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Diane Abbott, theGrio.com
March 15, 2024
Frank Hester, a conservative donor to the British Conservative Party, allegedly said that Abbott “should be shot.”
March 14, 2024
Some members of the U.S. House of Representatives are standing firm on their opposition against a bill that would ban TikTok.
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, theGrio.com
March 13, 2024
This week a handful of House Democrats held a discussion titled “Countering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Attacks by MAGA Republicans.”
HUD Sec. Marcia Fudge, theGrio.com
March 12, 2024
CBC members are reacting to United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Marcia Fudge’s retirement announcement.
President Biden State of the Union address 2024, theGrio.com
March 8, 2024
Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., told theGrio that the president did a good job of highlighting his victories.
President Joe Biden, theGrio.com
March 7, 2024
Members of Congress expect President Joe Biden to highlight issues of reproductive rights, the Israel-Hamas conflict and the housing crisis.
Pro-abortion protest, theGrio.com
March 7, 2024
Advocates push for privacy laws to protect pregnant women from being surveilled and criminalized for receiving abortion care.
U.S. Capitol, theGrio.com
March 6, 2024
Members of Congress and Gen Z activists are calling on the Biden-Harris administration to commit to the “Finish the Job” agenda.
March 5, 2024
Angela Alsobrooks could make history in the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Maryland if she is able to win a crucial primary race in May.
March 4, 2024
Former President Donald Trump will remain on all 2024 presidential primary ballots following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling.
Sen. Laphonza Butler, theGrio.com
March 3, 2024
U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., hosted a hearing in Montgomery, Alabama, discussing ways to protect voter rights.
As part of theGrio’s “Running Black” election series, we sit down with Rochester, who is running to make history with her Senate campaign.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, theGrio.com
March 1, 2024
The Congressional Black Caucus unveiled its day-one priorities for the next session of Congress in 2025 at a press conference this week.
artificial intelligence, thegrio.com
February 29, 2024
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus aim to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion are at the forefront.
Supreme Court Justices Pose For Formal Group Photo
February 28, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is being slammed for hiring a clerk who allegedly sent a racist text to a colleague in 2017.
February 26, 2024
Late Flint councilman Eric Mays built a reputation for his memorable antics and comments during council meetings.
February 25, 2024
Prison advocates are calling for federal prison reform in response to a Justice Department report on hundreds of inmate deaths.
U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., theGrio.com
February 23, 2024
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., is advocating for reproductive rights and ways to combat “reproductive oppression.”
February 21, 2024
Critics are blasting the Alabama Supreme Court for ruling that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law.
Black man voting, theGrio.com
February 20, 2024
Wisconsin Democratic Governor Tony Evers is being praised for signing new legislative maps into place earlier this week.