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January 5, 2023
A Connecticut state representative was killed overnight in a wrong-way highway crash after having attended the governor's inaugural ball.
Ketanji Brown Jackson book
January 5, 2023
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is working on a memoir. Jackson, the first Black woman appointed to the court, is calling…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, critical race theory
January 5, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a list from all universities that names teachers and programs linked to diversity and critical…
January 5, 2023
The Community Violence Intervention Collaborative, which allocated public funding to fight gun violence, has ended.
January 5, 2023
Twitter said on late Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, that it will ease up on its 3-year-old ban on political advertising.
January 4, 2023
The Biden-Harris administration promotes projects that it says will transform and modernize America’s infrastructure and create new jobs.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, theGrio.com
January 4, 2023
Democrats were firmly united in supporting Jeffries. What’s even more clear is that he has no intention of saving Republicans…
January 4, 2023
On day two of House votes for the speaker of the House, Rep. Byron Donalds, who is Black, was nominated…
January 4, 2023
George Santos faces a spiral of probes from federal and local prosecutors into his campaign spending and an array of…
January 4, 2023
Republicans failed to elect a speaker after Kevin McCarthy could not overcome opposition from his party's right flank.
January 3, 2023
As the new year is underway, theGrio is keeping an eye on these five political stories in Washington and beyond.
January 3, 2023
President Doug Shipman of the Atlanta City Council has caused a political uproar after removing two Black women from leadership…
January 3, 2023
A new and expanded Congressional Black Caucus was sworn in during a Tuesday ceremony for the 118th Congress.
January 3, 2023
Kyra Harris Bolden made history on Sunday when she was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on…
January 3, 2023
Kevin McCarthy’s fate lies in the hands of Republican lawmakers who are slated to convene and vote on the next…