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June 9, 2022
During interviews with theGrio, Capitol Officer Harry Dunn and Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett reflect on attack committed by mostly white mob.
June 9, 2022
Ryan Kelley, 40, was arrested in western Michigan and awaits a court hearing in Grand Rapids, FBI spokeswoman Mara Schneider…
La. Gov. John Bel Edwards, theGrio.com
June 9, 2022
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed legislation he said would've rolled back changes to its 2017 Justice Reinvestment Act.
June 9, 2022
Calls are getting louder for President Biden to sign an executive order to create a commission that would study reparations…
June 8, 2022
The House passed a wide-ranging gun control bill Wednesday in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas.
June 8, 2022
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday called a special legislative session to redraw Louisiana's congressional boundary lines.
June 8, 2022
Congress is holding hearings in the aftermath of back-to-back mass shootings. Families of the victims and survivors of the mass…
Karen Bass and Rick Caruso
June 8, 2022
An early tally of mail-in ballots showed Caruso with 41% and Bass with 38%. A candidate needed to top 50%…
Sign reading "Enough" with an image of a gun
June 7, 2022
We the people need to fight back and demand our congressional leaders act to bring about common-sense gun reform.
June 7, 2022
The US is in a “heightened threat environment" already DHS said in the latest National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin.
June 7, 2022
VP Kamala Harris will have an opportunity to connect with leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean as she welcomes…
Police respond to the scene of a mass shooting
June 7, 2022
Another week, another mass shooting. The locations change, but the story remains the same. We had another one last week…
June 7, 2022
Despite a 6-to-3 majority of conservatives on the Supreme Court, fewer than four wanted to hear the McCloskeys' case.
Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio thegrio.com
June 7, 2022
The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and other members were charged with seditious conspiracy for…
June 7, 2022
Louisiana's governor will call the Republican-dominated Legislature into special session soon to draw up new congressional district boundaries, now that…