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January 29, 2014

Black Republican T.W. Shannon enters Oklahoma Senate race

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon formally announced his candidacy Wednesday for the GOP race for the…
January 24, 2014

Tim Scott convenes panel of past and present black senators

theGRIO REPORT - Sen. Tim Scott is part of a very small community of African-Americans who have served in the…
January 21, 2014

Sen. Tim Scott called a ‘dummy’ for the Tea Party by NAACP leader

theGRIO REPORT - Barber took Scott to task for backing Tea Party policies he believes are detrimental to people of…
January 7, 2014

Unemployment benefits bill clears Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to renew jobless benefits for America's long-term unemployed has cleared an initial Senate hurdle, but the…
January 6, 2014

Senate confirms Janet Yellen to chair Federal Reserve

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen on Monday as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating…
January 6, 2014

Unemployment bill first up in Senate for 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate plunged into an election-year session Monday that promises to be long on political maneuvering and…
December 16, 2013

Senate confirms Jeh Johnson as homeland security secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats used their newly initiated lower threshold for defeating filibusters Monday to win Senate confirmation of President…
December 13, 2013

Rick Wade run for U.S. Senate from SC sets up historic all-black race

theGRIO REPORT - Rick Wade says he doesn't consider himself the underdog in his upcoming run for U.S. Senate from…
December 10, 2013

Democrats clear path for Mel Watt confirmation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have used the Senate's newly eased filibuster procedures to clear the way for confirmation of the…
November 22, 2013

Democrats shake up Senate with filibuster rule change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats quickly enjoyed the first fruits of a vote that has upended the way the Senate does…
November 22, 2013

Black senators diverge on joining Congressional Black Caucus

theGRIO REPORT - Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J..) elected to the U.S. Senate last month, has decided to join the Congressional…
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 1, 2013

The GOP’s unprecedented blocking of Mel Watt

OPINION - The blocking of Rep. Watt is significant because it speaks volumes about Republican opposition to President Obama...
October 31, 2013

Newark council to meet over replacing Cory Booker

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Now that Mayor Cory Booker, who brought a worldwide spotlight and hundreds of millions of dollars…
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 22, 2013

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…
October 18, 2013

Cory Booker: Senate victory ‘shows how far we’ve come’

VIDEO - This week, Cory Booker became the fourth African-American ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate. The former…
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

What Cory Booker will do in the Senate

ANALYSIS - New Jersey’s Cory Booker, the man who Wednesday became the fourth-ever African-American popularly elected to the U.S. Senate,…