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U.S. Capitol, theGrio.com
March 27, 2024
The U.S. House of Representatives has dissolved its Office of Diversity and Inclusion amid ongoing efforts from Republican lawmakers.
September 19, 2023
Republicans are up in arms after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, changed the dress code for U.S. senators. 
September 8, 2023
While a federal criminal case looms against President Joe Biden’s son, some Republicans want the president impeached.
July 24, 2023
President Joe Biden called Shuwanza Goff a “proven leader and trusted voice on both sides of the aisle."
July 18, 2022
A survey conducted by the Diversity Initiative found that 28 Senate democratic offices are comprised of at least 40% of…
June 9, 2022
During interviews with theGrio, Capitol Officer Harry Dunn and Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett reflect on attack committed by mostly white mob.
April 28, 2022
A new congressional caucus aimed at closing the economic gap for Black entrepreneurs in tech and innovation was launched on…
Black women Capitol Hill staffers at the U.S. Capitol
March 30, 2022
TheGrio spotlights senior and mid-senior Black women staffers on the Hill doing the People's work on the heels of Black…
March 25, 2022
The theatrics during Tuesday's confirmation hearing did more than make Sen. Ted Cruz a trending topic on social media.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, theGrio.com
March 18, 2022
"We are seeing this movement where it is Black public opinion informing policy,” Adjoa Asmoah, Creator of The CROWN Act,…
State of the Union thegrio.com
February 28, 2022
Fencing around the U.S. Capitol is back up for the president's State of the Union address on Tuesday. The U.S.…
February 10, 2022
U.S. Congresswoman Cori Bush on Tuesday convened a gathering of 10 mostly Black journalists in her office in the Cannon
December 18, 2021
Robert Palmer, 54, of Largo, Florida, attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6.
US Reps. Lauren Boebert and Ilhan Omar
November 30, 2021
Democrats on the Hill push Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to publicly call out Boebert after contentious phone call with…
October 1, 2021
Pressley calls on Congress to “stand in the gap” to lessen the blow to social issues, like abortion, ravished by…
August 27, 2021
Michael Byrd, the U.S. Capitol Police lieutenant cleared for shooting the rioter, had his say about the day's deadly circumstances.
Floyd Ray Roseberry
August 19, 2021
Police were investigating a report Thursday of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress…
Capitol police officer Harry Dunn thegrio.com
July 27, 2021
Lawmakers are hearing testimony from Capitol officers as the January 6 commission kicks off the first day of the probe…
Dr. Fauci Testifies To Senate Health Committee On Country's COVID-19 Response
July 20, 2021
Dr. Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul sparred over the origins of the coronavirus during a hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Joyce Beatty arrested by Capitol police
July 15, 2021
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty and other protesters were arrested on Capitol Hill while protesting over voting rights.