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June 18, 2020
Sen. Amy Klobuchar has withdrawn her name from consideration as Joe Biden's potential running mate, and has urged him to…
June 18, 2020
Mary Elizabeth Taylor, the first Black woman to serve as assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs, resigns over Trump's…
Donald Trump theGrio.com
June 18, 2020
Facebook has removed a campaign ad by Donald Trump and Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle, a symbol…
June 18, 2020
Virginia state senator Jennifer McCllelan announced that she is declaring her campaign for governor for the state for the 2021…
New York Restaurants theGrio.com
June 18, 2020
Governor Andrew Cuomo contradicted NYC's mayor, Bill de Blasio, in a press conference saying that the state is on track…
Nancy Pelosi
June 18, 2020
Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she is ordering the removal from the Capitol of portraits honoring four previous House speakers who…
Supreme Court theGrio.com
June 18, 2020
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants.
Cedric Richmond X Matt Gaetz theGrio.com
June 18, 2020
A congressional hearing on police reform was sidelined by a shouting match between Louisiana Democrat, Cedric Richmond, and Florida Republican,…
June 17, 2020
Supermarket chain Publix bans employees from wearing face masks and gear that express support for the Black Lives Matter movement. 
June 17, 2020
Donald Trump asked China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 meeting to help his reelection prospects, according to Trump national security…
June 17, 2020
Joe Biden called on President Donald Trump to “wake up” to the damage being done by the coronavirus pandemic in…
June 17, 2020
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has established a fund worth more than $12 million to aid organizations fighting…
June 17, 2020
Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell, Flagstaff Mayor Coral Evans and Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards address COVID-19 and social justice.
June 17, 2020
Senate Republicans unveiled changes to police procedures and accountability, including an enhanced use-of-force database and restrictions on chokeholds.
June 16, 2020
A white man demonstrating for #BLM in Bethal, Ohio on Sunday is taking legal action against a counter-protester who punched…