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FDA says its slow response to baby formula shortage related to handling of whistleblower complaint

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Federal commission finds KKK plaque with hooded figure at West Point building

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Congressman Bobby Rush on retirement after 30 years: ‘I have been blessed’

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Vice President Harris cast tie-breaking vote to pass big Biden deal intended to fight inflation

Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one
/ August 7, 2022

Primary vote could mean no Black Detroit member in Congress

DETROIT (AP) — State Rep. Shri Thanedar won Michigan’s 13th Congressional Democratic primary, topping a field of nine candidates in
/ August 4, 2022

House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns

The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years
/ July 31, 2022

Black candidates look to make history, and make political returns, in Maryland primary elections

There are a number of important primary contests this upcoming election Tuesday. Two races theGrio is closely watching are in
/ July 17, 2022

Rep. Mondaire Jones aims to make LGBTQ history again with re-election campaign

Nearly two years ago, U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) did what he thought was impossible when he was elected as
/ June 26, 2022

Senators reach bipartisan compromise on gun violence bill

Senate bargainers reached agreement Tuesday on a bipartisan gun violence bill, potentially teeing up final passage by week’s end on an
/ June 21, 2022

Senate bargainers announce outline of gun violence agreement

Senate bargainers announced a bipartisan framework Sunday responding to last month’s mass shootings, a modest breakthrough offering measured gun curbs
/ June 12, 2022