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August 2, 2015

Is Joe Biden reconsidering a presidential run?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden's associates have resumed discussions about a possible 2016 presidential run after largely putting…
June 6, 2015

Vice President Biden personally greets thousands of mourners as they say goodbye to his son Beau

theGrio REPORT - On Friday, Vice President Joe Biden stood in front of the casket of his recently departed son…
May 31, 2015

Vice President's son, Beau Biden, dies at 46

theGrio REPORT - DOVER, Del. (AP) — He was the privileged son of a longtime U.S. senator and two-term vice…
December 27, 2014

Police outside cop's funeral turn their backs on Mayor de Blasio

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of officers outside the church where a funeral was held for a policeman killed along
April 17, 2014

Biden takes selfie with Obama hours after joining Instagram

TODAY - Joe Biden knows how to make a social media debut. The vice president opened an Instagram account Wednesday,…
April 16, 2014

Obama, Biden to announce $600M for job grants

WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to show action on jobs, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are hitting the…
March 29, 2014

Vice-President Joe Biden: Raising minimum wage is good for business

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says raising the federal minimum wage is good for business.
February 10, 2014

White House praises Michael Sam’s announcement that he’s gay

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sam could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL. He's scheduled to participate in the…
January 16, 2014

Vice President Joe Biden to address annual National Action Network MLK Day breakfast

theGRIO REPORT - Biden is not a stranger to addressing predominately African-American crowds on behalf of the president...
January 8, 2014

Ex-Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes shots at President Obama, VP Biden in new memoir 'Duty'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserts in a new memoir that President Barack Obama grew frustrated with…
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 12, 2013

President Obama lunches with US service members at Irish pub

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama made an unannounced trip out for lunch with members of the military...
October 31, 2013

Cory Booker sworn in as newest US Senator

WASHINGTON (AP) - The former mayor of Newark, New Jersey, becomes the second African American in the Senate. The other…
September 30, 2013

Joe Biden to campaign for Cory Booker in NJ

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says Biden will hit the campaign trail on Oct. 11. That's five days before…
September 11, 2013

Obama observes 12th anniversary of 9/11

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has marked the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a moment of…
August 29, 2013

Obama offers new gun control steps

WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to take action where Congress would not, the Obama administration announced new steps Thursday on gun…
August 21, 2013

Some key black voices are ready for Hillary Clinton

ANALYSIS - A number of prominent Democrats of all races are urging Clinton to run..
June 20, 2013

Biden calls for DC voting rights during Frederick Douglass tribute

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday used a tribute to 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass to renew the…
June 19, 2013

Frederick Douglass statue unveiled in Washington DC

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is hailing Frederick Douglass for his work to bring about equal justice, leading…
June 18, 2013

Why the White House is still talking about gun control

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is unlikely to sign a major gun control bill during his presidency, as Republicans control…