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June 12, 2013

Little backlash against Obama from Congress, public on controversial surveillance programs

theGRIO REPORT - Polls have not shown a backlash against the president and Congress has already started to move on…
June 10, 2013

North Carolina's Republican legislature continues to clash with local activists

theGRIO REPORT - The list of conservative proposals undertaken by McCrory and the North Carolina general assembly is long, including…
June 7, 2013

Virginia LT. gov candidate E.W. Jackson becomes the latest Republican embarassment

OPINION - For all their talk of 're-branding' and reaching out to women and people of color, the 'new' Republican…
June 6, 2013

For Republicans, Christie's warm words for Obama may be unforgivable

ANALYSIS - Conservatives haven't forgiven their one-time hero, Gov. Chris Christie, for his pre-election praise of President Obama, and may…
June 6, 2013

E.W. Jackson, black Republican Va. Lt. gov candidate, suggests yoga can lead to Satanism

theGRIO REPORT - E.W. Jackson has already shocked voters in Virginia and nationwide with his unapologetic anti-gay views, now he's…
June 5, 2013

North Carolina activists rage against GOP legislature in 'Moral Monday' protest

theGRIO REPORT - A new civil disobedience movement is gaining momentum in North Carolina...
June 5, 2013

Ex-Miss America Erika Harold runs for Congress

theGRIO REPORT - Former Miss America winner Erika Harold began her campaign for Congress in Illinois’ 13th District, on Tuesday...
June 5, 2013

Obama approval rating remains steady despite Washington controversies

theGRIO REPORT - The survey showed 48 percent of voters approve of the president's performance, compared to 47 percent who…
June 4, 2013

Obama nominates 3 to appeals court, testing GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) - Issuing a forceful challenge to Senate Republicans, President Barack Obama nominated three judges to the influential federal…
June 4, 2013

Michael Steele: College Republican report is a wake-up call for GOP

OPINION - The report rightly notes the GOP faces a 'dismal present situation' when it comes to its political brand…
June 3, 2013

College Republicans report: Undecided voters in 2012 found GOP to be 'closed-minded, racist'

theGRIO REPORT - The College Republican National Committee has released a report focusing on the 2012 elections, why the GOP…
May 30, 2013

Republicans' hating on Holder shows depth of their hypocrisy

OPINION - The right wing obsession with Attorney General Eric Holder has risen to a fever pitch...
May 29, 2013

Michele Bachmann won't run for re-election: Remembering her most racially-tinged remarks (and more)

theGRIO REPORT - In honor of this moment theGrio has compiled some of the Minnesota representative's most provocative remarks on…
May 29, 2013

Michele Bachmann says she won’t run for re-election

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a conservative firebrand, presidential candidate and favorite of tea party Republicans,…
May 28, 2013

Can Obama’s policies only be passed under a white president?

OPINION - Will it take a white president to see Obama’s dreams for America come to fruition? All evidence now…
May 22, 2013

Why no one takes impeaching Obama seriously

OPINION - If House Republicans actually file articles of impeachment against the first African-American president, they can kiss the black…
May 21, 2013

The GOP’s black ‘mad men’: Why the party can’t find its own Barack Obama

OPINION - Recently, the GOP has seized on potential African-American conservative stars like famed Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Ben Carson,…
May 21, 2013

GOP leaders say Obama impeachment talk premature

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The Republican National Committee chairman and a leading conservative, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, urged caution Monday…
May 21, 2013

Black GOP Virginia Lt. gov. nominee stirs controversy with anti-gay views

OPINION - Virginia Republicans have selected a dyed-in-the-wool, black conservative minister and activist as their nominee for lieutenant governor. And…
May 17, 2013

How Susan Rice could benefit from the GOP’s latest Benghazi push

ANALYSIS - The release of e-mails related to the administration's response to the Benghazi attack show how little of a…