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October 4, 2023
A conservative legal movement illustrated by the Fearless Fund lawsuit threatens Biden-Harris initiatives to expand equity and diversity.
October 4, 2023
Greg Fergus' election was triggered by the resignation of Anthony Rota, who invited — and honored — a man who…
October 4, 2023
Laphonza Butler was sworn in by the vice president, the second Black female senator until she resigned in 2021 to…
House Republicans oust Kevin McCarthy, theGrio.com
October 4, 2023
With McCarthy out as speaker, the House has been plunged into chaos. Until a new speaker is elected, there can…
Laphonza Butler, president of Emily's List
October 2, 2023
Newsome fulfilled his promise to appoint a Black woman to fill Feinstein’s seat if she were unable to complete her…
October 2, 2023
TheGrio asks White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about the latest to avoid another threat of a government shutdown.
Dianne Feinstein, Mitch McConnell, theGrio.com
October 2, 2023
The Democratic senator from California died Friday at the age of 90, but she should have retired long before then. 
October 2, 2023
Trump in court for the civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused the real estate…
October 2, 2023
Butler will be the only Black woman serving in the U.S. Senate and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent…
U.S. Supreme Court justices, theGrio.com
October 1, 2023
Major cases await the Supreme Court, including several challenges to regulatory agencies and efforts to regulate social media platforms.
October 1, 2023
Behind a heavy black curtain in one of the nation’s busiest airports is Chicago’s unsettling response to a growing population…
October 1, 2023
The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, theGrio.com
September 30, 2023
Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman admitted he set off a fire alarm Saturday in an office building as Congress moved on…
September 30, 2023
Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage to send the package to the…
September 30, 2023
"Very simply: If you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store,”…