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July 20, 2023
Congressional members boycotted Israeli President Isaac Herzog's address to Congress this week amid tensions between Israel and Palestine. 
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, theGrio.com
July 19, 2023
Congressional members have reintroduced legislation to address public health and safety without the involvement of law enforcement. 
July 14, 2023
Congressional members slammed Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona for referring to Black Americans who serve in the military as “colored…
July 13, 2023
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer partnered with rapper KRS-One to preserve the birthplace of hip-hop ahead of the art form’s 50th…
Sen. Tommy Tuberville thegrio.com
July 11, 2023
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville is facing backlash after he refused to agree that white nationalists are racist.
U.S. Rep. George Santos, theGrio.com
July 10, 2023
Santos compared a conversation he had with Senator Mitt Romney to Rosa Parks being told to sit in the back…
July 7, 2023
As artificial intelligence gets more widespread, the federal government is looking for ways to regulate its use.
supreme court reform, supreme court ethics, theGrio.com
July 7, 2023
Legal experts strategize on what the next steps should be following the conservative Supreme Court’s recent rulings.
Harvard University campus TheGrio
July 6, 2023
If activists have their way, Harvard College’s practice of admitting students who have family ties to its alumni will soon…
July 5, 2023
U.S. Reps. Cori Bush and Marjorie Taylor Greene got into a heated debate on Twitter over Bush’s renewed call for…
June 30, 2023
The Supreme Court struck down Biden's student loan debt relief program, denying significant debt relief for millions of student borrowers.
U.S. Supreme Court Justices, theGrio.com
June 29, 2023
Civil rights leaders blasted the Supreme Court for its decision to remove affirmative action from the college admissions process.
Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
June 29, 2023
The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, putting an end to decades-long programs that considered race for college admissions.
June 27, 2023
Activists and experts have conflicting opinions on the Supreme Court’s decision to have Louisiana redraw its congressional map potentially.
June 26, 2023
The Congressional Black Caucus urged Biden to address immigration policies they say disproportionately impact Black migrants. 
June 24, 2023
The Supreme Court's decision granted state governments the power to execute their own abortion legislation. 
June 23, 2023
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., unveiled new legislation intended to safeguard against Republican-led restrictions on abortion rights. 
June 23, 2023
Many continue to call on the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics following revelations that justices have crossed…
June 22, 2023
Congressional members held a ceremony to debut a postage stamp honoring the late former U.S. Congressman John R. Lewis, D-Ga.
Henrietta Lacks thegrio.com
June 15, 2023
Members of Congress nominated Henrietta Lacks for a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal for her contributions to modern medicine.