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January 3, 2015
BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history
April 24, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Shannon, who identifies himself as both African-American and Native-American, is running in a June 24 primary to…
April 10, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Chris McDaniel, a Tea Party candidate for U.S. Senate out of Mississippi, is under fire for recently…
March 25, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - University of Alabama's SGA Senate voted down a resolution that supported the full integration of the school's…
March 13, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators ended a long-running election-season standoff and struck a compromise that would extend…
March 5, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's choice to head the Justice Department's civil rights division has failed a Senate test…
February 25, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have again delayed debating a proposal to increase the federal minimum wage to $10.10 hourly,…
February 12, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a dramatic Senate tally in which top GOP leaders cast the crucial votes, must-pass legislation to…
February 6, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked legislation from advancing in the Senate to restore benefits for the long-term unemployed...
February 4, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sweeping farm bill that Congress sent to President Obama Tuesday has something for almost everyone, from…
January 29, 2014
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon formally announced his candidacy Wednesday for the GOP race for the…
January 21, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Barber took Scott to task for backing Tea Party policies he believes are detrimental to people of…
January 14, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed one of President Barack Obama's key judicial nominees on Monday, completing an overhaul of…
January 7, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to renew jobless benefits for America's long-term unemployed has cleared an initial Senate hurdle, but the…
January 6, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen on Monday as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating…
January 6, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate plunged into an election-year session Monday that promises to be long on political maneuvering and…
December 16, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats used their newly initiated lower threshold for defeating filibusters Monday to win Senate confirmation of President…
December 10, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have used the Senate's newly eased filibuster procedures to clear the way for confirmation of the…
November 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats quickly enjoyed the first fruits of a vote that has upended the way the Senate does…
November 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J..) elected to the U.S. Senate last month, has decided to join the Congressional…