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October 31, 2023
Thousands of Black scholars, activists and artists are joining the calls for a cease-fire amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
October 30, 2023
Students and faculty at Cornell University are on guard after anti-Semitic messages were posted on a discussion board over the…
Lewiston, Maine, theGrio.com
October 28, 2023
Gun violence prevention groups are calling for Congress to do more following the latest mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine earlier…
October 27, 2023
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia filed a resolution this week to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, theGrio.com
October 27, 2023
After weeks of instability in the House, Republicans elected House Speaker Mike Johnson and some Democrats are not on board. 
Rep. Byron Donalds, theGrio.com
October 26, 2023
Rep. Byron Donalds had his sights set on becoming the next speaker of the House, yet some House Democrats are…
President Barack Obama, theGrio.com
October 25, 2023
Former President Barack Obama issued a statement condemning Israel for its role in fueling the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, theGrio.com
October 25, 2023
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. aims to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., the only Palestinian-American in Congress.
October 19, 2023
Some say it’s not a reality that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will become the next speaker of the House.
banning Black literature, theGrio.com
October 19, 2023
Democrats and advocates gathered on Wednesday to continue the national condemnation of banned books across the country.
October 17, 2023
Rep. Jim Jordan failed to win over his Republican colleagues in the first round of votes to elect the next…
Pres. Joe Biden and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, theGrio.com
October 17, 2023
House Democrats urge President Biden to call for a ceasefire to prevent further bloodshed in the Israel-Hamas War.
Wadea Al-Fayoume's funeral, thegrio.com
October 16, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration and members of Congress are condemning the slaying of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy.
theGRIO.com
October 16, 2023
Human Rights Watch and other human rights organizations are calling on the Biden-Harris Administration to condemn Israel for war crimes.
Supreme Court Justices Pose For Formal Group Photo
October 14, 2023
Thomas wants to overturn the ruling in a landmark case that could have devastating impacts on the press and ordinary…
2017 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 2
October 14, 2023
TheGrio’s Capitol Hill Correspondent Ashlee Banks reviewed a draft of a Senate bill called the “No Fakes Act."
Congressional Candidate Michael Moore, D-S.C., U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. theGrio.Com
October 13, 2023
At this time, Michael B. Moore is the only Black Democratic candidate looking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace.
members of the League of Women, thegrio.com
October 11, 2023
The NAACP contends that Republicans unconstitutionally removed thousands of Black voters from the state’s 1st Congressional District.
Angela Alsobrooks, U.S. Senate Candidate, theGrio.com
October 7, 2023
Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks has thrown her hat in the ring for a U.S. Senate seat opening…
Activists In NYC Demonstrate Against Atlanta's Planned "Cop City" Police Training Center
October 6, 2023
Activists are calling on U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. to stop the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.