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November 21, 2013

Senate filibuster rule change breathes new life into President Obama's 2nd term

ANALYSIS - This change is a huge boon to Obama now, potentially allowing him to reshape the federal judiciary in…
November 21, 2013

Democrats vote to curb filibusters on appointees

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats eased the way for swift approval of President Barack Obama's current and future nominees on…
November 19, 2013

Republicans block Obama nominee to key appeals court

WASHINGTON (AP) - Blocking Wilkins nomination prompted immediate calls from some Democrats to change Senate rules to make it harder…
November 7, 2013

Senate passes gay rights bill banning workplace discrimination

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved legislation outlawing workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, demonstrating the nation's quickly…
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…
October 31, 2013

Booker to join Senate, have meeting with President Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Booker will officially join the U.S. Senate today at a noon swearing-in ceremony, becoming the second black…
October 29, 2013

Senators bicker over state Stand Your Ground laws

WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of a 17-year-old boy shot by a suspicious neighbor told a panel of U.S. senators…
October 29, 2013

Trayvon's mom Sybrina Fulton: Clarify 'Stand Your Ground' laws

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, is telling a Senate panel Tuesday that states must clarify…
October 18, 2013

Allen West calls Obama ‘a tyrant, not a president’

theGRIO REPORT - Former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) took to his Facebook page Wednesday and referred to President Obama as…
October 16, 2013

Cory Booker not afraid to ‘break dishes’ serving NJ in the US Senate

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — U.S. senator-elect Cory Booker said Thursday he's ready to go to Washington and is not afraid…
October 16, 2013

Congress votes to end shutdown, avoid US default

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night…
October 16, 2013

Cory Booker wins US Senate election in New Jersey

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — The high-profile mayor of New Jersey's largest city won a special election Wednesday to represent…
October 16, 2013

John Boehner admits ‘we just didn’t win’ budget fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress raced Wednesday to approve a bipartisan deal to avert a U.S. default and reopen the federal…
October 16, 2013

New Jersey Senate race a referendum on shutdown

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — The high-profile Democratic mayor of New Jersey's largest city was the favorite to win a…
October 16, 2013

US Senate reaches deal to avoid default, end shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders announced last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after…
October 10, 2013

Mike Ditka claims not running against Obama is ‘biggest mistake’ he’s ever made

theGRIO REPORT - Back in 2004, when Barack Obama was still a largely unknown state senator running to represent Illinois…
October 10, 2013

Cory Booker’s Senate opponent: NJ ‘needs a leader, not a tweeter’

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - In the first face-to-face showdown of their U.S. Senate campaign, Democrat Cory Booker repeatedly characterized his…
October 9, 2013

Poll: No heroes in shutdown, GOP gets most blame

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and lawmakers must rise above their incessant bickering and do more to end the…
October 9, 2013

Bill that would change Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law advances

theGRIO REPORT - Florida Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that made some changes to the state's controversial 'Stand Your…
October 8, 2013

Senate Dems to try for debt ceiling increase

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats controlling the Senate plan to move quickly toward a vote to allow the government to borrow…