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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

Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal: Republicans must change everything

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - The governor of Louisiana, seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2016, is calling on…
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 23, 2013

Democrats try again to extend Violence Against Women Act

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats have renewed their push to revive the key federal program that protects women against domestic…
January 23, 2013

On debt ceiling, Obama forces Republicans to blink

ANALYSIS - President Obama has forced congressional Republicans to abandon long-held positions and accept Obama's in a major fiscal debate…
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 21, 2013

Obama, Biden receive gifts from GOP lawmakers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have given President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden gifts, including flags that flew
January 21, 2013

Colin Powell criticizes GOP's push for voter ID laws

VIDEO - On MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' yesterday, former Secretary of State Colin Powell says that the Republican Party needs to…
January 17, 2013

GOP to discuss minority outreach at ‘Burwell Plantation’ room

OPINION - Of all the locations to hold a retreat in all of the world, they had to choose this…
January 13, 2013

Colin Powell slams GOP’s ‘dark vein of intolerance’; says some in party ‘look down on minorities’

VIDEO - Gen. Colin Powell slammed the Republican Party Sunday for what he calls a 'dark vein of intolerance' running…
January 10, 2013

Allen West’s ‘NUTS!’ letter to Muslim organization for sale on eBay

theGRIO REPORT - Allen West may be out of congress, but the tea party firebrand Allen West has carved out…
January 10, 2013

Can Obama raise the debt limit with a trillion dollar coin?

theGRIO REPORT - Since the White House did not emphatically reject the coin option. The debate rages on...
January 8, 2013

Poll: Public approves of Obama’s handling of fiscal cliff

theGRIO REPORT - While the resolution of the fiscal cliff fight has left Americans divided, President Barack Obama's approval far…
January 5, 2013

Obama: Debt ceiling must be raised by Congress

HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama is hailing a last-minute deal that avoids the so-called fiscal cliff but says it'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

Obama signs 'fiscal cliff' deal to boost taxes on wealthy

HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed a bill that boosts taxes on the wealthiest Americans, while preserving tax…
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

Why President Obama took the fiscal cliff deal

ANALYSIS - Some liberals were disappointed with the agreement President Obama accepted to avoid the fiscal cliff, which included dropping…
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…