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Former President Donald Trump, theGrio.com
January 5, 2024
House Democrats held a press briefing detailing how “princes, prime ministers, and premiers paid off President Trump."
Protest U.S. Supreme Court 2022, theGrio.com
January 4, 2024
Planned Parenthood is blasting a federal appeals court for handing down a decision that allows the state of Texas to…
U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, theGrio.com
January 2, 2024
Congressional Black Caucus members are remembering the life and legacy of former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas.
US Capitol, theGrio.com
December 30, 2023
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus gear up for a new year and look to tackle issues that their constituents…
U.S. Capitol, theGrio.com
December 29, 2023
Despite some wins, Congress has been widely criticized for not passing legislation on two major issues: gun reform and police…
U.S. Supreme Court, theGrio.com
December 28, 2023
The Supreme Court rendered several decisions that will disproportionately impact the Black community for decades to come.
U.S. Capitol, theGrio.com
December 27, 2023
During the 118th session of Congress, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate faced several bouts…
The U.S. Supreme Court, theGrio.com
December 23, 2023
A new poll shows that Black voters are displeased with the Supreme Court’s recent rulings and demand the court undergo…
U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, thegrio.com
December 22, 2023
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus bid adieu to former House Speaker, U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Cali.
December 20, 2023
When, back in 2015, the Congressional Black Caucus "established Tech 2020, it was about equity and inclusion," Lee told theGrio.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, theGrio.com
December 19, 2023
Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York told theGrio, “I'm not concerned” after AIPAC announced it would invest millions to unseat him and others.
Sudanese, theGrio.com
December 18, 2023
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus call attention to the crises that are taking place in Sudan and the Congo.
Texas Congressional candidate Justin Moore, theGrio.com
December 12, 2023
Justin Moore registered to have his name appear on the ballot as a Democratic Congressional candidate running for Texas’ 32nd…
Pres. Joe Biden, theGrio.com
December 8, 2023
The Congressional Black Caucus is blasting House Republicans for proposing to authorize their impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden. 
December 6, 2023
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts unveiled a bill that aims to grant incarcerated persons the right to vote.
Lucy McBath thegrio.com
December 4, 2023
Georgia state lawmakers are facing criticism for unveiling a congressional map that some say discriminates against Black voters.   
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, theGrio.com
December 2, 2023
“The question that we should all be asking is why is George Santos still around,” Jeffries inquired. One day before…
U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman and former Congressman George Santos, theGrio.com
December 2, 2023
Ex-Congressman George Santos, R-N.Y., had his sights set on ending New York Representative Jamaal Bowman’s congressional career.
U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman and former Congressman George Santos, theGrio.com
November 30, 2023
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., says that if Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., was a Black man, he would've been ejected months…
Rosa Parks thegrio.com
November 30, 2023
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are continuing efforts to make Rosa Parks Day a federal holiday.