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November 9, 2014

Will an emboldened GOP turn on Obama's attorney general pick Loretta Lynch?

Now that President Obama has named his selection of Loretta Lynch as the new U.S. Attorney General, the only question
November 6, 2014

With nothing left to lose, it's time for Obama to get 'real petty'

For Democrats, this midterm election was A MESS. In my home state of Illinois, which is traditionally blue, we put a
November 5, 2014

What last night’s election results mean for Obama's final 2 years

ANALYSIS - The 2014 midterm election results are in. With no possibility of common ground with a GOP-controlled Congress, expect…
November 1, 2013

The GOP’s unprecedented blocking of Mel Watt

OPINION - The blocking of Rep. Watt is significant because it speaks volumes about Republican opposition to President Obama...
July 31, 2013

Congress commemorates 1963 March on Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans and Democrats are meeting in the grand Statuary Hall of the Capitol to commemorate the…
April 10, 2013

Democratic, GOP senators reach deal on gun background checks

WASHINGTON (AP) - Subjecting more firearms purchases to federal background checks has been the chief goal of Obama and gun…
February 27, 2013

Rosa Parks statue unveiled at Capitol in Washington DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rosa Parks is famous for her 1955 refusal to give up her seat on a city bus…
December 31, 2012

Deal to avert fiscal cliff appears within reach

NBC NEWS - An agreement in principle to avert broad tax increases and spending cuts appeared imminent Monday night...
December 30, 2012

Obama ups pressure in fiscal cliff talks on NBC's 'Meet the Press'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama upped the pressure on Republican leaders to reach a fiscal deal, as the Senate…
December 28, 2012

White House meeting a last stab at a fiscal deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders have arrived at the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama in an…
November 16, 2012

Optimism expresed by Obama, congressional leaders on resolving 'fiscal cliff'

theGRIO REPORT - A White House meeting between President Obama and top congressional leaders concluded Friday with Republicans reaffirming that…
November 9, 2012

What is the 'fiscal cliff' anyway?

WASHINGTON (AP) - So just what is this 'fiscal cliff' that has the financial markets rattled and economists and policymakers…
June 28, 2012

Congress honors black Marines

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of African-American veterans who helped to integrate the Marine Corps during World War II at a…
October 4, 2011

Obama knocks GOP leader, says GOP blocks jobs vote

MESQUITE, Texas (AP) - First he singled out House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell...
July 31, 2011

It's a deal: Obama, Congress will avert default

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama and Democrats have been insisting on a one-shot debt ceiling increase of around $2.4 trillion, enough…
July 25, 2011

#BeforeBlackPresidents: Hashtag highlights debt ceiling double standard

OPINION - The truth is today's Republican party is controlled by a fringe group of players who are after one…
July 16, 2011

Obama, lawmakers push plans to avoid debt default

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama and lawmakers pushed separate plans to avert an unprecedented default on America's national debt, with…
July 14, 2011

Republicans would rather beat Obama than revive recovery

OPINION - If some financial catastrophe were to take place President Obama will not magically net the maximum amount of…
July 13, 2011

McConnell warns GOP: Don't help re-elect Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - Failure to raise the U.S. debt limit may ensure President Barack Obama's re-election in 2012, Senate Republican…
February 2, 2011

Senate Republicans forcing a vote on health law

WASHINGTON (AP) - The showdown approached as lawmakers in both parties agreed the law's fate rests with the Supreme Court,…