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Virginia State Senator dies of COVID-19 complications

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Marco Rubio dragged for Fauci dig after being one of the firsts to get vaccine

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GOP Texas senator says relationship with Trump similar to bad marriage

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Bernie Sanders vows to fight hardest against institutional racism

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders vowed that he would fight harder than any other presidential candidate to end institutional racism in front of a packed Los Angeles arena, two days after Black Lives Matter protesters derailed one of his rallies.
/ August 11, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Missouri lawmakers want to ban public from viewing video from police body cams

theGRIO REPORT – Missouri Sen. Doug Libla (R) is pushing back against the bill, trying to pass legislation that would ban the camera footage from public viewing, reports Think Progress…
/ February 23, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill: Ferguson will ‘thrive’ again

theGRIO REPORT – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D) of Missouri spoke candidly with theGrio.com Thursday evening at a Ferguson restaurant…
/ August 22, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Marco Rubio enrolls in Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT – Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) enrolled his family in Obamacare this week.
/ December 11, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Decades-old statue of racist senator removed from outside Georgia State Capitol

theGRIO REPORT – A controversial statue of a one-time Georgia politician, who has been widely recognized as a racist, has been removed from the main entrance of Georgia State Capitol…
/ December 9, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Cory Booker goes to Washington a celebrity and senator

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the U.S. Senate passed a bill to ban job discrimination against gay and transgender people, its newest member’s first impulse was to yell with joy…
/ November 11, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Bound for DC, Booker leaves mixed legacy in Newark

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Newark that Cory Booker is leaving behind as the state’s newly elected U.S. senator is far more nuanced and complicated than could be captured in the boosterish campaign stump speeches or television sound bites for which the mayor is known…
/ October 22, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Cory Booker’s father dies at 76

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker is canceling Senate campaign events in the wake of his father’s death…
/ October 10, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Why Jesse Helms won’t help Ted Cruz

OPINION – If Sen. Ted Cruz loses a close election to Hillary Clinton in 2016, remember this week…
/ September 14, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Sen. Tom Coburn raises possibility of impeachment at town hall

NBC NEWS – A Republican lawmaker on Wednesday appeared to suggest that President Barack Obama is ‘getting perilously close’ to meeting the criteria for impeachment…
/ August 22, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Booker calls war on drugs ‘tremendous failure,’ urges end of medical marijuana producer prosecutions

theGRIO REPORT – Cory Booker, the likely next U.S. senator from New Jersey, blasted the war on drugs and the Obama administration’s prosecution of people who grow medical marijuana in a series of Twitter posts over the weekend…
/ August 19, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Cory Booker defends role in online startup; says he’s gone ‘above and beyond’ on transparency

CAMDEN, N.J. — Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Monday defended his role in an Internet video startup company and insisted he’s set the standard for transparency during his campaign to become New Jersey’s next senator…
/ August 12, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Congressmen introduce ‘End Racial Profiling Act of 2013’

theGRIO REPORT – Representative John Conyers (D-MI) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) held a press conference today to introduce the ‘End Racial Profiling Act of 2013’…
/ July 30, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Rand Paul aide Jack Hunter, a.k.a. ‘The Southern Avenger,’ resigns

theGRIO REPORT – Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul’s aide, known as ‘The Southern Avenger,’ has resigned after his past racial charged comments came to light earlier this month…
/ July 22, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Marco Rubio quotes Wiz Khalifa, Jay-Z to show support for Rand Paul's filibuster

theGRIO REPORT – Republican Senator Marco Rubio quoted the ‘modern day poet[s]’ Wiz Khalifa and Jay-Z in an effort to show support for Rand Paul’s filibuster…
/ March 7, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Marco Rubio: Rapper Lil Wayne isn’t on Tupac’s level

NBC LATINO – Listen up, Lil Wayne. Florida Senator Marco Rubio has some thoughts on how you stack up compared to legendary West coast rapper Tupac…
/ February 26, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg says he will retire, paving way for Booker run

WASHINGTON (AP) -The 89-year-old lawmaker is the last remaining veteran of World War II in the Senate and has been elected easily five times but was facing a likely challenge from charismatic Newark Mayor Cory Booker…
/ February 14, 2013