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December 19, 2020
A paid sick leave benefits program for workers affected by COVID-19 expires at year end. Republicans have no interest in…
Stimulus Checks With President Trump's Name Sent Out To Americans
December 19, 2020
Ameircans may see half of the $1,200 in direct payments received earlier this year as part of a new round…
December 19, 2020
Lawmakers continue to negotiate a $900 billion spending package as the pandemic delivers its most fearsome surge yet.
President-Elect Biden thegrio.com
December 19, 2020
Biden’s decision to tap several House Dems for administrative positions is putting Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a politically tough spot.
December 18, 2020
Donald Trump is said to be eyeing a return to his hit NBC series 'The Apprentice,' which aired for 15…
December 18, 2020
Democrats attempt to put a Pentagon waiver for Lloyd Austin in the funding bill. The year-end government bill needs to…
December 18, 2020
More than 168,000 Georgians went to the polls on Monday to vote in the runoff elections, the first day to…
Raphael Warnock thegrio.com
December 18, 2020
Rev. Raphael Warnock sat down with theGrio to discuss COVID-19, his political campaign, creating opportunities, and more.
December 18, 2020
Top negotiators on a must-pass, almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package are committed to sealing an agreement Friday.
Biden Warnock Ossoff www.theGrio.com
December 17, 2020
“Let me be clear, I need Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the United States Senate to get this done,”…
December 17, 2020
Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff slammed his Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler for trying to "distract us with racism…
December 17, 2020
In the final weeks before his Georgia Senate runoff, Jon Ossoff tributes the late Congressman John Lewis in a new…
Pete Buttigieg thegrio.com
December 15, 2020
Joe Biden has chosen Pete Buttigieg to be the transportation secretary and possibly the first Senate-confirmed LGBTQ+ Cabinet Secretary.
December 15, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election after weeks of holding out.
December 15, 2020
Rep. Marcia Fudge’s nomination as HUD secretary continues legacy of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.'s representation in electoral politics.