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June 10, 2013

Can Cory Booker live up to all the hype?

ANALYSIS - Despite never running in a statewide election before, he's been embraced by some of America's biggest names, including…
June 8, 2013

Cory Booker formally enters NJ Senate race, endorsed by Bill Bradley

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Saturday formally announced he's in the race to finish the U.S.…
June 4, 2013

Special election complicates Cory Booker's Senate campaign

theGRIO REPORT - Cory Booker's long-awaited move to the national stage has just gotten a bit harder...
June 4, 2013

Obama nominates 3 to appeals court, testing GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) - Issuing a forceful challenge to Senate Republicans, President Barack Obama nominated three judges to the influential federal…
June 3, 2013

Frank Lautenberg dead: How will the NJ senator's passing affect Cory Booker's 2014 bid?

theGRIO REPORT - With Christie handpicking his 2014 opponent, he can no longer pretend he doesn't have a stake in…
June 3, 2013

New Jersey senator Frank Lautenberg dead at age 89

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a multimillionaire New Jersey businessman and liberal who was called out of retirement…
May 23, 2013

Anthony Foxx, transportation nominee, receives warm reception from senators

WASHINGTON (AP) - Foxx told a jammed Senate confirmation hearing that he will look for 'partners' in local and state…
May 20, 2013

Why 2014 could be a banner year for black candidates

theGRIO REPORT - Three African-Americans are strong candidates to be elected either governor or U.S. senator in 2014, creating the…
May 3, 2013

Michelle Obama to fundraise for Mass. Senate candidate Ed Markey

BOSTON GLOBE - First Lady Michelle Obama is wading into the political fray...
May 2, 2013

12-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 14-year-old brother: Another example of gun culture run amok

OPINION - The epidemic of gun violence continues in America, but our leaders fail to stop it.
April 17, 2013

US Senate rejects expanded gun background checks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers…
April 11, 2013

Obama congratulates Newtown families on gun vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is lauding the role the families of the Newtown shooting victims played in pressing…
April 11, 2013

Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control supporters won the first Senate showdown Thursday over how to respond to the December carnage…
March 12, 2013

Senate panel approves universal gun background checks

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats gave a boost Tuesday to the pillar of President Barack Obama's plans for reducing gun violence,…
March 11, 2013

Obama friend or foe? McCain charts his course

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain is a walking contradiction, antagonizing President Barack Obama over foreign policy one minute,…
March 7, 2013

Senate committee approves gun trafficking bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday making gun trafficking a federal crime as lawmakers cast the…
February 27, 2013

Senate confirms Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jacob Lew to be Treasury secretary, affirming President Barack Obama's choice of…
February 26, 2013

Chuck Hagel confirmed as Defense Secretary by US Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to confirm Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary.
February 15, 2013

Hagel stalled, but confirmation still expected

WASHINGTON (AP) - By delaying a confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel to be U.S. defense secretary, Senate Republicans have forced…
February 14, 2013

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…