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March 8, 2014

At CPAC, Obama's potential successors try to position themselves for the future

theGRIO REPORT - In their speeches at the Conservative Political Action Committee's annual conference, Republican 2016 candidates unsurprisingly bashed President…
December 30, 2013

People we wish would stay in 2013 (SLIDESHOW)

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - The president's Obamacare program struggled out of the gate. The government shut down. Miley Cyrus tried to…
December 7, 2013

The radical histories of Mandela and MLK

MSNBC -- Martin Luther King Jr. never got to see himself canonized as a saint. When he was struck by…
December 6, 2013

Ted Cruz trashed for paying tribute to Nelson Mandela on Facebook

OPINION - The Mandela bashing is a moment that should go down in history as the moment the tea party…
November 15, 2013

Is Ted Cruz's father his Jeremiah Wright?

OPINION - Rafael Cruz, the senator’s father is an evangelical pastor whose colorful and often offensive rhetoric, could be a…
November 14, 2013

Ted Cruz's father called black voters 'uninformed' and 'deceived'

theGRIO REPORT - The elder Cruz made the remarks in February during an address to his fellow conservative activists...
November 12, 2013

Beyond Christie and Clinton: Who's bringing diversity to the 2016 field?

theGRIO REPORT - In an increasingly diverse America, it is possible both parties will have a minority on their ticket,…
October 31, 2013

Sen. Ted Cruz's father: President Obama should 'go back to Kenya'

theGRIO REPORT - Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) may be able to distance himself from the Tea Party if he runs…
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 18, 2013

The Tea Party isn’t over: Why crisis politics is here to stay

OPINION - With the government reopened and a deal to avert a debt default in hand, some in Washington are…
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 14, 2013

Tea Partier Larry Klayman to Obama: ‘Put the Quran down’

theGRIO REPORT - The Tea Party and conservatives have been criticized for years for conflating President Obama and the Muslim…
October 13, 2013

DC crowd pushes through barriers to WWII memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crowd converged on the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, pushing through barriers Sunday…
October 6, 2013

GOP rep: Romney wasn't focused on Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), a member of the Tea Party caucus, joined Craig Melvin on MSNBC Saturday…
October 6, 2013

Weekend in Washington yields little on shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday he sees no way out of the government shutdown unless President…
October 2, 2013

Rep. Peter King says Cruz conservatives want to 'hijack' GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) - The New York Republican says he senses that increasing numbers of House Republicans — perhaps as many…
September 24, 2013

Ted Cruz vows to speak till he can't against Obamacare

WASHINGTON (AP) - Egged on by conservative groups, the potential 2016 presidential candidate excoriated Republicans and Democrats in his criticism…
September 16, 2013

Mothers of Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis to testify at Senate ‘Stand Your Ground’ hearing

theGRIO REPORT - On Tuesday, the mothers of Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis will testify on Capitol Hill. The topic:…
September 14, 2013

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...