersey lashed out at House Speaker John Boehner on…
January 2, 2013

Congress ends without move on Superstorm Sandy aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The current term of the U.S. Congress is set to end this week with no action on…
January 2, 2013

House passes bill to stave off 'fiscal cliff', Obama to sign it from Hawaii

WASHINGTON (AP) - The bill's passage on a 257-167 vote late Tuesday night in the House of Representatives sealed a…
January 1, 2013

Fiscal cliff bill to House, but doubts on spending cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate-approved compromise to avert the 'fiscal cliff' ran headlong into opposition from the No. 2 House…