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Linda McMahon, Department of Education, Trump Administration, Federal layoffs, Federal job cuts, theGrio.com
March 12, 2025
The layoffs are part of a dramatic downsizing directed by Trump as he moves to reduce the footprint of the federal government.
Tariffs, President Donald Trump, Trump Administration, theGrio.com
March 12, 2025
Trump told CEOs in the Business Roundtable on Tuesday that the tariffs were causing companies to invest in U.S. factories.
Tiger Woods, Masters Tournament, Black professional golfers, theGrio.com
March 12, 2025
Tiger Woods, who has had ongoing injuries since a 2021 car accident, was set to play in the 89th edition…
Junior Bridgeman, theGrio.com
March 11, 2025
Mayor Craig Greenberg announced his death, saying the city had “lost a kind, generous and groundbreaking legend.”
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, theGrio.com
March 11, 2025
Turner, 70, died on March 5, hours after attending President Donald Trump's address to Congress in Washington.
The Supreme Court, theGrio.com
March 11, 2025
Trump's unparalleled flex of presidential power seems destined for several dates at a Supreme Court that he helped shape.
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
March 11, 2025
The billionaire entrepreneur, who is advising President Donald Trump, suggested that $500 billion to $700 billion in waste needed to…
thegrio, USAID, Marco Rubio, Trump
March 10, 2025
Rubio said Monday that the review of programs was now “officially ending," with some 5,200 of USAID's 6,200 programs eliminated.
March 10, 2025
Season 4 opens with a look back at the happenings of our favorite drug-dealing family while Unique was healing.
thegrio, measles, US cases, virus
March 10, 2025
The rash generally appears three to five days after the first symptoms, beginning as flat red spots on the face…
thegrio, government shutdown, republicans, democrats, spending
March 10, 2025
The 99-page bill would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below 2024 budget year levels.
thegrio. HHS, buyouts, Trump administration, RFK Jr.
March 9, 2025
The mass email went out to a “broad population of HHS employees," landing in their inboxes days before the agencies…
thegrio, steph curry, nba, golden state warriors, NBA milestones
March 9, 2025
He finished with 32 points — pushing his total to 25,017; he is the 26th player to score 25,000 career…
thegrio, Selma, Bloody Sunday, Edmund Pettus Bridge, Voting Rights, Alabama
March 9, 2025
Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of the clash that became known as Bloody Sunday, a dark stain…
thegrio, wicked, lencia kebede, Broadway, Elphaba
March 8, 2025
Kebede, a first-generation Ethiopian American from Los Angeles, spent five years touring with “Hamilton," before her new role.
thegrio, UN, foreign aid, federal funding
March 8, 2025
U.N. agencies have been scrambling to revise their operations and appeal to the administration to restore U.S. support.
Athletics, Lawrence Butler, Black baseball players, MLB, theGrio.com
March 7, 2025
Lawrence Butler earned $627,000 last season under a split contract that paid at a rate of the $740,000 minimum.
Price of eggs, US economy, bird flu, Trump Administration, inflation, theGrio.com
March 7, 2025
U.S. egg prices hit a record average of $4.95 per dozen as the U.S. Department of Agriculture expects egg prices…
American jobs, Trump Administration, theGrio.com
March 7, 2025
Elon Musk’s purge of federal workers through DOGE cuts is not expected to have much impact on the February jobs…
thegrio, roy ayers, jazz funk, soul music, hip-hop, black music
March 6, 2025
The jazz-funk pioneer passed away in New York City at age 84; his catalog is essential to the experience of…