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Trump thegrio.com
July 27, 2020
President Donald Trump has made clear that he will not be visiting the U.S. Capitol to pay his respects to…
July 27, 2020
Senate Republicans want to cut weekly emergency unemployment benefits from $600 to $200 as part of a proposed stimulus package…
Stacey Abrams theGrio.com
July 27, 2020
A documentary about Stacey Abrams, the first Black woman to be nominated as a gubernatorial candidate for a major party,…
Robert O’Brien theGrio.com
July 27, 2020
Presidential advisor Robert O’Brien tested positive for COVID-19. The diagnosis makes him the highest-ranking Trump administration to contract the virus.
Jobs theGrio.com
July 27, 2020
Negotiations for the second stimulus package tied to the coronavirus pandemic will begin in earnest this week in congress.
Democratic Reps Discuss Gun Violence At U.S. Capitol
July 27, 2020
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, will honor the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis as his body lies in state…
Sen. Tom Cotton
July 27, 2020
Sen. Tom Cotton says slavery in America as a “necessary evil upon which the union was built." Twitter erupts with…
John Lewis thegrio.com
July 26, 2020
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation is honoring the late Congressman John Lewis by renaming one of its fellowships after the…
Trump Meets With Cabinet Members, Members Of Congress On Stimulus Payments
July 26, 2020
President Donald Trump took ire with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper's move to restrict the divisive symbol on military bases,…
July 25, 2020
Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Ca.) may not be well-known in the public eye, but she has caught the attention of the…
President Trump theGrio.com
July 24, 2020
Trump continues to ignore the data that shows children can contract the coronavirus and infect their teachers and family without…
Donald Trump theGrio.com
July 24, 2020
Donald Trump stated that he is considering pardons for some individuals implicated in the Russian interference investigation.
Protesters Lori Lightfoot's Home theGrio.com
July 24, 2020
Approximately 1,000 protesters marched to Mayor Lori Lightfoot's home in Chicago on Thursday evening for answers about federal agents coming…
July 24, 2020
theGrio spoke with Rev. Stephen A. Green, civil rights activist and leader for social justice, about activism, mentors and the…
July 24, 2020
Rep. Jim Clyburn tells theGrio that for Biden to win in November, his campaign will need to respond "to the…